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- Taoiseach warns Northern Ireland must not ‘spiral back to dark place’
- St Vincent rocked by explosive eruptions at La Soufrière volcano
- Cyclone Seroja aftermath: ‘I prayed and prayed in the dark’
- French winemakers count cost of ‘worst frost in decades’
- Proud Boys and other far-right groups raise millions via Christian funding site
- Republican Matt Gaetz faces calls to resign from member of his own party
- Marine scientists ‘alarmed’ after four gray whales found dead in San Francisco Bay
- China fines Alibaba billions for alleged market abuses
- Amazon workers in Alabama vote against forming company’s first union
- Elon Musk startup shows monkey with brain chip implants playing video game
- Bolsonaro’s ‘genocidal’ Covid response has led to Brazilian catastrophe, Dilma Rousseff says
- Coronavirus live news: India’s cases surging as deadly second wave spreads
- EU agency examines reports of blood clots with J&J Covid vaccine
- ‘These are our homes’: LA gay bars fight to stay afloat after year of shutdown
- Louis Theroux: ‘I worry about not coming up to scratch’
- Musa Okwonga: ‘Boys don’t learn shamelessness at Eton, it is where they perfect it’
- From baked kimchi rice to custard cream affogato: Yotam Ottolenghi's egg recipes
- Riz Ahmed: ‘I am happiest when feeling challenged or overwhelmed’
- ‘A small, sanitised existence’: what effect will the pandemic have on today’s babies?
- Blind date: 'I looked her up online before the date – I'm not sure what she made of that'
- Former Portuguese prime minister Sócrates to stand trial for money laundering
- Saudi Arabia jails alleged satirist ‘identified in Twitter infiltration’
- Sassou rules like an emperor while Congolese die from extreme poverty | Vava Tampa
- The Republican podcast taking a shot at making conservatism cool
- NSW coroner asks police to review 1979 Luna Park Ghost Train fire evidence
- ‘Kill the bill’ and trans visibility: human rights this fortnight in pictures
- Closed borders and Cyclone Harald showed that locals are the best first responders in a disaster | Jill Aru
- Georgia corporations tried to interfere with our democracy. We didn’t let them | Nsé Ufot
- The world won’t be greener until it’s fairer | Simone Tagliapietra
- St Vincent rocked by explosive eruptions of La Soufrière volcano – video report
- 'A heck of a guy': Joe Biden pays tribute to Prince Philip – video
- 'Subdual, restraint and compression' led to Floyd's death, says forensic pathologist – video
- Saint Vincent volcano shows signs of eruption being imminent – video
| Taoiseach warns Northern Ireland must not ‘spiral back to dark place’ Posted: 10 Apr 2021 02:09 AM PDT On 23rd anniversary of Good Friday agreement, Martin says onus on political leaders 'to step forward' The Irish taoiseach Micheál Martin has warned that political leaders must not allow Northern Ireland to "spiral back to that dark place of sectarian murders and political discord" as the region was marred by another night of disorder. On the anniversary of the Good Friday agreement 23 years ago, the taoiseach said there was "a particular onus on those of us who currently hold the responsibility of political leadership to step forward and play our part and ensure that this cannot happen". Continue reading... |
| St Vincent rocked by explosive eruptions at La Soufrière volcano Posted: 09 Apr 2021 12:06 PM PDT National Emergency Management Organisation warned residents to leave and said ash plume had reached 20,000ft The Caribbean island of St Vincent has been rocked by a string of explosive eruptions at La Soufrière volcano, which spewed clouds of ash miles into the air a day and forced thousands to flee for safety. Related: Saint Vincent orders evacuations as volcanic eruption appears imminent Continue reading... |
| Cyclone Seroja aftermath: ‘I prayed and prayed in the dark’ Posted: 09 Apr 2021 10:42 PM PDT In Kupang, Indonesia, residents wait for aid after torrential rain, destructive winds and flooding forced thousands into shelters On Sunday at midnight, Linda Tagie, 29, rested her three-year-old baby on the bed. Linda, who lives together with her husband, 79-year-old mother-in-law and only child in Sikumana, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia, was shocked by a strong wind and heavy rain. The electricity suddenly went off. "I prayed and prayed in the dark," she said. The wind eventually stopped on Monday morning. She walked out of the house and found the roof gone from the back part of the house. "Electricity cables, tin roofs, and trees lie on the street in front of our house," she said. Continue reading... |
| French winemakers count cost of ‘worst frost in decades’ Posted: 09 Apr 2021 10:51 AM PDT Government prepares rescue package as rare freezing temperatures damage crops and vines Winemakers across France are counting the cost of several nights of frost this week that threaten to decimate grape harvests in some of the country's best-known and prestigious wine-producing regions. The government is readying an emergency rescue package after rare freezing temperatures that could cause some of the worst damage in decades to crops and vines. Continue reading... |
