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- UK police deal with thousands of potential Covid-19 quarantine breakers
- ‘Everyone was drenched in the virus’: was this Austrian ski resort a Covid-19 ground zero?
- ‘I do not see a single student wash their hands': teacher’s diary of the first week back at school
- Coronavirus live news: India cases pass 4m; anti-lockdown protesters arrested in Victoria
- 'He is a coward': Trump condemned for reportedly calling US war dead ‘suckers’
- Donald Trump says US 'hasn't had any proof' of Navalny poisoning
- Tony Abbott's UK trade role sparks conflict of interest concerns
- Facebook removes Patriot Prayer pages in bid to halt 'violent social militias'
- North Korea officials to be punished after typhoon causes 'dozens of casualties'
- Uighur Muslim teacher tells of forced sterilisation in Xinjiang
- Boris Johnson is 'fascinated' by Donald Trump, says ex-diplomat
- Oxford University takes top spot in Guardian's annual university guide
- Melbourne anti-lockdown protests: at least 15 arrested in violent clashes with police
- US security adviser claims China has taken ‘most active role’ in election meddling
- The best UK universities 2021 – rankings
- Stay connected to nature after lockdown, National Trust urges
- Kosovo and Serbia give Israel diplomatic boon after US-brokered deal
- Libyan warlord faces legal action in US for alleged war crimes
- 'The politics of racial division': Trump borrows Nixon's 'southern strategy'
- America Through Foreign Eyes review: a Mexican take on the US under Trump
- Victoria reports 76 coronavirus cases and 11 deaths as Daniel Andrews says roadmap not yet 'finalised'
- Refugee Covid case sparks 'closed camps' fears on Lesbos
- The girls and women fighting to stop child marriage – photo essay
- 'My son wasn't a sucker': Joe Biden reacts to report that Trump denigrated soldiers – video
- Widespread Covid-19 vaccination not expected until mid-2021, says WHO – video
- Russia must answer 'serious questions' on Alexei Navalny novichok poisoning, says Nato – video
| UK police deal with thousands of potential Covid-19 quarantine breakers Posted: 04 Sep 2020 10:35 AM PDT Exclusive: Britain approaching 'pivotal moment' in attempt to avoid surge in cases, scientists say Police forces across the country are dealing with thousands of potential violations of quarantine rules involving holidaymakers who may not be self-isolating after trips abroad, the Guardian can reveal. The requests for "further action" have been raised by Border Force officials and public health authorities, who have been tasked with ensuring that people returning from abroad are abiding by regulations designed to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading... |
| ‘Everyone was drenched in the virus’: was this Austrian ski resort a Covid-19 ground zero? Posted: 05 Sep 2020 01:00 AM PDT At least 6,000 people say they caught coronavirus in Ischgl, dubbed 'Ibiza on ice', and their class action is gaining pace. Those who were there recall a terrifying week In the first week of March, Charlie Jackson had an argument with his wife. The recruitment agent, 53, from Pangbourne in Berkshire, was due to catch a flight to Innsbruck for a three-day "boys' holiday", skiing in the Tirolean Alps. Jackson's wife, Carol, felt Ischgl, the resort booked by the group, was a bit too close to the parts of northern Italy that had recently been shut down to contain the spread of a mystery flu-like illness. But Jackson threw caution to the wind: he had already spent more than £1,000 on the trip. Ischgl, one of the most popular ski resorts in Europe, is what Jackson calls "a boyish kind of place". He and his friends had been visiting the town in the Paznaun valley, Austria, for the past nine years. The snow is reliably powdery from November to May. The compact nature of the place means you don't need a car to get around. The facilities are well-run: Ischgl has 45 state-of-the-art ski lifts, three of which take you directly from the edge of town to the mountain. Continue reading... |
| ‘I do not see a single student wash their hands': teacher’s diary of the first week back at school Posted: 05 Sep 2020 01:00 AM PDT Children packed in like sardines, few face masks ... an English secondary teacher records pupils' return I wake at 4am, two hours before my alarm is due to go off, with sneezing fits and stomach cramps – cramps are one of my symptoms of anxiety. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus live news: India cases pass 4m; anti-lockdown protesters arrested in Victoria Posted: 05 Sep 2020 02:17 AM PDT India adds 86,432 cases in the past 24 hours; arrests made after hundreds gather for Melbourne anti-lockdown rallies
