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- Coronavirus live news: Chinese vaccines to be assessed; Japan-South Korea travel plan revealed
- Commons rebellions expected at votes on curfew and rule of six
- Coronavirus: Europe struggles to contain surge of cases
- Lana Del Rey criticised for wearing mesh mask to poetry reading
- Contagious Trump removes mask for photos upon return from hospital
- Kyrgyzstan election result declared invalid after mass protests
- More than 14m tonnes of plastic believed to be at the bottom of the ocean
- Hong Kong primary school teacher banned for talking about independence
- Irish government rejects return to full coronavirus lockdown
- Criminal complaint submitted to German court over sarin gas attacks in Syria
- Credit Suisse apologises over black janitor act at chairman's party
- Indonesia mass strikes loom over cuts to environmental safeguards and workers' rights
- Home secretary's 'dangerous' rhetoric 'putting lawyers at risk'
- Charges against Tsitsi Dangarembga must be dropped, argue writers
- John McAfee, antivirus software pioneer, charged with tax evasion in US
- How the long fight for slavery reparations is slowly being won
- Families 'devastated' after man dies and two fall sick during Turkish dental trip
- Turkey and Russia's deepening roles in Libya complicate peace efforts
- 'Poverty made it seem he wasn't loved': one man's unchaining in Ghana
- Donald Trump rebuked for removing mask after leaving hospital – US politics live
- How Honduras became one of the most dangerous countries to defend natural resources
- New Zealand bushfire that demolished village leads to climate crisis debate
- Federal budget 2020 live: Josh Frydenberg delivers speech to parliament amid record debt
- Back bill to ban marriage for under-18 in England and Wales, MPs urged
- Hundreds of thousands with mental health conditions being chained, says charity
- The legal battles over voting that could swing the US election
- Did early focus on hand washing and not masks aid spread of Covid-19?
- 'Masks matter': Biden says Trump is responsible for contracting coronavirus – video
- Donald Trump appears short of breath during maskless photo op at White House – video
- Protesters storm Kyrgyzstan's parliament building in Bishkek – video
- ‘Don't be afraid of it’: Trump removes mask as he returns to White House – video
- 'Listen to the scientists': Biden urges Trump to support mask wearing – video
- How Covid is accelerating the fight for Black voting rights in the US – video
| Coronavirus live news: Chinese vaccines to be assessed; Japan-South Korea travel plan revealed Posted: 06 Oct 2020 02:51 AM PDT WHO to look at China's vaccines; Japan and South Korea to resume business travel
A broad political and social consensus is needed to cope with the economic fallout, Bank of Spain governor has said, amid a growing political spat over how to tackle the crisis in the nation. Pablo Hernández de Cos told the Spanish parliament: We must be aware of the magnitude of the challenge we face ... and, therefore, I urge that we reach broad political and social agreements to tackle the urgent, ambitious and comprehensive growth strategy that our country needs.
Since Donald Trump tweeted on Friday that he had tested positive for Covid-19, his physician Dr Sean Conley has given a series of puzzling medical briefings – one of which was contradicted in an off-the-record briefing by a senior White House official – and the president himself has made bullish comments about his health. There are still a great deal of unanswered questions about Trump's illness. Here's a rundown of what we know – and what we don't: Related: Trump's coronavirus: what we know about his health … and what we don't Continue reading... |
| Commons rebellions expected at votes on curfew and rule of six Posted: 05 Oct 2020 10:00 PM PDT Conservative and Labour MPs are unhappy with lack of evidence behind 10pm closing time MPs could signal growing discontent with the government's coronavirus restrictions at key votes on the regulations this week, amid growing calls for the government to publish the scientific advice behind the 10pm curfew on pubs and restaurants in the UK. Conservative and Labour MPs have signalled they could withdraw backing for implementing the rule of six regulation and the curfew at votes expected this week. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus: Europe struggles to contain surge of cases Posted: 06 Oct 2020 12:20 AM PDT Rise in infection rate in Paris as Spanish authorities clash over Madrid lockdown Bars in Paris have been ordered to close for two weeks, Madrid residents may no longer leave their city and Ireland is set to introduce tighter national restrictions as governments struggle to contain a Europe-wide surge in Covid-19 cases. As infections in the Paris area rose to 270 for every 100,000 people – and as high as 500 for every 100,000 among 20- to 30-year-olds – with 36% of intensive care beds occupied by Covid-19 patients, the city's police chief said bars must close from Tuesday. Continue reading... |
| Lana Del Rey criticised for wearing mesh mask to poetry reading Posted: 05 Oct 2020 04:12 AM PDT Musician posed with fans at a Los Angeles bookshop wearing a glittery mesh mask that did not fully cover her nose and mouth Fans of Lana Del Rey have criticised her for wearing a glittery mesh mask that did not appear to fully cover her nose and mouth at a surprise poetry reading and book signing event. The musician read from her new collection, Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass, and posed with fans at a Barnes and Noble store in Los Angeles at the weekend, wearing a net facial covering that did not seem to assist in preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading... |
