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- Global report: India overtakes Brazil as second most Covid-infected country
- Covid patients have lung damage 'weeks after leaving hospital'
- China's exports jump amid Covid-19 recovery; UK house prices hit record - business live
- Why Covid school closures are making girls marry early
- Coronavirus live news: India sees one-day record of 90,000 cases; five teachers test positive at Suffolk school
- Hong Kong shocked by violent police arrest of 12-year-old girl
- Michel Barnier 'worried' by No 10 plans to renege on Brexit deal
- California fire caused by explosive at gender-reveal party
- China refuses to renew press cards for US journalists as media row deepens
- Belarus protests show no sign of fading as 100,000 turn out in Minsk
- Birmingham stabbings: man arrested after city centre attacks
- Hope turns to despair as Egypt arrests witnesses to alleged 2014 gang rape
- Nearly 300 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia after months at sea
- Julian Assange due in court in latest stage of fight against US extradition
- 'So unintended. So wrong': Novak Djokovic apologises after US Open disqualification
- Jude Law: 'When I became a parent, I would cry at anything'
- Brexit: Eustice defends threat to override EU withdrawal agreement as just tidying up 'loose ends' - live
- Closing the race gap in philanthropy demands radical candour
- Joe Biden if president will push allies like Australia to do more on climate, adviser says
- Coronavirus Australia live update: Victoria Covid cases drop below 50 for first time since June as NSW records four
- Australia's conspiracy theorists are increasingly energised, but police crackdowns may be counterproductive | Elliott Brennan
- Hong Kong police violently arrest 12-year-old girl – video
- California wildfires – in pictures
- Matt Hancock says rise in UK coronavirus cases is concerning – video
- Pope Francis: gossip is 'plague worse than Covid' – video
- 'Enough of you': thousands protest in call for Netanyahu to resign – video
| Global report: India overtakes Brazil as second most Covid-infected country Posted: 06 Sep 2020 10:45 PM PDT Seven French departments placed on high alert; UK sees 3,000 cases in one day, the highest figure since May India has recorded a global one-day record of more than 90,000 positive coronavirus cases, taking the country past Brazil as the second most infected country in the world, with 4.2m confirmed cases. On Sunday India recorded 90,802 new cases and 1,016 deaths. The worst affected state continues to be Maharashtra, home to the financial capital, Mumbai. It has had nearly a quarter of the country's total infections, and on Sunday it reported a record 23,350 new cases. Continue reading... |
| Covid patients have lung damage 'weeks after leaving hospital' Posted: 06 Sep 2020 03:01 PM PDT Austrian research shows how recovery can be slow process for those with severe infection Patients hospitalised with Covid-19 still have lung damage, breathlessness and coughs weeks after being discharged, researchers have found. The long and lingering effects of coronavirus on physical health is a growing topic of concern; even those who have experienced "mild" Covid, have reported symptoms that continue for many weeks or even months after the initial infection has passed. Continue reading... |
| China's exports jump amid Covid-19 recovery; UK house prices hit record - business live Posted: 07 Sep 2020 02:49 AM PDT Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
And... here's City firm S&P Angel explaining why oil has fallen around 1.5% today to five-week lows:
Getting back to the first story of the morning....Stephanie Altermatt of Julius Baer says China's jump in exports was partly driven by massive demand for medical kit during the pandemic. She writes: Chinese exports grew at the fastest rate so far this year, increasing 9.5% year-on-year, while imports declined for a second month in a row, providing a mixed picture for the Chinese economy. The surprisingly resilient export activity in the past few months benefited from an early normalisation of production in China, the acceleration of medical equipment and electronics goods exports as well as fiscal support measures in other countries. While these effects could persist over the next months, they will likely level off towards the end of the year. The better than expected export numbers in August were led by a strong increase of exports to the US and Asian peers such as South Korea and Taiwan, while export growth to most European countries softened from last month. By products, exports of automatic data processing, as well as mechanical and electronic goods were the main drivers behind the jump. Continue reading... |
| Why Covid school closures are making girls marry early Posted: 06 Sep 2020 11:15 PM PDT The pandemic's impact is long-term: the UN warns that it could lead to 13 million more child marriages over a decade Samita (not her real name) is 17 and lives in the Lamjung district of Nepal. It was never easy, even before coronavirus, for her to attend school full-time. Living in a rural community in a family with little income she was expected to do housework as well. Samita persisted though. At the beginning of the year, the Sisters for Sisters project run by international development charity VSO was supporting her with an "older sister" mentor, who was encouraging her to keep up her education. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2020 02:39 AM PDT US Labor day weekend crowds prompt fears; Israel announces curfews on 40 cities; Samuel Ward Academy in Suffolk closes to pupils
AstraZeneca has already begun production of the UK government's initial order of 30m doses of its coronavirus vaccine, which has been developed in collaboration with researchers at Oxford University. The vaccine has not been approved for use and is still undergoing trials in the UK, Brazil and South Africa. However, last month, Prof Andrew Pollard, the director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, said it is "just possible" that there may be enough clinical trial data on Oxford University's Covid-19 vaccine to put before the regulators this year. We have got 30m doses already contracted with AstraZeneca, in fact they are starting to manufacture those doses already, ahead of approval, so that should approval come through – and it's still not certain but it is looking up – should that approval come through then we are ready to roll out. The best-case scenario is that happens this year. I think more likely is the early part of next year – in the first few months of next year is the most likely.