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Doctors in state-run hospitals in Nigeria will go on strike next week to demand a pay rise, better welfare and adequate facilities, union leaders have said. The strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), which represents some 40% of doctors, is the latest in a string of stoppages by medics to hit Africa's most populous nation as it struggles to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading... |
| 'He is a coward': Trump condemned for reportedly calling US war dead ‘suckers’ Posted: 04 Sep 2020 09:45 PM PDT Trump claims accusations, confirmed by two former DHS officials, are 'totally false' as Biden criticizes president Current and former members of the military, elected officials and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden reacted with outrage and sadness on Friday, as ex-Trump administration officials confirmed key details of a bombshell report in which the US president referred to fallen soldiers as "suckers" and "losers". Related: Khizr Khan: 'Trump may damage American democracy permanently' Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump says US 'hasn't had any proof' of Navalny poisoning Posted: 04 Sep 2020 07:00 PM PDT President says US must look seriously at case but suggests media should be looking into China President Donald Trump said the United States must look "very seriously" into the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, but that his administration had not yet seen any proof. "I think we have to look at it very seriously, if it's the case," he said, before talking at length about his diplomatic efforts in North Korea and nuclear non-proliferation in Russia. "I don't know exactly what happened. It's tragic. It's terrible, it shouldn't happen. We haven't had any proof yet, but I will take a look. Continue reading... |
| Tony Abbott's UK trade role sparks conflict of interest concerns Posted: 04 Sep 2020 11:26 PM PDT Calls for Australian government to regard him as a foreign agent and explain how he can possibly work on a post-Brexit trade deal The controversial appointment of Australian former prime minister Tony Abbott as an official trade adviser for the UK has sparked questions as to how he will manage conflicts of interest. The UK government officially confirmed Abbott's appointment on Friday, defying a barrage of criticism over accusations of misogynistic and homophobic comments, and his views on the climate emergency. Continue reading... |
| Facebook removes Patriot Prayer pages in bid to halt 'violent social militias' Posted: 04 Sep 2020 08:54 PM PDT Joey Gibson, founder of group with 45,000 followers accuses Facebook of double standard Facebook has taken down the pages of US right-wing group Patriot Prayer and its founder Joey Gibson, a company spokesman said, as part of efforts to remove "violent social militias" from the platform. Patriot Prayer has hosted dozens of pro-gun, pro-Trump rallies and attendees have repeatedly clashed with leftwing groups around Portland, Oregon, where one supporter of the group was killed this week. Continue reading... |
| North Korea officials to be punished after typhoon causes 'dozens of casualties' Posted: 04 Sep 2020 11:46 PM PDT State newspaper reports leaders will punish 'irresponsible' city and provincial officials for failing to protect residents North Korea has pledged harsh punishment for local officials it says failed to protect residents from a typhoon which caused a "serious incident" with dozens of casualties, the ruling party's newspaper reported. Typhoon Maysak brought heavy downpours across the country earlier this week, with footage showing a street inundated with water in the eastern port town of Wonsan, Kangwon province. Continue reading... |
| Uighur Muslim teacher tells of forced sterilisation in Xinjiang Posted: 04 Sep 2020 07:22 AM PDT Chinese government threatened woman when she resisted in move to suppress Muslim minority birth rates A teacher coerced into giving classes in Xinjiang internment camps has described her forced sterilisation at the age of 50, under a government campaign to suppress birth rates of women from Muslim minorities. Qelbinur Sidik said the crackdown swept up not just women likely to fall pregnant, but those well beyond normal childbearing ages. Messages she got from local authorities said women aged 19 to 59 were expected to have intrauterine devices (IUDs) fitted or undergo sterilisation. Continue reading... |
| Boris Johnson is 'fascinated' by Donald Trump, says ex-diplomat Posted: 05 Sep 2020 02:11 AM PDT PM is intrigued by Trump's 'relationship with the truth', Lord Darroch writes in new book Lord Darroch, a former British ambassador to the US, has said Boris Johnson is fascinated and inspired by Donald Trump and is intrigued by the US president's patchy relationship "with the facts and the truth". In a new book serialised in the Times, Darroch said Johnson must share the blame for his resignation as ambassador to Washington, which followed the leaking of diplomatic cables disparaging Trump. Continue reading... |