| Contagious Trump removes mask for photos upon return from hospital Posted: 06 Oct 2020 02:24 AM PDT President poses near his staff and downplays threat of Covid-19 after three days at military medical center A contagious Donald Trump returned to the White House on Monday and immediately took off his face mask for a photo op, despite being in close proximity to his staff. After a three-day stay at a military hospital to treat symptoms of coronavirus, the US president stepped off the Marine One helicopter just before 7pm and walked up the south portico staircase. He stopped in front of an illuminated entrance with four US flags, turned to face the south lawn – and brazenly removed his mask while posing for cameras. Continue reading... |
| Kyrgyzstan election result declared invalid after mass protests Posted: 06 Oct 2020 02:39 AM PDT Decision follows protests over results that attributed majority of votes to parties with ties to ruling elite The central election commission of Kyrgyzstan has declared the results of the weekend's parliamentary election invalid after mass protests erupted in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, and other cities. Opposition supporters had seized government buildings overnight, freed the ex-president from jail and demanded a new election. Hundreds of people were hurt and one person died. Continue reading... |
| More than 14m tonnes of plastic believed to be at the bottom of the ocean Posted: 05 Oct 2020 12:00 PM PDT Thirty times more plastic on ocean floor than surface, analysis suggests, but more trapped on land than sea At least 14m tonnes of plastic pieces less than 5mm wide are likely sitting at the bottom of the world's oceans, according to an estimate based on new research. Analysis of ocean sediments from as deep as 3km suggests there could be more than 30 times as much plastic at the bottom of the world's ocean than there is floating at the surface. Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong primary school teacher banned for talking about independence Posted: 06 Oct 2020 01:57 AM PDT Teacher accused of premeditated violation of the constitution, reportedly involving asking questions such as 'what is freedom of speech' A Hong Kong primary school teacher has been de-registered after using pro-independence materials in class, reportedly to teach students about the concepts of freedom of speech and independence. The education bureau accused the teacher of a premeditated act in violation of Hong Kong's mini-constitution, the Basic Law, by having "spread a message about Hong Kong independence". Continue reading... |
| Irish government rejects return to full coronavirus lockdown Posted: 06 Oct 2020 02:48 AM PDT Ministers reject health chiefs' recommendation to impose highest level of restrictions The Irish government has rejected a recommendation to return the country to a full lockdown in the first clash with health chiefs since the Covid outbreak began. The surprise recommendation by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) late on Sunday to impose the highest of five levels of restrictions possible with immediate effect had led to sharp criticism from some of the country's most senior politicians, including the former taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Continue reading... |
| Criminal complaint submitted to German court over sarin gas attacks in Syria Posted: 06 Oct 2020 12:00 AM PDT Three NGOs file evidence to war crimes unit against Assad regime over use of chemical weapons A group of NGOs has submitted a criminal complaint to the German courts over sarin gas attacks in Syria, a legal milestone which marks the first step on the long road to holding Bashar al-Assad's regime accountable for its use of chemical weapons. The Justice Initiative, the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression and the Syrian Archive submitted the filing and dossier of evidence to the German federal public prosecutor in Karlsruhe on behalf of victims on Monday. Continue reading... |
| Credit Suisse apologises over black janitor act at chairman's party Posted: 05 Oct 2020 12:24 PM PDT Bank's former chief executive reportedly walked out of room during act at party last year A leading investment bank has apologised for "any offence caused" after it was reported that its black former chief executive left his chairman's birthday party when a black performer dressed as a janitor danced on stage. The New York Times reported that Tidjane Thiam, who ran Credit Suisse between 2015 and February this year, walked out of the room during the act at Urs Rohner's 6oth birthday celebration. Continue reading... |
| Indonesia mass strikes loom over cuts to environmental safeguards and workers' rights Posted: 05 Oct 2020 04:30 PM PDT New law to boost investment is a 'tragic miscalculation', campaigners say, as unions plan strike action in protest Indonesia has passed a wide-ranging bill that will weaken environmental protections and workers' rights in an attempt to boost investment, a move condemned as a "tragic miscalculation" that could lead to "uncontrolled deforestation". Groups representing millions of workers said they would strike on Tuesday in response to protest against the bill, which will amend about 1,200 provisions in 79 existing laws after it was pushed through parliament with unprecedented speed. Police said that a permit for the protest had not been approved, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading... |
