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- India’s Covid crisis: doctors sound warning over oxygen hoarding
- Greece accused of ‘shocking’ illegal pushback against refugees at sea
- Historic wins for Nomadland – and surprise victory for Anthony Hopkins – at odd Oscars
- Guardian film Colette wins Oscar for best documentary short
- Labour calls for Electoral Commission inquiry into PM’s flat refurbishment
- ‘We won’t negotiate’, says new Chad regime, as armed rebels regroup
- Boris Johnson is warned of ‘dangerous political vacuum’ in Northern Ireland
- Man jumps feet-first into moving car to stop dangerous driver in Albania
- Turkmenistan dedicates holiday to enormous national dog breed
- ‘I have given up the fight’: ‘Italy’s Robinson Crusoe’ to leave island
- Out of a heap of broken images, Chernobyl seeks World Heritage status
- ‘We take safety seriously’: Fauci says J&J vaccine pause should raise confidence
- Outrage as No 10 rules out urgent inquiry into Covid mistakes
- Fashion designer Alber Elbaz dies aged 59 with Covid-19
- What Covid vaccines does the UK have and which are in the works?
- Glenn Close’s magnificent Da Butt and superb flirting: key Oscars moments
- ‘War weary’ Libya reflects 10 years on from Gaddafi and Arab spring
- Will Young on prep school, PTSD and psychotherapy: ‘Shame doesn’t help anything’
- ‘I’m fine with being called an activist’: Angie Thomas on her The Hate U Give prequel
- Biden’s 100 days: bold action and broad vision amid grief and turmoil
- OnePlus 9 review: a good, well-priced top-spec smartphone
- Don’t always blame the fox says flockmaster: Country diary, 29 April 1946
- US lawmakers ‘making progress’ on police reform – but it’s still early stages
- Youn Yuh-jung wins best supporting actress Oscar for Minari
- NSW planning body gives green light to Hunter Valley coalmine expansion
- Bearing gifts: the camels bringing books to Pakistan’s poorest children
- If it’s safe, dump it in Tokyo. We in the Pacific don’t want Japan’s nuclear wastewater | Joey Tau and Talei Luscia Mangioni
- Halfway there … the key numbers that tell the story of the UK’s vaccine drive
- 'Like pressing pause': volunteers emerge from 40-day cave isolation experiment – video
| India’s Covid crisis: doctors sound warning over oxygen hoarding Posted: 25 Apr 2021 11:41 PM PDT People are stockpiling medicine and oxygen as hospitals struggle to access supplies People are hoarding oxygen and vital medicines in homes in India, creating panic and causing shortages in hospitals treating critically ill Covid patients, senior Indian doctors have said. India recorded another 352,991 new coronavirus cases on Monday, breaking its own global record for the fifth straight day, and 2,812 new deaths, its highest daily figure for fatalities. Continue reading... |
| Greece accused of ‘shocking’ illegal pushback against refugees at sea Posted: 25 Apr 2021 09:00 PM PDT Lawsuit filed at European court of human rights says group were abandoned in life rafts after some were beaten A lawsuit filed against the Greek state at the European court of human rights accuses Athens of a shocking level of violence in sophisticated inter-agency operations that form part of an illegal pushback strategy to stop the arrival of refugees and migrants. The suit, filed by the NGO Legal Centre Lesvos, centres on an alleged incident in October last year in which a fishing boat set off from Marmaris in Turkey for Italy carrying about 200 people, including 40 children and a pregnant woman. The boat ran into difficulty in a storm off the south coast of Crete, leading the captain to radio for assistance. Continue reading... |
| Historic wins for Nomadland – and surprise victory for Anthony Hopkins – at odd Oscars Posted: 25 Apr 2021 08:36 PM PDT Chloé Zhao made history as the first woman of colour to win best director with her drama about van-dwellers as Hopkins and Frances McDormand won top acting honours During an unusual Oscars ceremony, on-the-road drama Nomadland triumphed with a win for best picture, best actress and a historic victory for Chloé Zhao, becoming the first woman of colour to be named best director and only the second woman ever. The film, starring Frances McDormand as a woman living out of her van and interacting with real-life nomads, took home the top trophy near the end of a delayed night and a delayed season amid the pandemic. The ceremony played out in person but with safety precautions and a modest guest list. Continue reading... |
| Guardian film Colette wins Oscar for best documentary short Posted: 25 Apr 2021 06:35 PM PDT Film about a former resistance fighter travelling to visit the concentration camp where her brother died wins prize at the 93rd Academy Awards
Colette, a film released by the Guardian, has won the Oscar for best documentary short at the 93rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Written and directed by Anthony Giacchino, and produced by Alice Doyard, Annie Small and Aaron Matthews, Colette tells the story of 90-year-old former French resistance member Colette Marin-Catherine, who visits the concentration camp where her brother was murdered during the war with a young history student, Lucie Fouble. Continue reading... |
