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- Trump taken to hospital by helicopter after Covid diagnosis
- 'Covid-19 in the White House' – what the papers say after Trump's positive test
- Scrutiny on Rose Garden event after Kellyanne Conway and other guests test positive for Covid
- Boris Johnson to set fishing ultimatum in crunch EU summit
- Syrian recruit describes role of foreign fighters in Nagorno-Karabakh
- Smoke choking California again as dangerous fire conditions continue
- Breonna Taylor: grand jury testimony reveals police did not search her home
- Tweets wishing for Trump's death violate Twitter policy, company says
- New Zealand refuses quarantine-free trips from Australia as ACT joins travel bubble
- Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star vandalized again
- Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein facing six new sexual assault charges
- Matteo Salvini goes on trial over migrant kidnapping charges
- Russian journalist dies after setting herself on fire following police search
- No Time to Die: Bond 25 pushed back again to spring 2021
- The American Crisis review: an Atlantic SOS call from Trump's divided nation
- UK weather: weekend of heavy rain and high winds expected
- Saudi expats launch opposition party on anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's death
- Meleko Mokgosi review – panoramic paintings brim with dazzling, complex life
- Trump films message before leaving for Covid treatment in hospital – video
- Far north Queensland bushfire threatens lives and homes as residents told 'leave now'
- Malaria campaigns fight off Covid disruptions to deliver programmes
- DRC protesters demand justice over unprosecuted rapes and murders
- Chaotic Trump-Biden debate may count for little – voters have already decided
- Trump's Covid diagnosis throws final month of campaign into total confusion
- What happens if Trump is incapacitated and how would it affect the election?
- Biden: Trump's diagnosis is a 'bracing reminder' of the seriousness of Covid – video
- Boris Johnson sends best wishes to Donald and Melania Trump after Covid-19 diagnosis – video
- Trump's busy week before his positive Covid-19 test – in pictures
- Trump throws baseball caps into crowd days before announcing positive Covid test – video
| Trump taken to hospital by helicopter after Covid diagnosis Posted: 02 Oct 2020 03:44 PM PDT
Donald Trump has been flown to a military hospital after contracting Covid-19, a move set to fuel concerns that his condition is more serious than previously thought. The White House said Friday that the president will spend "a few days" at the Walter Reed national military medical center. Continue reading... |
| 'Covid-19 in the White House' – what the papers say after Trump's positive test Posted: 02 Oct 2020 10:36 PM PDT British newspaper front pages as the US president, Donald Trump, goes into hospital with coronavirus Some of the UK papers play the big story of the moment with a fairly straight bat but others draw attention to the irony of Donald Trump testing positive for coronavirus, having repeatedly played down the pandemic. The i puts one of the president's innumerable tweets at the centre of its front page. The headline is "Covid-19 in the White House" and the tweet from February says: "The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA". Continue reading... |
| Scrutiny on Rose Garden event after Kellyanne Conway and other guests test positive for Covid Posted: 02 Oct 2020 08:47 PM PDT At least seven people who attended event for Trump's supreme court nominee have confirmed they have coronavirus A crowded Rose Garden ceremony last Saturday at which Donald Trump announced Amy Coney Barrett as his supreme court nominee has come under scrutiny after at least seven figures in attendance tested positive for coronavirus, including the president himself. On Friday, the president's former counsellor, Kellyanne Conway, announced she had tested positive and had "mild" symptoms. Continue reading... |
| Boris Johnson to set fishing ultimatum in crunch EU summit Posted: 03 Oct 2020 12:48 AM PDT Buoyed by support for idea from Angela Merkel, PM hopes to overcome French opposition Boris Johnson will demand that the increasingly isolated French president, Emmanuel Macron, caves in to UK demands on fishing as the price for a trade and security deal at a key meeting with the European commission president on Saturday. The prime minister will speak to Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday afternoon in a video-conference call to "take stock of negotiations and discuss next steps". Continue reading... |
| Syrian recruit describes role of foreign fighters in Nagorno-Karabakh Posted: 02 Oct 2020 10:31 AM PDT Deployment of 1,000 Syrians to Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict shows Ankara's rise in region A Syrian fighter sent into combat with Azerbaijani forces in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh has detailed the extent of foreign involvement in the new conflict with Armenia that, after six days of clashes, is taking on a regional dimension. The deployment of 1,000 Syrian fighters working for a private Turkish security firm, as well as Ankara's outspoken support for Azerbaijan in the worst fighting between the two neighbours since 1994, confirms Turkey's rise as a regional power – and threatens to upset the fragile status quo in the Caucasus, long seen as Russia's domain. Continue reading... |