The Dubai-based airline Emirates has announced it has issued more than 5bn dirhams ($1.4bn; £1bn) in refunds related to the coronavirus crisis, according to Reuters. In the latest blow to the beleaguered air-travel industry, with many fleets grounded since the pandemic hit earlier this years, Emirates revealed that it had processed more than 1.4m refunds since March. Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong shocked by violent police arrest of 12-year-old girl Posted: 07 Sep 2020 02:24 AM PDT Child's mother says her daughter was buying art supplies when she was tackled and pinned to the ground by police Hong Kong police have been strongly criticised over the rough arrest of a 12-year-old girl whose family says was caught in a protest crowd while out buying art supplies. Video widely shared across social media and in Hong Kong media showed the officers seeking to corral a group of people including the young girl, who ducked aside and tried to run away. An officer tackled her to the ground, while several others helped to pin her down. Continue reading... |
| Michel Barnier 'worried' by No 10 plans to renege on Brexit deal Posted: 07 Sep 2020 02:13 AM PDT EU's chief Brexit negotiator said full implementation of withdrawal agreement vital for avoiding a hard border Michel Barnier said he was "worried" by the latest twists in the Brexit negotiations and would seek answers from the UK's chief negotiator, David Frost, over claims that Downing Street is planning to negate parts of the withdrawal agreement. The EU's chief Brexit negotiator said full implementation of the international treaty was vital for avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland as it was reported that the government is planning legislation to override parts of the deal struck last year. Continue reading... |
| California fire caused by explosive at gender-reveal party Posted: 06 Sep 2020 09:32 PM PDT El Dorado blaze which has burned 7,000-acres was caused by 'smoke generating pyrotechnic device', fire department says A fire in California that has burned more than 7,000 acres was caused by a "pyrotechnic device used at a gender reveal party", the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has found. In a statement released late on Sunday, the department said: "The fire began at 10:23 am on September 5, 2020 in the El Dorado Ranch Park in Yucaipa," before spreading north. Continue reading... |
| China refuses to renew press cards for US journalists as media row deepens Posted: 06 Sep 2020 10:47 PM PDT Staff from the Wall Street Journal, CNN and Getty Images told restrictions were a 'reciprocal measure' after the US limited Chinese media visas Chinese authorities have refused to renew the press credentials for at least three reporters for US news organisations based in China, in the latest deterioration of ties between the two countries. Journalists from the Wall Street Journal, CNN and Getty Images, who have recently attempted to renew their press cards, were told they could not because of recent US measures against China journalists in the US, according to those news organisations and people familiar with the matter. Continue reading... |
| Belarus protests show no sign of fading as 100,000 turn out in Minsk Posted: 06 Sep 2020 09:52 AM PDT Similar marches held in other cities including Brest a month after disputed election Huge protests have taken place across Belarus against the embattled regime of Alexander Lukashenko, with demonstrators marching on the president's residence in the capital, Minsk, for a fourth weekend in a row. More than 100,000 people filled Minsk's Independence Avenue calling for Lukashenko to step down. There were similar marches in other cities, including Brest, Vitebsk and Grodno. Continue reading... |
| Birmingham stabbings: man arrested after city centre attacks Posted: 06 Sep 2020 11:54 PM PDT Man, 27, arrested on suspicion of murder and seven counts of attempted murder A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and seven counts of attempted murder following a series of stabbings in Birmingham city centre on Sunday, West Midlands police said. A male suspect was at large for 24 hours following the attacks, but on Monday morning police confirmed an arrest had been made. Continue reading... |