| Labour calls for Electoral Commission inquiry into PM’s flat refurbishment Posted: 25 Apr 2021 11:16 AM PDT Party says Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings must be summoned to give evidence on how works were paid for The Electoral Commission must legally summon Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and Conservative officials to give evidence on how the prime minister paid for refurbishments to his Downing Street flat, Labour has said. Calling on the commission to launch a formal investigation, lawyers for the party said the matter was "incontrovertibly in the public interest". Continue reading... |
| ‘We won’t negotiate’, says new Chad regime, as armed rebels regroup Posted: 25 Apr 2021 07:32 PM PDT The new government led by the son of late president Idriss Déby says it is pursuing rebels into Niger, but capital may still face assault Chad's military transitional government has said it will not negotiate with the rebels blamed for killing the country's president of three decades, raising the possibility that the armed fighters might press ahead with their threats to attack the capital N'djamena. A spokesman for the rebel group known as the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (Fact) said on Sunday that it was now joining forces with other armed groups who oppose the Mahmat Idriss Déby taking control of the country following the death of his father. Continue reading... |
| Boris Johnson is warned of ‘dangerous political vacuum’ in Northern Ireland Posted: 25 Apr 2021 04:01 PM PDT Letter from four former secretaries of state says Brexit's damage to peace process must be addressed Northern Ireland is in a dangerous political vacuum and could "fall over" unless the UK government acts swiftly, according to a cross-party group of former cabinet ministers with experience in the region. Boris Johnson needs to show more urgency and focus to ameliorate Brexit's damage to the peace process, the group tells the prime minister in an open letter published on Monday. Continue reading... |
| Man jumps feet-first into moving car to stop dangerous driver in Albania Posted: 25 Apr 2021 05:08 PM PDT Car was reversing erratically in pedestrianised city square in capital, Tirana, before dramatic leap through open window A man has made a running jump, feet-first, through the open window of a moving car in Albania's capital to stop the driver spinning erratically through the city's Skanderbeg Square. Footage captured by dozens of cameras set up to report on the country's general election shows the car's wheels screeching as it reverses in circles around the pedestrianised square. Continue reading... |
| Turkmenistan dedicates holiday to enormous national dog breed Posted: 25 Apr 2021 06:03 PM PDT The country's president has also erected a gold statue and dedicated an ode to the Alabai dog breed Turkmenistan marked a new holiday on Sunday dedicated to its national – and very large – Alabai dog breed, to which its longtime leader has already erected a gilded monument and written an ode. The new holiday took place on the same day as a festival celebrating the Akhal-Teke horse breed, which Turkmenistan also considers part of its national heritage. Continue reading... |
| ‘I have given up the fight’: ‘Italy’s Robinson Crusoe’ to leave island Posted: 25 Apr 2021 09:00 PM PDT Mauro Morandi has lived alone on Budelli since 1989 but will relocate after several eviction threats A man known as Italy's Robinson Crusoe who has lived alone on a Mediterranean island for more than 30 years after running into difficulties in the sea has said he is finally surrendering to pressure from authorities to leave and will be moving to a small apartment. Mauro Morandi, 81, stumbled across Budelli, an island off Sardinia known for its pink-sanded beach, in 1989 after his catamaran broke down on the way to the south Pacific. In a fortuitous twist of fate, Morandi discovered that the island's caretaker was about to retire, and so he abandoned the sailing trip, sold his boat and took over the role. Continue reading... |
| Out of a heap of broken images, Chernobyl seeks World Heritage status Posted: 25 Apr 2021 11:00 PM PDT On the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, photographer Gleb Garanich surveys the proposed UNESCO World Heritage site A mothballed nuclear power station surrounded by wasteland, rubble and abandoned buildings is not what most people associate with a UNESCO World Heritage site. But that is what Ukraine has in mind for Chernobyl. Hoping that such an assignation could draw funding and more tourists, the government has begun a process that could eventually allow it to apply to the UN's cultural, scientific and education body for protection. Continue reading... |
| ‘We take safety seriously’: Fauci says J&J vaccine pause should raise confidence Posted: 25 Apr 2021 09:44 AM PDT Advisory panel voted to resume Johnson & Johnson vaccine as the administration tries to curb deadly outbreaks across the US Joe Biden's chief medical adviser said on Sunday the recent pause on the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine should raise confidence in health agencies' focus on vaccine safety, as the administration tries to curb deadly outbreaks across the US. Related: No parades, no hugs: Disneyland is reopening - but will the magic be back? Continue reading... |