| Home secretary's 'dangerous' rhetoric 'putting lawyers at risk' Posted: 05 Oct 2020 10:30 PM PDT Solicitors and barristers say they feel unsafe and warn Home Office attacks on lawyers are undermining the legal system Leading immigration lawyers have told the Guardian that increasingly hostile rhetoric from the home secretary is putting them at risk of being attacked as well as undermining the legal system. On Sunday home secretary Priti Patel used a speech at the Conservative party conference to criticise lawyers who defend migrants, linking them directly with traffickers who help asylum-seekers to cross borders. Continue reading... |
| Charges against Tsitsi Dangarembga must be dropped, argue writers Posted: 05 Oct 2020 10:00 PM PDT The Zimbabwean novelist, shortlisted for this year's Booker prize for This Mournable Body, is accused of intending to incite public violence in Harare Authors including Kazuo Ishiguro, Carol Ann Duffy and Philippe Sands have called for charges against the Booker prize-shortlisted writer Tsitsi Dangarembga to be dropped ahead of her latest appearance in a Zimbabwe court this week, saying that any other conclusion would be "an outrage". The Zimbabwean novelist was arrested during anti-corruption protests in Harare and charged last month with intention to incite public violence. She was freed on bail and required to appear before the court on 18 September. The hearing has been delayed twice, after prosecutors failed to appear on both occasions, with a new date set for 7 October. Continue reading... |
| John McAfee, antivirus software pioneer, charged with tax evasion in US Posted: 05 Oct 2020 07:17 PM PDT Entrepreneur has been arrested in Spain after US prosecutors alleged he hid millions, including in assets such as real estate and a yacht John McAfee, the antivirus software entrepreneur, has been charged with evading taxes after failing to report millions earned promoting cryptocurrencies, consulting work, speaking engagements and the sale of the rights to his life story for a documentary, US prosecutors have alleged. McAfee hid assets from the Internal Revenue Service, including real estate property, a vehicle and a yacht, in the names of other people, prosecutors said. Continue reading... |
| How the long fight for slavery reparations is slowly being won Posted: 05 Oct 2020 10:00 PM PDT In a suburb of Chicago, the world's first government-funded slavery reparations programme is beginning. Robin Rue Simmons helped make it happen – but her victory has been more than 200 years in the making It began with an email. On an especially cold day in Evanston, Illinois, in February 2019, Robin Rue Simmons, 43 years old and two years into her first term as alderman for the city's historically Black 5th ward, sent an email whose effects would eventually make US history. The message to the nine-member equity and empowerment commission of the Evanston city council started with a disarmingly matter-of-fact heading: "Because 'reparations' makes people uncomfortable." She continued: Continue reading... |
| Families 'devastated' after man dies and two fall sick during Turkish dental trip Posted: 06 Oct 2020 12:45 AM PDT Sister of Richard Molloy, from Northern Ireland, travels to resort to repatriate his body The families of a Northern Irish man who died and two of his friends who fell critically ill after a dental tourism trip to Turkey desperately want to bring their sons home, their local MP has said. Richard Molloy, 33, was found dead on Saturday in the Turkish port city of Marmaris. His two friends , Declan Carson and Aaron Callaghan, fell critically ill and were reportedly found unconscious in the trio's rented apartment. Continue reading... |
| Turkey and Russia's deepening roles in Libya complicate peace efforts Posted: 05 Oct 2020 06:14 AM PDT Ankara's assertive foreign policy is an increasing factor in broad geopolitical dispute Plans for a durable Libyan ceasefire are to be endorsed by diplomats from 15 countries on Monday, but the value of the commitments made in the virtual meeting are belied by signs that deepening involvement in the country by rival external powers including Russia and Turkey could complicate efforts to form an interim government of national unity. The Libya conflict has to be seen as not only a long-running power struggle in the country itself but also part of a wider geopolitical dispute in which Turkey's assertive foreign policy – ranging from the eastern Mediterranean to Azerbaijan – is an increasing factor. Continue reading... |
| 'Poverty made it seem he wasn't loved': one man's unchaining in Ghana Posted: 06 Oct 2020 12:30 AM PDT The story of Baba, chained to a tree for three years, moved people around the world to help. Mental health nurse Stephen Asante witnessed his journey to freedom Last November I travelled with the Guardian to the upper-east region of Ghana. Our aim was to see how mental illness is treated in communities that have scant access to health services. Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump rebuked for removing mask after leaving hospital – US politics live Posted: 06 Oct 2020 02:51 AM PDT
Some election logistics news, with Reuters reporting that the US supreme court has ensured that a restrictive Republican-backed law in South Carolina that requires voters to have a witness sign mail-in ballots will be in place for the 3 November election. The justices, granting a request by various Republican officials, put on hold a lower court ruling that had blocked the restriction. With a lot of potential for dispute, the court said in a brief order that ballots already sent would not have to comply with the signature requirement.