| Proud Boys and other far-right groups raise millions via Christian funding site Posted: 10 Apr 2021 02:00 AM PDT Revealed: groups banned from other sites fundraising on GiveSendGo as data breach identifies high-dollar donors A data breach from Christian crowdfunding site GiveSendGo has revealed that millions of dollars have been raised on the site for far-right causes and groups, many of whom are banned from raising funds on other platforms. Related: How the far-right group 'Oath Enforcers' plans to harass political enemies Continue reading... |
| Republican Matt Gaetz faces calls to resign from member of his own party Posted: 09 Apr 2021 04:05 PM PDT Adam Kinzinger tweeted that congressman 'needs to resign' and linked to article claiming Gaetz paid $900 to accused sex trafficker The House ethics committee on Friday announced it will open an investigation into the Republican congressman Matt Gaetz, amid a widening scandal involving allegations related to sex trafficking. In a statement the committee said it was aware of the public allegations that Gaetz may have engaged in "sexual misconduct and/or illicit drug use, shared inappropriate images or videos on the House floor, misused state identification records, converted campaign funds to personal use, and/or accepted a bribe, improper gratuity, or impermissible gift, in violation of House Rules, laws, or other standards of conduct." Continue reading... |
| Marine scientists ‘alarmed’ after four gray whales found dead in San Francisco Bay Posted: 09 Apr 2021 05:54 PM PDT Deaths discovered over a course of nine days are 'just the tip of the iceberg' for the species, says expert Four dead gray whales have washed ashore San Francisco Bay Area beaches in the last nine days, with experts saying on Friday one had been struck by a ship. They were trying to determine how the other three had died. "It's alarming to respond to four dead gray whales in just over a week because it really puts into perspective the current challenges faced by this species," says Dr Padraig Duignan, the director of pathology at the Marine Mammal Center. Continue reading... |
| China fines Alibaba billions for alleged market abuses Posted: 09 Apr 2021 08:15 PM PDT Platform co-founded by Jack Ma, who has criticised Chinese authorities, misused its dominance, say state regulators Chinese regulators have hit e-commerce company Alibaba with a fine of 18.2bn yuan (US$2.78bn) over practices deemed to be an abuse of its dominant market position, according to state-run media. The Xinhua news agency said the state administration for market regulation had assessed the fine after concluding an investigation into Alibaba that began in December. Continue reading... |
| Amazon workers in Alabama vote against forming company’s first union Posted: 09 Apr 2021 08:31 AM PDT
Amazon has won a victory in its hard-fought campaign to stop workers at an Alabama warehouse forming the company's first union, in a tough blow for the US labor movement. Workers at the Bessemer, Alabama, plant have voted 1,798 to 738 to reject the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. Counting concluded on Friday morning, and attention will now focus on some 505 challenged ballots , but the margin of victory was too greatto change the outcome. Continue reading... |
| Elon Musk startup shows monkey with brain chip implants playing video game Posted: 09 Apr 2021 12:05 PM PDT Neuralink video appears to show monkey controlling game paddle simply by thinking The billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's brain-chip startup released footage on Friday appearing to show a monkey playing a simple video game after getting implants of the new technology. The three-minute video by Neuralink shows Pager, a male macaque with chips embedded on each side of its brain, playing Mind Pong. Although he was trained to move a joystick, it is now unplugged. He appears to control the paddle simply by thinking about moving his hand up or down. Continue reading... |
| Bolsonaro’s ‘genocidal’ Covid response has led to Brazilian catastrophe, Dilma Rousseff says Posted: 10 Apr 2021 02:00 AM PDT Former president tells Guardian Brazil faces perhaps gravest moment in its history and is 'adrift on an ocean of hunger and disease' Jair Bolsonaro's perverse and "genocidal" response to one of the world's deadliest Covid outbreaks has left Brazil "adrift on an ocean of hunger and disease", the country's former president Dilma Rousseff has claimed. Speaking to the Guardian this week – as Brazil's coronavirus death toll hit devastating new heights, with more than 12,000 deaths in the last three days – Rousseff said her country faced perhaps the gravest moment in its history. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus live news: India’s cases surging as deadly second wave spreads Posted: 10 Apr 2021 02:13 AM PDT India records 145,384 new Covid-19 cases and 794 deaths, the highest number of fatalities in more than five months
The third-largest economy in the eurozone, Italy, will only recover from its coronavirus-related slump at the end of next year, the national business lobby Confindustria said on Saturday. After a record fall of 8.9% last year, the association said the country'sGDP should expand by 4.1% this year and by 4.2% in 2022. Confindustria's forecasts were more optimistic than the International Monetary Fund's, which last week predicted growth of 4.2% and 3.6% in 2021 and 2022. A crucial part of the recovery rests on the success of its so-far struggling vaccination programme and on a vast injection of loans and grants from the EU.