| Outrage as No 10 rules out urgent inquiry into Covid mistakes Posted: 25 Apr 2021 10:00 AM PDT Exclusive: bereaved families are told that 'people who would need to give evidence' are 'working round clock' The government has caused anger among bereaved families by telling them it will be too busy to start an inquiry into the UK's handling of the Covid pandemic for months. In a six-page letter to lawyers for thousands of families calling for an immediate statutory public inquiry, the government said "an inquiry now is not appropriate" and "the very people who would need to give evidence to an inquiry are working round the clock". It said "it is not anticipated that the government's workload will ease in the coming months". Continue reading... |
| Fashion designer Alber Elbaz dies aged 59 with Covid-19 Posted: 25 Apr 2021 07:30 AM PDT Elbaz worked at Guy Laroche and Yves Saint Laurent before joining Lanvin as creative director in 2001 Alber Elbaz, a red carpet favourite of Beyoncé, Michelle Obama, Kim Kardashian and Sarah Jessica Parker, has died from Covid-19, aged 59. Continue reading... |
| What Covid vaccines does the UK have and which are in the works? Posted: 25 Apr 2021 04:01 PM PDT As Valneva recruits volunteers for final stage trials of its vaccine, here is the current state of play in Britain Vaccines to protect against the coronavirus were designed, tested and manufactured in record time, and several have been approved for use in the UK vaccination programme, with a number of others under consideration. Continue reading... |
| Glenn Close’s magnificent Da Butt and superb flirting: key Oscars moments Posted: 25 Apr 2021 10:25 PM PDT An impromptu dance masterclass became an instant highlight, but Steven Soderbergh's directorial shakeup delivered a ceremony with few highs and frequent depressions In a skewiff ceremony of overlong speeches, quiet applause and a downsized red carpet, one moment effortlessly stole the show: Glenn Close doing the dance to the 1988 funk hit Da Butt. Continue reading... |
| ‘War weary’ Libya reflects 10 years on from Gaddafi and Arab spring Posted: 25 Apr 2021 09:00 PM PDT Overshadowed by Syria, the lessons of Libya from the past decade have barely been cross examined The last days of Libya's Colonel Muammar Gaddafi 10 years ago conjure up competing images of defiance, defeat and death. In March 2011, in one of his last public appearances and with rebellion against his regime gathering around him, the soon-to-be-deposed leader arrived at the People's Congress in Tripoli riding an electric golf cart. Continue reading... |
| Will Young on prep school, PTSD and psychotherapy: ‘Shame doesn’t help anything’ Posted: 25 Apr 2021 10:00 PM PDT After years of anxiety, how is the singer coping with losing his twin brother, lockdown and memories of his unhappy schooldays? Will Young exits a cab and ambles up a quiet south London street towards me, where I've been loitering outside his terrace house like a superfan. No sooner has he shown me through to his garden than he has popped back out to buy cigarettes. There can't be many pop stars who would feel comfortable leaving a journalist alone in their home, especially one who has had as many run-ins with the press as Young. The walled garden is filled with bushes and trees that neither of us are able to name, as well as a tremendous number of plant pots. "I've gone completely insane: I've never bought so many bulbs in my life," says Young, on his return from the corner shop. "Did you see the tulips out the front? I've gone potting-crazy. I don't really know what I'm doing, but I have such a passion for it now." His neighbours have started calling him "the garden centre", as he is always trying to foist cuttings on them. Continue reading... |
| ‘I’m fine with being called an activist’: Angie Thomas on her The Hate U Give prequel Posted: 25 Apr 2021 11:00 PM PDT Angie Thomas talks about exploring violence and black fatherhood in her latest young adult novel – and why she's hoping it won't be banned Angie Thomas does not hesitate when I ask whether her new novel will be banned somewhere. "Absolutely, I'm expecting it," she replies. "Adults don't like talking about teenage sex, they don't want to get uncomfortable." She has good reason to think so: The Hate U Give, her bestselling debut, was pulled from schools in the city of Katy, Texas. "The initial objection focused on swearing and the discussion of sexual acts and drugs. In her new young adult novel, Concrete Rose, drugs and violence are more than discussed: the book follows 17-year-old Maverick Carter, a self-described "drug-dealing, gangbanging, high school flunkout … who got two kids by two different girls". Readers of The Hate U Give will recognise Maverick as Starr Carter's father, and Concrete Rose – Thomas's third novel – is effectively its prequel. Once again, the reader is transported to the fictional US city of Garden Heights and the pacey, highly readable story of "Mav", whose world is turned upside down when he becomes a father. How can he escape the gang he's affiliated with, when the only routes out are prison or death? Continue reading... |