The Washington Post editorial board have not been overly impressed with the president's behaviour over his coronavirus infection. Late last night they wrote: We wish President Trump and the first lady speedy recovery from the coronavirus. We wish the infected White House staff speedy recovery, and the unknown number of people in this cluster who might have caught the virus over the last week or so, from Cleveland to Duluth to Bedminster to the White House Rose Garden. But every one of them — and the nation as a whole — must reject Mr. Trump's unconscionable declaration Monday: "Don't be afraid of Covid. Don't let it dominate your life." This disease is a fearsome killer, and Mr. Trump's magical thinking will not change that. We had hoped that perhaps once Mr. Trump tested positive, once he was on oxygen and had to be hospitalized, he would be chastened, perhaps gaining a better understanding of the fear and anger across the country at his botched handling of the pandemic. Mr. Trump shows no sign of undergoing any such epiphany. His tweet suggests that he is returning to the tactic of happy talk that has characterized his disastrous response to the pandemic all year long. Continue reading... |
| How Honduras became one of the most dangerous countries to defend natural resources Posted: 06 Oct 2020 02:30 AM PDT The Guapinol community, on the country's north coast, has become militarized in an effort to defend the river that supplies it Gabriela Sorto has not seen or spoken to her father in six months, since the Honduran government's draconian Covid-19 measures banned most travel and prison visits. Porfirio Sorto Cedillo, a 48-year-old builder and farm worker, is one of eight protesters held in pretrial detention since 2019 for alleged crimes linked to their opposition to an iron oxide mine which threatens to contaminate their water supply. Five more water defenders from Guapinol, a small low-income community on the country's north coast, could also soon be sent to jail. Continue reading... |
| New Zealand bushfire that demolished village leads to climate crisis debate Posted: 05 Oct 2020 05:43 PM PDT Scientists say hotter and longer summers make such an unusually fierce fire more likely A bushfire that destroyed most of a village in New Zealand's South Island has sparked a fierce debate between high-country farmers and conservationists, as those affected struggle to understand the unusually fierce nature of the blaze. Lake Ōhau village is located at the foothills of the Ben Ohau mountain range, and is home to just 15 permanent residents but its numbers swell significantly during the holiday season. On Sunday morning, a fire tore through the foothills and into the village, forcing 90 people to evacuate. Continue reading... |
| Federal budget 2020 live: Josh Frydenberg delivers speech to parliament amid record debt Posted: 06 Oct 2020 02:53 AM PDT Treasurer hands down federal budget derailed by coronavirus pandemic. Follow all today's news live
Some more reactions COMMENT 2/2: "The simple fact is Australia's foreign aid budget is insufficient for the strategic purposes we need it to perform at this time." @PaulDRonalds #Budget2020#AustralianAid #Auspol
Jim Chalmers is also asked if Labor is going to deliver some payback to the government, given the coalition's response to the GFC spending: Two points about that, first of all, the government has racked up a trillion dollars of debt and still we have got unemployment too high for too long. A trillion dollars in debt and no vision for the future. Still too many people left behind and not undoing the damage of the last seven years of mismanagement. Continue reading... |
| Back bill to ban marriage for under-18 in England and Wales, MPs urged Posted: 05 Oct 2020 11:30 PM PDT Loophole allowing marriage with parental consent undermines UK's global stance on child marriage, parliament to be told The UK is undermining its international efforts to end child marriage because an exception to the law in England and Wales that allows 16 and 17-year-olds to marry with parental consent is putting children at risk, parliament will be told today. Pauline Latham MP will ask the House to back a bill criminalising child marriage and civil partnership before the age of 18. She will argue that current legislation is at odds with the legal requirement since 2013 for young people to remain in education or training until then. Continue reading... |
| Hundreds of thousands with mental health conditions being chained, says charity Posted: 05 Oct 2020 08:30 PM PDT Adults and children are regularly shackled and locked up in 60 countries, report finds Hundreds of thousands of people with mental health conditions in 60 countries are still being chained, according to a comprehensive and damning new study. Human Rights Watch says that men, women and children – some as young as 10 – are regularly shackled or locked in confined spaces for weeks, months, and even years, across Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. Continue reading... |