| Smoke choking California again as dangerous fire conditions continue Posted: 02 Oct 2020 04:52 PM PDT Excessive heat warnings will remain in effect on the coast as the state closes in on a new record of 4m acres burned Smoke from nearly two dozen wildfires burning across California will continue to darken skies across the west this weekend, as residents prepare for more heat, toxic air and conditions that are expected to keep fueling the flames. The National Weather Service reports that both excessive heat warnings and heat advisories will remain in effect along California's coast, while the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has extended its Spare the Air Alert through Tuesday, with air quality deemed "unhealthy". Meanwhile the state is closing in on a devastating new record, with close to 4m acres now consumed by wildfires this season. Continue reading... |
| Breonna Taylor: grand jury testimony reveals police did not search her home Posted: 02 Oct 2020 01:34 PM PDT Hours of private proceeding were made public, with an officer telling the grand jury police announced their presence before shooting In grand jury testimony made public on Friday, a law enforcement officer said police in Kentucky did not end up searching Breonna Taylor's apartment on the day she was shot and killed by police who had arrived with a search warrant. Police were carrying a narcotics warrant for Taylor's Louisville apartment on 13 March. In a botched raid, they shot her after Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, fired at them on the assumption that they were intruders. Continue reading... |
| Tweets wishing for Trump's death violate Twitter policy, company says Posted: 02 Oct 2020 07:00 PM PDT Platform says abusive tweets about the president, who was diagnosed with Covid-19 this week, could result in suspension Twitter has said that tweets wishing for Donald Trump's death in the wake of the president's diagnosis with Covid-19 violate its policies and could result in suspension. Related: Trump taken to hospital by helicopter after Covid diagnosis Continue reading... |
| New Zealand refuses quarantine-free trips from Australia as ACT joins travel bubble Posted: 03 Oct 2020 12:39 AM PDT Jacinda Ardern says her country will not open up until Australia records a month without community transmission of Covid-19 New Zealand will not reciprocate quarantine-free trips across the Tasman as the Australian Capital Territory joins Australia's travel bubble with the country. On Friday, Australia's deputy prime minister, Michael McCormack, announced New South Wales and the Northern Territory would allow Kiwis to bypass the compulsory fortnight of quarantine on arrival from 16 October. Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star vandalized again Posted: 02 Oct 2020 03:00 PM PDT A man dressed as the Incredible Hulk reportedly took a pickaxe to the star, 'destroying it beyond recognition' Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been severely vandalized again, the Los Angeles police department has confirmed. At 5.55am PST on Friday morning, officers responded to a call regarding the vandalism and took a report on the scene, a spokesman confirmed. He said the police department could not say how much estimated damage was caused. Continue reading... |
| Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein facing six new sexual assault charges Posted: 02 Oct 2020 11:58 AM PDT The disgraced film mogul, who is serving a 23-year prison sentence for rape, is accused of alleged LA attacks between 2004 and 2010 Harvey Weinstein, the convicted rapist and imprisoned film mogul, is facing six new sexual assault charges, prosecutors in Los Angeles announced on Friday. Weinstein, 68, was charged with three additional forcible rape felonies and three forcible oral copulation charges stemming from alleged attacks between 2004 and 2010 in Beverly Hills. The new criminal complaint expands the LA case to a total of five victims, authorities said. Continue reading... |
| Matteo Salvini goes on trial over migrant kidnapping charges Posted: 02 Oct 2020 05:50 AM PDT Former Italian interior minister accused of abusing power in incident involving 116 people Italy's far-right former interior minister Matteo Salvini goes on trial on Saturday on kidnapping charges over an incident in 2019 when 116 migrants were prevented from disembarking a coastguard ship in the Mediterranean. Prosecutors in the Sicilian city of Catania accuse the League party leader of abusing his powers to block people from disembarking from the Gregoretti coastguard boat under his "closed ports" policy. Continue reading... |
| Russian journalist dies after setting herself on fire following police search Posted: 02 Oct 2020 08:37 AM PDT Irina Slavina dies following self-immolation she blamed on Russian Federation A Russian journalist has died after setting herself on fire in front of the local branch of the interior ministry in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, a day after her apartment was searched by police. Prior to her self-immolation, Irina Slavina wrote on her Facebook page: "I ask you to blame the Russian Federation for my death." Continue reading... |