| Biden’s 100 days: bold action and broad vision amid grief and turmoil Posted: 25 Apr 2021 11:00 PM PDT Biden's solution to the myriad crises is an ambitious economic agenda that promises to 'own the future' by expanding the role of government in American life On the 50th day of his presidency, Joe Biden marched into the Oval Office and took a seat behind the Resolute desk, where the massive, 628-page American Rescue Plan awaited his signature. Across the room hung a portrait of Franklin D Roosevelt, a nod to the transformative presidency Biden envisions for a nation tormented by disease, strife and division. Related: Biden presidency: return to 'normal' belies an audacious agenda Continue reading... |
| OnePlus 9 review: a good, well-priced top-spec smartphone Posted: 25 Apr 2021 11:00 PM PDT Big, fast screen, flagship chip, long battery life and slick experience – but a few corners cut to save money The OnePlus 9 offers the same top-performance, slick experience and long battery life as the firm's best phone but with a few corners cut to slice £200 off the price. The £629 handset looks almost identical to its more expensive sibling, the £829 OnePlus 9 Pro. It has a marginally smaller screen that is flat rather than curved at the sides, and the edge of the phone is plastic not metal, but the rest is in effect a copy – which is a good thing. Continue reading... |
| Don’t always blame the fox says flockmaster: Country diary, 29 April 1946 Posted: 25 Apr 2021 10:00 PM PDT 29 April 1946 Carrion crows often to blame for the killing of weaker lambs Cumberland Related: Country diary: this fox won't give up its prey without a fight Continue reading... |
| US lawmakers ‘making progress’ on police reform – but it’s still early stages Posted: 26 Apr 2021 02:00 AM PDT There are few who see the passing of meaningful new laws as a guaranteed outcome – but people are still talking In the aftermath of former police officer Derek Chauvin being convicted of murdering George Floyd, it seems like there is momentum for the US Congress to pass some kind of police reform bill. Hearings on policing have been held and point people on both the Democratic and Republican sides are in ongoing talks. By most metrics, Congress is in a comfortable position to pass some kind of bill meant to deter police brutality and prevent another George Floyd or Eric Garner. Continue reading... |
| Youn Yuh-jung wins best supporting actress Oscar for Minari Posted: 25 Apr 2021 06:54 PM PDT South Korean follows her Bafta win with an Academy Award for Minari, in which she played a 'grandma' living on a farm in Arkansas South Korean performer Youn Yuh-jung has won the best supporting actress Oscar for her role in Minari at the 93rd Academy Awards, which are taking place in Los Angeles. In Minari, Youn plays Soon-ja, "grandma" to young David, who comes from Korea to stay with the family on their farm in Arkansas. She brings with her the "minari" seeds that gives the film its title. Continue reading... |
| NSW planning body gives green light to Hunter Valley coalmine expansion Posted: 26 Apr 2021 01:47 AM PDT Ahead of a looming by-election, residents express outrage about the decision, saying 'it's not an expansion, it's a whole new pit' A coalmine in the Upper Hunter Valley has been given approval to expand by the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission. Mangoola Coal Operations, a subsidiary of Glencore Coal, applied to extract an additional 52m tonnes of coal over eight years at the Mangoola mine near Muswellbrook. Continue reading... |
| Bearing gifts: the camels bringing books to Pakistan’s poorest children Posted: 25 Apr 2021 11:00 PM PDT The mobile library services are an education lifeline for students in Balochistan, where schools have closed during the pandemic Sharatoon had wanted to continue her studies, but she had to leave school and her beloved books when she got married aged 15. Now 27, Sharatoon is happy reading again, as every Friday a camel visits her small town, his saddle panniers full of books. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2021 05:30 PM PDT Japan's plans to discharge radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean is a callous act that would do catastrophic harm Earlier this month, the Japanese government announced plans to discharge 1m tonnes of radioactive wastewater accruing since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011 into the Pacific Ocean. To Pacific peoples, who have carried the disproportionate human cost of nuclearism in our region, this is yet another act of catastrophic and irreversible trans-boundary harm that our region has not consented to. Continue reading... |
| Halfway there … the key numbers that tell the story of the UK’s vaccine drive Posted: 25 Apr 2021 01:45 AM PDT The government has hit both its self-imposed targets so far. How will it go the rest of the way? More than half of the UK population has now received at least a first dose of vaccine against Covid-19. By Friday evening 33,388,637 people had received one of the Pfizer, AstraZeneca or Moderna vaccines. Here's how it was done, and what is still left to do. Continue reading... |
| 'Like pressing pause': volunteers emerge from 40-day cave isolation experiment – video Posted: 25 Apr 2021 07:15 AM PDT Fifteen people have emerged from a cave in south-west France after 40 days underground in an experiment to see how the absence of clocks, daylight and external communications would affect their sense of time Continue reading... |
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