| Oxford University takes top spot in Guardian's annual university guide Posted: 05 Sep 2020 12:00 AM PDT This year's report sees Oxford moving up from third to first for the first time in a decade Oxford University has vaulted into top place in the Guardian's annual universities guide for the first time in a decade, thanks to new employment data showing that more Oxford students are moving into graduate-level jobs after completing their studies. This year's Guardian university guide sees Oxford moving up from third to first, while the University of St Andrews stays in second place and Oxford's ancient rival Cambridge drops to third after occupying the top spot for nine years. Continue reading... |
| Melbourne anti-lockdown protests: at least 15 arrested in violent clashes with police Posted: 04 Sep 2020 09:13 PM PDT Protesters seen chanting 'freedom' and hurling abuse at police and media while not wearing masks
At least 15 people have been arrested at Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance and Albert Park after at least 200 protesters defied the city's stage-four lockdowns to hold an anti-lockdown rally on Saturday. Police in New South Wales also arrested three people at an unauthorised protest in Sydney's Hyde Park while another protest was held at Sydney's Olympic Park. Smaller protests were also held in Townsville, Brisbane and Byron Bay. Continue reading... |
| US security adviser claims China has taken ‘most active role’ in election meddling Posted: 04 Sep 2020 03:21 PM PDT Robert O'Brien didn't provide any details, also claiming Beijing had 'the most massive program' to influence US politics China has taken the most active role among countries seeking to interfere in the US election and has the biggest program to influence domestic politics, the US national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, said on Friday, without providing any details. "We know the Chinese have taken the most active role," O'Brien told reporters at a briefing. Continue reading... |
| The best UK universities 2021 – rankings Posted: 05 Sep 2020 01:47 AM PDT Find a course at one of the top universities in the country. Our league tables rank them all subject-by-subject, as well as by student satisfaction, staff numbers, spending and career prospects Continue reading... |
| Stay connected to nature after lockdown, National Trust urges Posted: 04 Sep 2020 11:00 PM PDT Conservation charity launches appeal to raise money for projects halted due to pandemic A major appeal aimed at encouraging people to maintain links made with the natural world during lockdown and to raise money for environmental projects halted because of the Covid-19 crisis is being launched by the National Trust. The conservation charity is also keen to encourage more care and respect for nature following a surge in littering, fly-camping and damage to nature and wildlife this summer. Continue reading... |
| Kosovo and Serbia give Israel diplomatic boon after US-brokered deal Posted: 04 Sep 2020 02:40 PM PDT Majority-Muslim Kosovo will recognise Jewish state, while Serbia promises to relocate embassy to Jerusalem Israel scored two diplomatic gains on Friday when majority-Muslim Kosovo agreed to recognise the Jewish state and Serbia said it would move its embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. The decisions came after a White House-brokered agreement between the two Balkan arch-rivals to normalise economic relations two decades after they fought a bitter war. Continue reading... |
| Libyan warlord faces legal action in US for alleged war crimes Posted: 04 Sep 2020 04:57 AM PDT Khalifa Haftar challenged in Virginia by relatives of military leader's alleged victims A $50m damages claim lodged in a court in Virginia alleges that the Libyan warlord General Khalifa Haftar, who holds US citizenship, is guilty of war crimes including starvation sieges that forced families to eat grass and tree bark to survive. The claim against Haftar by two relatives of his alleged victims is an attempt to make him answerable somewhere for the crimes he is accused of perpetrating as head of the Libyan National Army, the major military force in the east of the country, which since 2014 has been in conflict with the Tripoli-based government in the west. Continue reading... |
| 'The politics of racial division': Trump borrows Nixon's 'southern strategy' Posted: 05 Sep 2020 01:30 AM PDT Republican politicians of the 1960s exploited white voters' fears and prejudices – and Trump is stoking the fire for November Donald Trump has warned that if Joe Biden replaces him as president the suburbs will be flooded with low-income housing. He has backed supporters who have sometimes violently clashed with Black Lives Matter protesters across the country. The US president has even refrained from directly condemning the actions of a teenager charged with killing two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Related: 'He is a coward': Trump condemned for reportedly calling US war dead 'suckers' Continue reading... |