| No Time to Die: Bond 25 pushed back again to spring 2021 Posted: 02 Oct 2020 01:59 PM PDT Daniel Craig's last outing as 007 has been delayed again after disappointing box office due to the coronavirus pandemic The next James Bond thriller, No Time to Die, has been delayed yet again as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The 25th instalment of the spy franchise was originally scheduled to open in April 2020 but when cinemas shuttered, it was pushed back to November. With the box office still not back to normal, the film has been pushed to 2 April 2021. This weekend is currently occupied by Fast & Furious 9 which was also delayed from a 2020 release. Continue reading... |
| The American Crisis review: an Atlantic SOS call from Trump's divided nation Posted: 02 Oct 2020 10:00 PM PDT The venerable magazine's timely collection of essays arrives amid new crises. It is the right book for this time of chaos The American Crisis is a 500-page collection of the best of the Atlantic magazine in the age of Trump. With contributions from three dozen marquee names in US journalism, including Ta-Nehisi Coates, Anne Applebaum, Angela Nagle, Franklin Foer, Adam Serwer, George Packer and Megan Garber – plus some notable non-journalists like Lin-Manuel Miranda – it bulges with great writing and reporting. Related: HR McMaster on serving Trump: 'If you're not on the pitch, you're going to get your ass kicked' Continue reading... |
| UK weather: weekend of heavy rain and high winds expected Posted: 03 Oct 2020 01:54 AM PDT Low-pressure area following Storm Alex could bring up to 120mm to parts of Wales and south-west England Heavy rain is forecast for large parts of the UK after gusts of 71mph hit the south-west of the country. The Met Office said persistent downpours could bring flooding and disruption to some areas over the weekend. It has issued weather warnings covering large areas of the country. Continue reading... |
| Saudi expats launch opposition party on anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's death Posted: 02 Oct 2020 06:41 AM PDT National Assembly party aims at creation of representative government in Saudi Arabia A group of intellectual Saudi Arabian expatriates have launched an opposition party on the second anniversary of the murder of the Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi. The aim of the National Assembly party is to gather the support of people inside and outside of Saudi Arabia for the formation of a representative government, which would be the first elected democratic institution inside the country since its birth 90 years ago. Continue reading... |
| Meleko Mokgosi review – panoramic paintings brim with dazzling, complex life Posted: 02 Oct 2020 06:18 AM PDT Gagosian, London A young man, little more than a boy, hands draped superciliously over the sides of his chair and with one leg fastidiously crossed over the other, stares me down from behind his dark glasses. I'd ask him to stop staring but to either side of him stand two identikit bare-chested minders in low-slung jeans and flip-flops. The hired muscle doesn't seem to like the look of me either. Behind them all hangs a cheesy picture of Jesus with the Sacred Heart and a photo of a guy – perhaps Dad? – in a military uniform. You just want to get out of there, or move on to the next painting in Meleko Mokgosi's Bread, Butter, and Power, a 2018 cycle of 21 large painted panels, which abut one another in larger and smaller groupings, the largest of which fills the longest wall of the biggest gallery in Mokgosi's first UK exhibition. I could go on all day about this one group of paintings: a woman in a sumptuous if ugly salon, holding a paper in her hand – a letter, a bill, a poem, a shopping list, who knows? – and staring off into some self-absorbed distance. Uniformed schoolgirls dig a bit of parched earth, watched over by a man with several large dogs. A guy on a bed, fully clothed, resting after work, strong daylight filtered through a curtain; Mokgosi is very good at lassitude, solitude and introspection, and the sense of things impending. Soft shadows on the wall, a patterned pillow. The man looks back at us, as if we've walked in uninvited. Continue reading... |
| Trump films message before leaving for Covid treatment in hospital – video Posted: 03 Oct 2020 02:09 AM PDT Donald Trump has been flown to a military hospital after contracting Covid-19. Officials said the president would spend 'a few days' at the Walter Reed national military medical center. While he was in transit, a video was posted to Trump's Twitter account in which the president addressed the camera directly, thanking people for their support
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| Far north Queensland bushfire threatens lives and homes as residents told 'leave now' Posted: 02 Oct 2020 11:19 PM PDT Residents of Cooktown in far north Queensland are being advised to leave the area as an uncontrolled bushfire burns along Oakey Creek Road A large "dangerous and uncontrolled" bushfire was threatening lives and homes in far north Queensland, with residents told to leave immediately. The Queensland Fire and Emergency Services was fighting a blaze travelling on both sides of Oakey Creek Road in Cooktown, north of Cairns. Continue reading... |