| The legal battles over voting that could swing the US election Posted: 06 Oct 2020 02:00 AM PDT Rulings in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin have eased mail-in voting restrictions but higher courts could yet intervene America is less than a month away from election day, but high-stakes fights over access to the ballot have been moving through US courts for months. Democrats and civil rights groups have sought to ease restrictions on voting by mail amid the Covid-19 pandemic, while Republicans and the Trump campaign have sought to keep them in place. In recent weeks, courts in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, all key battleground states, have issued hugely consequential rulings that could decide whether tens of thousands more votes are counted in November. Those three states will probably help decide who wins the election and Trump won each by less than one percentage point in 2016. Continue reading... |
| Did early focus on hand washing and not masks aid spread of Covid-19? Posted: 04 Oct 2020 10:00 PM PDT Increasing number of scientists believe risk from contaminated surfaces may have been overplayed From the moment coronavirus reached UK shores, public health advice stressed the importance of washing hands and deep-cleaning surfaces to reduce the risk of becoming infected. The advice was informed by mountains of research into the transmission of other respiratory viruses: it was the best scientists could do with such a new pathogen. Continue reading... |
| 'Masks matter': Biden says Trump is responsible for contracting coronavirus – video Posted: 06 Oct 2020 01:49 AM PDT Joe Biden says he was not surprised by Donald Trump's coronavirus infection and delivered a blunt rebuke to the president during a town hall event in Miami, Florida. The Democratic presidential candidate drew a stark contrast with Trump, who on returning to the White House just an hour earlier had instantly removed his face mask for a photo op. During the NBC event, moderator Lester Holt noted that a recent poll found two in three people think the president bears some responsibility for contracting coronavirus. Biden agreed, saying: 'Anybody who contracts the virus by essentially saying, masks don't matter, social distancing doesn't matter, I think is – is responsible for what happens to them.'
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| Donald Trump appears short of breath during maskless photo op at White House – video Posted: 06 Oct 2020 01:24 AM PDT After a three-day stay at a military hospital to treat symptoms of coronavirus, Donald Trump returned to the White House where he took off his face mask while posing for cameras. Video footage suggests the US president, still infectious, was experiencing laboured breathing during part of the photo op, in which he gave the thumbs-up and saluted as he watched Marine One lift off from the south lawn. Trump went on to offer some bizarrely contradictory advice about the virus, which has killed more than 200,000 Americans: 'Don't let it dominate you. Don't be afraid of it. You're gonna beat it'
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| Protesters storm Kyrgyzstan's parliament building in Bishkek – video Posted: 05 Oct 2020 10:38 PM PDT Protesters occupied the presidential palace and parliament building in Kyrgyzstan's capital early on Tuesday, angry over the results of weekend parliamentary elections. Demonstrators clashed with police in Bishkek following vote-rigging allegations. Riot police used teargas, water cannons and stun grenades to disperse the crowds Continue reading... |
| ‘Don't be afraid of it’: Trump removes mask as he returns to White House – video Posted: 05 Oct 2020 05:44 PM PDT Donald Trump has returned to the White House following his hospital stay at the Walter Reed Medical Center. He removed his surgical mask on the White House balcony and recorded a video message telling people not to be afraid of Covid-19. 'Don't let it dominate you, don't be afraid of it, you're going to beat it,' the US president said. 'I know there's a risk, there's a danger but that's OK'. He suggested he may now be immune to the disease though he added he did not know. Continue reading... |
| 'Listen to the scientists': Biden urges Trump to support mask wearing – video Posted: 05 Oct 2020 02:24 PM PDT Speaking in Miami, US presidential nominee Joe Biden said he was glad to see his rival Donald Trump's recovery from coronavirus but made a plea for the president to take mask wearing seriously. 'Now that he's busy tweeting campaign messages, I would ask him to do this: listen to the scientists. Support masks. Support a mask mandate nationwide,' Biden said. Trump mocked Biden for his mask-wearing habits during last week's presidential debate, before testing positive for coronavirus. Continue reading... |
| How Covid is accelerating the fight for Black voting rights in the US – video Posted: 05 Oct 2020 04:33 AM PDT Donald Trump's election campaign in 2016 targeted nearly 3.5 million Black Americans to deter them from voting, and the battle for the right to vote is just as important in 2020. Kenya Evelyn travels to Florida where it's the Democrats' most loyal bloc, Black women, who are also bearing the brunt of the coronavirus outbreak, with its impact accelerating the fight for voting rights. From mail-in ballots and early voting, to felon disenfranchisement, Black voters are wielding their power to demand more from Democrats ahead of November |
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