| Hope turns to despair as Egypt arrests witnesses to alleged 2014 gang rape Posted: 06 Sep 2020 09:00 PM PDT Activists say detentions break promise to protect those standing up to sexual assault Egyptian security forces have arrested six witnesses, including three women, in an investigation into an alleged gang-rape case previously hailed as a watershed moment for women's rights. Feminist campaigners and a researcher from the organisation Human Rights Watch said six people had been arrested overnight in their homes by the country's powerful National Security Agency, including a woman seized from her car in front of her building. Another was arrested at her holiday home after the NSA could not find her at her Cairo address. Continue reading... |
| Nearly 300 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia after months at sea Posted: 07 Sep 2020 12:05 AM PDT Group including children was rejected by Malaysia and Thailand and 'held hostage', says organisation Almost 300 Rohingya refugees believed to have been at sea for six months landed on a beach in Aceh province, Indonesia, early on Monday, Indonesian authorities have said. Acehnese police said a wooden boat carrying the Rohingya was spotted by local fishermen several miles off the coast of Lhokseumawe, before landing at Ujung Blang beach shortly after midnight Continue reading... |
| Julian Assange due in court in latest stage of fight against US extradition Posted: 06 Sep 2020 10:00 PM PDT Old Bailey to hear allegations Assange tried to recruit people to hack classified information The WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, is due to appear at the Old Bailey in the latest stage of his legal battle against extradition to the US, where he faces a prison sentence of up to 175 years. The hearing, which is scheduled to last four weeks, will hear allegations from the US Department of Justice that Assange tried to recruit hackers to find classified government information. Continue reading... |
| 'So unintended. So wrong': Novak Djokovic apologises after US Open disqualification Posted: 06 Sep 2020 04:57 PM PDT
Novak Djokovic has issued an apology after he was disqualified from the US Open for hitting an official with a ball. The world No1 had blown a golden chance to win the first set of his match against Pablo Carreño Busta on Sunday when he hit a ball in frustration behind him. It struck a lineswoman in the throat, who fell to the ground in pain. Djokovic immediately rushed to help her but after a 10-minute discussion with tournament officials he defaulted the match and his chance to win his fourth US Open title. Continue reading... |
| Jude Law: 'When I became a parent, I would cry at anything' Posted: 06 Sep 2020 10:00 PM PDT As he plays a troubled dad trapped on a sinister island in The Third Day, the star reveals how the drama unlocked his deepest parenting fears – and shares his worries about its 12-hour, live-action section Osea, a small island off the coast of Britain reached by a causeway, is too unsettling a place to be charming but it is certainly intriguing. Its inhabitants add salt to bottled water to make it palatable. They also wear large fish heads and carry oversized scissors to "cut out" evil from children. Admittedly, they're practising for a festival that will celebrate Osea's ancient traditions. But the more you watch The Third Day, the more you imagine that this is what passes for everyday life there, at least according to this innovative new TV drama. The Third Day – think The Wicker Man with a dash of David Lynch, reinvented for a prestige TV generation – has an impressive team behind it. The HBO/Sky series was created by the writer Dennis Kelly, who brought us the prescient flu-pandemic conspiracy drama Utopia and the gloriously grubby comedy Pulling; and by Felix Barrett, founder of the groundbreaking UK theatre company Punchdrunk. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2020 02:49 AM PDT Government confirms it is preparing legislation that would apparently allow it to override parts of withdrawal agreement
Matt Hancock, the health secretary, has used a radio phone-in to urge young Britons properly socially distance, saying that otherwise the UK could follow countries like France and Spain towards a significant new upsurge in coronavirus cases. After almost 3,000 people tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, Hancock told LBC radio that much of the rise was among younger people. He said: It's concerning because we've seen a rise in cases in France, in Spain, in some other countries across Europe, and nobody wants to see a second wave here. The rise in the number of cases we've seen over the last few days is largely among younger people – under 25s, especially between 17 and 21. The message to all your younger listeners is that even though you're at lower risk of dying from Covid if you're under 25, you can still have really serious symptoms and consequences.