The German biotech firm Curevac believes the EU might give its Covid-19 vaccine approval in May or June, a spokesman was quoted as saying in Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper on Saturday. Thorsten Schueller told the paper: "We are already very advanced in phase 3 clinical trials and are expecting the data for the final approval package." Continue reading... |
| EU agency examines reports of blood clots with J&J Covid vaccine Posted: 09 Apr 2021 08:42 AM PDT EMA says four serious cases reported, one fatal, and also expands inquiry into AstraZeneca vaccine The EU's drug regulator is reviewing reports of rare blood clots in four people who received Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine and has expanded its inquiry into AstraZeneca's shot to include reports of a bleeding condition. Of the four serious cases of clotting and low platelets, three occurred in the US during the rollout of J&J's vaccine from its Janssen pharmaceuticals unit, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Friday, adding that one person had died and one case was reported in a clinical trial. It was the first news of EMA's inquiry into the J&J vaccine. Continue reading... |
| ‘These are our homes’: LA gay bars fight to stay afloat after year of shutdown Posted: 09 Apr 2021 10:00 PM PDT Historic queer institutions across southern California that have been safe spaces for LGBTQ+ crowds for decades are in danger of closing permanently Four iconic Los Angeles gay bars, touting a combined history of 130 years, have permanently closed during the pandemic and many more have warned that they are on the brink of shutdown. Related: An order of queer and trans 'nuns' in San Francisco take on an unholy year Continue reading... |
| Louis Theroux: ‘I worry about not coming up to scratch’ Posted: 10 Apr 2021 12:00 AM PDT He made a film on Joe Exotic a decade before Tiger King, lulls interviewees into personal revelations – and can rock a leather suit. So why is he so anxious? "There's no getting away from the fact that, even aged 50, I'm a slightly awkward person, a fearful person, worry-prone," says Louis Theroux, wriggling in his seat. The film-maker picks up and puts down a coffee without drinking. He wears all blue: navy sweater, stock denim, one of those indestructible plastic Casio watches on his wrist. "I worry about what people think," Theroux continues, "I worry about giving offence, being judged, not coming up to scratch, being thin-skinned." We are in the corner of a photography studio in London, sheltering from rain on a Friday afternoon. The room has long emptied of people, but, even so, as Theroux chats, he snatches quick glances over his right shoulder, as if expecting to find somebody or something lurking there. "Everyone has things that preoccupy them, right?" he says. "I just tend to think, on a spectrum of people in general, I definitely skew, uh, anxious." Continue reading... |
| Musa Okwonga: ‘Boys don’t learn shamelessness at Eton, it is where they perfect it’ Posted: 10 Apr 2021 01:00 AM PDT The writer and podcaster talks about his private school days, and why a system that prides itself on creating leaders is selling Britain short
It's 1996 in a perfectly ordinary suburb just north of Heathrow airport. A teenage boy and his sister are on their way to the optician. Walking under a railway bridge, they pass a man who slows down and gives the boy a stare "as startling as scalding water". He can't stop thinking about it all through the appointment, and when they emerge – though surely the man won't still be there? – they walk a different way back to the bus stop, just in case. When the bus arrives, they climb to the top deck, and as it turns the corner, the boy peers out. The man is still there, and smiles as he catches sight of them, before opening his coat wide to reveal a colourful patchwork of swastikas sewn into the lining: red, white, black, purple. The boy is Musa Okwonga, and he goes to school at Eton College, just the other side of the M25. Over there racism may not announce itself with swastikas, but it's a constant background hum, with something of the same menace as the man in the coat: just when you think you've evaded it, surprise! Here's a moment to chill you to the bone, like when a fellow pupil boasts about the fact that his ancestor was a slaver. Continue reading... |
| From baked kimchi rice to custard cream affogato: Yotam Ottolenghi's egg recipes Posted: 10 Apr 2021 01:30 AM PDT Baked eggs nestled in peppers on a bed of pungent sticky rice, followed by little pots filled with baked custard, meringue brittle and a shot of espresso We may all still be finishing off chocolate eggs from last weekend, but eggs are still where I'm at. With their promise of hope and new life, eggs feel particularly right this weekend, as many of us anticipate Monday's planned next step out of lockdown. Lots of us feel a bit like an uncooked egg at the moment: wobbly and fragile, encased in our shell. But now it's time to crack things open. We may have got a bit set in our ways over the past year or so, but don't forget we're as protean as eggs themselves: versatile, able to change and to do things differently. We all just need some heat to do so. Continue reading... |