| America Through Foreign Eyes review: a Mexican take on the US under Trump Posted: 04 Sep 2020 11:00 PM PDT Jorge Castañeda, once Mexico's foreign minister, looks at the neighbour to the north – and where it might be heading In 1830, Lorenzo de Zavala, the principal author of the 1824 Mexican constitution, found himself in exile. So decided to visit a nation he had long admired. Related: 'Trump has a different leadership style': David Rubenstein plays it by the book Continue reading... |
| Posted: 04 Sep 2020 11:50 PM PDT New South Wales announces five more Covid-19 cases while Queensland and South Australia report one more each
Daniel Andrews says Victoria's roadmap out of coronavirus lockdown has "not been finalised" as government and health experts meet before the unveiling of the plan on Sunday. At his press conference on Saturday, the Victorian premier announced 76 new coronavirus cases and 11 deaths, five of which were historical cases from recent days. Continue reading... |
| Refugee Covid case sparks 'closed camps' fears on Lesbos Posted: 04 Sep 2020 04:30 AM PDT Greek government suggests need for 'closed and controlled' structures but NGOs fear virus is pretext for increased restrictions The first recorded coronavirus case in Moria refugee camp on Lesbos, where just under 13,000 people are living in a space designed for 3,000, has led to fears that the government will use the pandemic as a pretext to create closed camps. Notis Mitarachi, the minister for migration, told local news that the coronavirus situation demonstrated the need for "closed and controlled" structures. The migration ministry also released a statement on Thursday, which said that plans to create closed structures on the islands of Lesbos and Chios were progressing. Continue reading... |
| The girls and women fighting to stop child marriage – photo essay Posted: 03 Sep 2020 11:15 PM PDT Five women affected by child marriage tell their stories – and of their struggles to protect others
Twelve million girls are married every year before they reach 18, according to UN estimates. And in its first set of global statistics on child marriage rates among boys, the UN found one in 30 young men were married as children. Advances have been made, however. Ending child marriage by 2030 is a target in the UN's set of sustainable development goals, and many countries have launched strategies to stop the practice. But progress is slow and likely to be badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic as closed schools and financial pressures take their toll on families. In April, the United Nations Population Fund predicted that an additional 13 million children could be married over the next decade because of disruption to programmes. Continue reading... |
| 'My son wasn't a sucker': Joe Biden reacts to report that Trump denigrated soldiers – video Posted: 04 Sep 2020 12:32 PM PDT A furious Joe Biden castigated Donald Trump after it was reported that the US president had called dead soldiers 'losers' and 'suckers'. 'If what is written is true, it's disgusting,' Biden said. 'It affirms what most of us believe to be true: Donald Trump is not fit to be commander in chief.' Trump reportedly made the remarks when he cancelled a visit to pay respects at an American military cemetery outside Paris in 2018. He has denied the allegations, first reported in the Atlantic magazine Continue reading... |
| Widespread Covid-19 vaccination not expected until mid-2021, says WHO – video Posted: 04 Sep 2020 04:50 AM PDT Widespread vaccinations against Covid-19 are not expected until the middle of next year, according to the World Health Organization, which has stressed the importance of rigorous checks on their effectiveness and safety. 'This phase 3 must take longer because we need to see how truly protective the vaccine is and we also need to see how safe it is,' said spokeswoman Margaret Harris, referring to vaccine clinical trials Continue reading... |
| Russia must answer 'serious questions' on Alexei Navalny novichok poisoning, says Nato – video Posted: 04 Sep 2020 04:21 AM PDT Nato has condemned the poisoning of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny with the nerve agent novichok as a 'disrespect for human life' and 'breach of international norms'. Russia had serious questions to answer about the case, the secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, said after reaching a unanimous agreement with Nato ambassadors Continue reading... |
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