Michel Barnier has said he is "worried" by the latest twists in the Brexit negotiations and will seek answers from the UK's chief negotiator, David Frost, over claims that Downing Street is planning to negate parts of the withdrawal agreement, my colleagues Daniel Boffey and Jennifer Rankin report. Related: Michel Barnier 'worried' by No 10 plans to renege on Brexit deal Continue reading... |
| Closing the race gap in philanthropy demands radical candour Posted: 07 Sep 2020 12:30 AM PDT Why should black founders jump through more hoops to earn funders' trust? I was in Kibera, Africa's largest slum, when I heard about the shooting of another black man, Jacob Blake, by US police. Close by is a mural of George Floyd, painted on a wall near where I grew up, a reminder that the current upheaval surrounding race in the US has global repercussions. Just as calls for racial justice echo in American and European streets, government offices and boardrooms, we must not forget that the legacy of racial injustice extends far beyond those borders and any honest reckoning must include open dialogue around race in international development. In Africa, white-led institutions have shaped the development and social entrepreneurship landscape, deciding who succeeds and who fails. Only recently has there been a growing recognition of these imperialist dynamics, which uplift foreign-led practitioners more than local ones. There is a growing consensus that the future should and must be created and led by Africans, because real progress requires it to be on our own terms. And yet, this is just talk until funders shift resources and power, at scale, towards local solutions. Continue reading... |
| Joe Biden if president will push allies like Australia to do more on climate, adviser says Posted: 07 Sep 2020 02:25 AM PDT Jake Sullivan says the former vice-president, if elected, won't 'pull any punches' on what is a global problem Joe Biden will not pull any punches with allies including Australia in seeking to build international momentum for stronger action on the climate crisis, an adviser to the US presidential candidate has said. If elected in November, Biden will hold heavy emitters such as China accountable for doing more "but he's also going to push our friends to do more as well", according to Jake Sullivan, who was the national security adviser to Biden when he was vice-president and is now in the candidate's inner circle. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2020 02:49 AM PDT Melbourne's stage 4 lockdown extended by two weeks in 'roadmap' as Victoria pursues aggressive suppression strategy. Follow live
Victorian premier Daniel Andrews tells Michael Rowland on ABC 7.30 that Victoria could not be compared to other states, because there was "a set of unique circumstances" applying to this state. Those unique circumstances are high rates of community transmission. I don't think it would be. Sydney has not had the amount of community transmission we've had. I don't think that's a particularly valid comparison, and not a worthwhile one. We're not in New South Wales. We have got a set of unique circumstances that apply to Victoria and a roadmap to safely and steady ease out of these current rules, these current restrictions, to find a COVID-normal, to open up and stay open.
Daniel Andrews will be interviewed on ABC 7.30 at, well, 7.30pm. We'll bring it to you live. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 06 Sep 2020 09:48 PM PDT QAnon is dangerous but some action taken to stem its influence may further embolden its followers Saturday, 5 September was supposed to be the day Australian history was irreconcilably changed. It was to be "Freedom Day", the day when "real" Aussies took back control of the streets, their airways and their collective destiny. Rather than changing it, the protests amounted to what might constitute a footnote in an awfully specific history of Australia. Disparate groups gathered in separate events around the country. Dozens of protesters were arrested, dozens more were fined with breaching Covid-19 restrictions, one protester jumped into Melbourne's Albert Park Lake and all of it was livestreamed. Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong police violently arrest 12-year-old girl – video Posted: 07 Sep 2020 12:54 AM PDT Hongkongers have been left shocked by the rough police arrest of a 12-year-old girl whose family says was corraled into a protest crowd while out buying art supplies. It came amid the largest street protest seen in Hong Kong since 1 July, the first full day under the national security laws imposed by Beijing on the city, outlawing acts of sedition, secession, foreign collusion and terrorism Continue reading... |
| California wildfires – in pictures Posted: 07 Sep 2020 12:37 AM PDT The California governor, Gavin Newsom, declared a state of emergency in five counties on Sunday due to wildfires. It was prompted by the Creek fire that started on Friday night, forcing evacuations and road closures in the Fresno area Continue reading... |
| Matt Hancock says rise in UK coronavirus cases is concerning – video Posted: 06 Sep 2020 11:45 AM PDT The UK health secretary has commented on Sunday's sharp rise in coronavirus cases, after nearly 3,000 more people tested positive. Matt Hancock said: 'The rise in the number of cases is concerning ... We've seen in other countries across the world and in Europe this sort of rise in the cases amongst younger people leading to a rise across the population as a whole' |
| Pope Francis: gossip is 'plague worse than Covid' – video Posted: 06 Sep 2020 07:52 AM PDT Pope Francis strays from his prepared text to repeat his frequent complaint about gossiping within church communities and even within the Vatican bureaucracy. Francis did not give specifics during his weekly blessing, but went on at some length to say the devil is the 'biggest gossiper' who is seeking to divide the church with his lies Continue reading... |
| 'Enough of you': thousands protest in call for Netanyahu to resign – video Posted: 06 Sep 2020 05:23 AM PDT Israeli police moved in to clear protesters from a square in Jerusalem early on Sunday, as thousands protested outside the official residence of the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, pressing ahead with a month-long campaign demanding the embattled Israeli leader resign. Demonstrators have been protesting against his handling of the coronavirus crisis, which has led to soaring unemployment, and they say he should step down while he is on trial on corruption charges Continue reading... |
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