| Riz Ahmed: ‘I am happiest when feeling challenged or overwhelmed’ Posted: 10 Apr 2021 01:30 AM PDT The actor and rapper on social media, home-cooked curry and letting go Born in London, Riz Ahmed, 38, studied politics, philosophy and economics at Oxford University. His films include Four Lions, Rogue One and Venom; he won an Emmy for his role in the miniseries The Night Of. He has been nominated for a best actor Oscar for his role in the film Sound Of Metal, available on Amazon Prime from 12 April. Last year he released a rap album, The Long Goodbye. He recently married the American novelist Fatima Farheen Mirza. When were you happiest? |
| ‘A small, sanitised existence’: what effect will the pandemic have on today’s babies? Posted: 09 Apr 2021 10:00 PM PDT When my first child was born, there were parties, flights, bus trips, visitors. My second son arrived into a very different world My son, 0, doesn't know any different. One of around 600,000 babies born in Britain in the plague year of 2020, he has spent all eight months of his life (and most of his gestation) in a world defined by distance and disease. His circle is small. He doesn't get out much. When he does, the faces that peer in at his pushchair are concealed by masks. A baby is usually a magnet for human touch; I'd guess around 300 people had held his older brother by the time he was eight months old. Perhaps 20 people have made physical contact with Aubrey. Continue reading... |
| Blind date: 'I looked her up online before the date – I'm not sure what she made of that' Posted: 09 Apr 2021 10:00 PM PDT Kate, 48, nutrition consultant, meets Stephen, 48, census administrator What were you hoping for? |
| Former Portuguese prime minister Sócrates to stand trial for money laundering Posted: 09 Apr 2021 02:02 PM PDT But judge rules that ex-premier does not have to face corruption charges A Portuguese court has cleared the way for former prime minister José Sócrates to stand trial for money laundering and falsifying documents, but cleared him of corruption charges in the years-long case. Sócrates is accused of pocketing €34m from three companies while he was in power between 2005 and 2011, but the ex-prime minister has maintained his innocence. Continue reading... |
| Saudi Arabia jails alleged satirist ‘identified in Twitter infiltration’ Posted: 09 Apr 2021 06:21 AM PDT Activist claims 2014 breach led to aid worker being sentenced to 20 years over parody account A Saudi court's decision to sentence an aid worker to 20 years in prison for allegedly using a satirical Twitter account to mock the Riyadh government has been linked to the infiltration of Twitter by Saudi agents in 2014, in a case that has drawn the attention of senior US officials. Abdulrahman al-Sadhan, a 37-year-old aid worker with the Red Crescent, was sentenced by Saudi Arabia's specialised criminal court, and given an additional 20-year travel ban, following allegations that he used a popular parody account to mock the Saudi government. Continue reading... |
| Sassou rules like an emperor while Congolese die from extreme poverty | Vava Tampa Posted: 09 Apr 2021 11:15 PM PDT The world has turned a blind eye to Denis Sassou Nguesso's controversial re-election, which will extend his iron-fisted reign to more than 40 years The result of last month's presidential election in Congo-Brazzaville brought no surprises. After 36 years in power, Denis Sassou Nguesso, 77, clinched 88% of the vote with a turnout of more than 67%. Accusations of vote irregularities, including ballot box stuffing, were widespread. His closest rival, who had urged for a "vote for change" died of Covid on the day of the vote. Television showed a triumphant Sassou at home with his smiling henchmen, as the interior minister, Raymond Zéphirin Mboulou – instead of the head of the electoral commission – announced the win. The question now is whether or not the African Union, the US, the EU, the UK and former colonial power France will simply turn a blind eye to another disputed election result while Congolese are dying from extreme poverty? Continue reading... |
| The Republican podcast taking a shot at making conservatism cool Posted: 10 Apr 2021 02:00 AM PDT The irreverent Ruthless attracts big-name guests and is offering a rightwing alternative to wildly popular progressive podcasts An increasingly prominent Republican podcast is emerging as a conservative alternative to the type of political media progressives have had a monopoly on for years: the partisan, edgy-oftentimes-irreverent entertainment show that nevertheless attracts powerful newsmakers. The podcast, called Ruthless, is hosted by Josh Holmes, a former chief of staff to Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Michael Duncan, one of Holmes's colleagues at the consulting firm they work for, and the lawyer pseudonymously known by his Twitter handle Comfortably Smug. Continue reading... |