| Malaria campaigns fight off Covid disruptions to deliver programmes Posted: 02 Oct 2020 05:26 AM PDT Almost all planned work against the disease has gone ahead this year, delivering nets, drugs and the world's first malaria vaccine More than 90% of anti-malaria campaigns planned this year across four continents are on track, despite disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to new research. The delivery of insecticide-treated nets and provision of antimalarial medicines in the majority of malaria-affected countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas were still going ahead, a high-level meeting organised by the RBM Partnership to End Malaria heard on Thursday. Continue reading... |
| DRC protesters demand justice over unprosecuted rapes and murders Posted: 02 Oct 2020 04:19 AM PDT Women lead protests against conflict violence in Democratic Republic of the Congo, amid calls for action on hundreds of civil war crimes Women led thousands of people in demonstrations in four cities across the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday, demanding justice for historic murders and rapes committed in the east of the country. Organisers said police beat protesters in Kisangani, one of the cities, as they marked a decade since the UN documented hundreds of crimes in DRC between 1993 and 2003 that have not been prosecuted. Continue reading... |
| Chaotic Trump-Biden debate may count for little – voters have already decided Posted: 02 Oct 2020 11:00 PM PDT Interruptions, bickering and a shocking tone may ultimately not matter, pollsters say, as most people have already made up their minds First-time independent voter Benaja Richardson tuned into Tuesday's now infamous debate between US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden hoping to be presented with a vision of the future and unity amid the turbulence of the current climate. Instead the 18-year-old student from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a potential swing state, said it opened her eyes to "truly what catastrophic times we're in". Continue reading... |
| Trump's Covid diagnosis throws final month of campaign into total confusion Posted: 02 Oct 2020 08:40 AM PDT Huge questions over practical matters of rallies and travel, but also of whether Trump falls ill – and what that means for the election Hours after the announcement that he had tested positive for Covid-19, Donald Trump canceled a planned trip to Florida for a campaign rally on Friday and announced that he and the first lady, Melania Trump, who also tested positive, would enter quarantine. Related: What happens if Trump is incapacitated and how would it impact the election? Continue reading... |
| What happens if Trump is incapacitated and how would it affect the election? Posted: 02 Oct 2020 07:46 AM PDT Donald Trump has tested positive for Covid-19 – but what happens if he can't carry out his presidential duties?
Under the 25th amendment to the US constitution the president himself – or the vice-president with the agreement of eight cabinet officers, supported by Congress – can ask the vice-president, in this instance Republican Mike Pence, to take over as acting president. Continue reading... |
| Biden: Trump's diagnosis is a 'bracing reminder' of the seriousness of Covid – video Posted: 02 Oct 2020 04:21 PM PDT Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he is praying for a 'quick and full recovery' for President Donald Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, after the couple tested positive for Covid-19. During a campaign speech in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Biden said he received two coronavirus tests this morning, both of which were negative. He added: 'My wife, Jill, and I pray that they'll make a quick and full recovery. This is not a matter of politics. It's a bracing reminder to all of us that we have to take this virus seriously.' The president initially continued to carry out his duties under quarantine from the White House residence on Friday and was showing 'mild symptoms' of Covid-19, an official said, but was later moved to Walter Reed hospital
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| Boris Johnson sends best wishes to Donald and Melania Trump after Covid-19 diagnosis – video Posted: 02 Oct 2020 05:44 AM PDT Boris Johnson has wished Donald and Melania Trump a 'strong recovery', hours after the US president revealed he and his wife had tested positive for coronavirus
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| Trump's busy week before his positive Covid-19 test – in pictures Posted: 02 Oct 2020 05:11 AM PDT President had busy schedule in week preceding Friday's announcement that he has tested positive
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| Trump throws baseball caps into crowd days before announcing positive Covid test – video Posted: 02 Oct 2020 04:37 AM PDT Two days before announcing he had contracted Covid-19, Donald Trump tossed two campaign baseball caps into the crowd with his bare hands while at a rally in Duluth, Minnesota. The venue was crowded with hundreds of supporters on Wednesday and Trump, who did not wear a face mask, entered the stage smiling and waving to the crowd before addressing the rally. The president frequently minimised the seriousness of the pandemic in its early stages and has repeatedly predicted it would go away. Trump announced he and his wife, Melania, tested positive for Covid-19 in a tweet on Friday
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