| NSW coroner asks police to review 1979 Luna Park Ghost Train fire evidence Posted: 10 Apr 2021 02:08 AM PDT The coroner says she has received an application for a fresh inquest into the fire that killed six boys and a man in Sydney The New South Wales coroner will consider a fresh inquest into a fatal fire at Sydney's Luna Park in 1979 after allegations the blaze was linked to an underworld figure. Seven people including six boys were killed in the blaze while riding the theme park's ghost train. Continue reading... |
| ‘Kill the bill’ and trans visibility: human rights this fortnight in pictures Posted: 09 Apr 2021 11:05 PM PDT A round-up of the coverage on struggles for human rights and freedoms, from Mexico to China Continue reading... |
| Posted: 09 Apr 2021 02:00 PM PDT When the storm hit Vanuatu last year, the lack of international support gave local aid workers a chance to be heard If someone had told me this time last year that Vanuatu was about to weather one of the worst cyclones of our recent history with our borders closed, I may not have believed you. After Cyclone Pam in 2015, hundreds of aid workers rushed in from overseas, eager to deliver lifesaving aid to communities who had lost everything. Continue reading... |
| Georgia corporations tried to interfere with our democracy. We didn’t let them | Nsé Ufot Posted: 09 Apr 2021 05:00 AM PDT When Coca-Cola and Delta backed bigoted lawmakers, we organized, rose up, used our voices to make change – and it worked In the last general election, Georgians delivered our country from the hands of fascism by securing Democrats in the White House and the Senate. As payback for doing so, Republicans are waging an unholy war against voting rights in the state, pushing Jim Crow-style measures like SB 202 into law, which will make it harder for hundreds of thousands of Georgians to cast their ballots. This dangerous bill impacts specific communities the most: Black, brown, young, and new voters in Georgia. Many voters don't know that Republicans aren't working alone to disenfranchise us. Their accomplices were some of the most powerful corporations in our state. In fact, Georgia-based companies like Delta, Coca-Cola and Home Depot previously bankrolled the backers of voter suppression bills to the tune of over $7.4m. Continue reading... |
| The world won’t be greener until it’s fairer | Simone Tagliapietra Posted: 09 Apr 2021 03:36 AM PDT Action on the climate crisis must come with a social contract to protect the poor and vulnerable
The green revolution is already unfolding, driven by a stunning reduction in the cost of green technologies and by a global momentum for climate neutrality by the mid-century. So, if cheaper green technology and an unprecedented political green ambition are rapidly converging, what could go wrong? Unfortunately, the situation is not as simple as it seems. Decarbonisation will reshape our economies and our lifestyles. Nothing will be left untouched in the process: the green world will be profoundly different from the one we know today. Continue reading... |
| St Vincent rocked by explosive eruptions of La Soufrière volcano – video report Posted: 09 Apr 2021 03:41 PM PDT An explosive eruption rocked La Soufrière volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St Vincent on Friday following mandatory evacuation orders from the local government. There were no immediate reports of casualties from the burst that occurred just four days short of the 42nd anniversary of the last eruption. Continue reading... |
| 'A heck of a guy': Joe Biden pays tribute to Prince Philip – video Posted: 09 Apr 2021 02:41 PM PDT Joe Biden has paid tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, and sent condolences to Queen Elizabeth II. 'He was a heck of a guy,' the US president told reporters at a photo opportunity in the Oval Office, '99-years-old and he never slowed down at all - which I admire the devil out of.'
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| 'Subdual, restraint and compression' led to Floyd's death, says forensic pathologist – video Posted: 09 Apr 2021 11:21 AM PDT George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from the way he was held down by police, a retired forensic pathologist testified on Friday at former officer Derek Chauvin's murder trial. The testimony of Lindsey Thomas, who retired in 2017 from the Hennepin county medical examiner's office in Minneapolis, bolstered testimony by other experts on Thursday that rejected the defence theory that Floyd's drug use and underlying health problems killed him Continue reading... |
| Saint Vincent volcano shows signs of eruption being imminent – video Posted: 09 Apr 2021 06:28 AM PDT Seismologists have warned La Soufrière could erupt in a matter of hours or days and the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent has declared a red alert and issued an evacuation order. Video posted on social media showed a plume of smoke towering above the volcano, which is the highest point in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Monitoring stations reported long earthquakes, which suggested that fresh magma was trying to reach the surface, and indicated that the volcano was moving to 'an explosive stage' Continue reading... |
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