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- Israel-Gaza conflict: France adds to ceasefire pressure on US as violence rages
- New York investigation into Trump Organization now criminal, says attorney general
- Chips with everything: how one Taiwanese company drives the world economy
- Coronavirus live news: India passes US for record daily deaths; 60% of all vaccines given in just three countries
- More than 100 unexploded bombs found in Solomon Islands backyard
- Nancy Pelosi calls for US diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
- Food giants accused of links to illegal Amazon deforestation
- Robert Durst murder trial reopens after 14 months recess because of pandemic
- Tobacco firms in move to strike out Malawi exploitation case
- Citizen: crime app falsely accused a homeless man of starting a wildfire
- Taiwan raises Covid alert level nationwide as infections increase
- ‘We’re hoping for a good season’: Italy prepares to welcome back tourists
- Tunisia lockdown ends, despite Africa’s worst Covid death rate
- Ministers accused of sowing confusion over England’s travel advice
- Why are our cities built for 6ft-tall men? The female architects who fought back
- Kris Hallenga: the woman diagnosed with cancer at 23 who convinced a generation to check their breasts
- Confronting hate against east Asians – a photo essay
- Five of Anthony Bourdain’s favourite food destinations
- ‘Every day there is bombing’: Israel airstrikes hitting affluent heart of Gaza
- More than 90% of Black Americans say they have been racially profiled while shopping
- Anger as Patel delays publication of report into private detective’s murder
- Only 17% in US say race relations better one year after Floyd’s murder, poll finds
- Third Australian dies of Covid in India while caring for elderly parents
- Bangladeshi journalist arrested and charged over alleged document theft
- Nancy Pelosi calls for diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics – video
- Israeli police use cannon and teargas during clashes in Jerusalem and West Bank – video
- People flee in panic as 300-metre skyscraper wobbles in China – video
- 'Nothing conclusive' on India variant to change route out of lockdown, says Johnson – video
- Israel unleashes wave of airstrikes on Gaza as Biden issues statement supporting ceasefire – video
| Israel-Gaza conflict: France adds to ceasefire pressure on US as violence rages Posted: 19 May 2021 01:18 AM PDT International calls for action grow as Netanyahu reportedly says fighting could end 'within days' Egypt has urged a brokered end to the fighting between Israel and militants in Gaza, and France has called for a UN security council resolution on the violence, as international pressure for a ceasefire intensifies. The US has so far stopped short of demanding an end to the clashes, confining its public efforts to urging that attacks are scaled back. Washington has repeatedly blocked efforts before the UN security council to draft joint statements calling for the fighting to end. The latest US rejection came at a security council meeting late on Tuesday that again ended without a statement, as airstrikes and rocket fire continued into the night. Continue reading... |
| New York investigation into Trump Organization now criminal, says attorney general Posted: 18 May 2021 08:48 PM PDT State joins Manhattan attorney general in launching 'active' probe into allegations the former president falsified property values to boost income The New York attorney general's office has opened a criminal investigation into Donald Trump's company, increasing the legal risk for the former president and his family. Attorney general Letitia James has been investigating whether the Trump Organization falsely reported property values to secure loans and obtain economic and tax benefits. Continue reading... |
| Chips with everything: how one Taiwanese company drives the world economy Posted: 18 May 2021 06:43 PM PDT A Covid-driven global shortage of microchips has put manufacturer TSMC at the heart of the world's recovery, as well as US-China tensions Living on an island long coveted by a large and increasingly powerful neighbour, the residents of Taiwan have given some thought to where might be the best place to go should the worst happen. Some think it might be the hills, others historic buildings that China will want to preserve. By the same reasoning, some believe it is the factory run by the world's biggest computer chip maker, TSMC. Taiwan has for decades been both a global strategic flashpoint and one of the world's economic powerhouses. In an industrial park about an hour's drive from Taipei, those twin identities merge almost perfectly in the form of the factory run by TSMC, the world's largest maker of computer chips – a facility so vital that some Taiwanese think it could be the safest place to flee to should China one day invade. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 19 May 2021 02:00 AM PDT China, United States and India have administered three-fifths of all vaccine doses given so far; India reports over 4,500 deaths for first time
Prof Chunhuei Chi, the director of Oregon State University's center for global health, has said that Taiwan was "a victim of its own success". Having locally eliminated the virus in early 2020 it did not get prioritised vaccination orders, and then failed to stay up to date with the changing science, such as the increased transmissibility and high asymptomatic rates of new variants like the UK one now spreading, he said. "Taiwan is one of the few countries that never experienced a second, third, or fourth wave," said Chi. "It basically resumed normal life so … most people including some government officials were lagging behind updated knowledge."
My colleague Haroon Siddique has a round-up here of the confusion over England's international travel advice, with conflicting advice from different ministers. Related: Ministers accused of sowing confusion over England's travel advice Related: UK Covid live news: latest data on Indian variant offers 'glimmer of hope', says expert Continue reading... |
| More than 100 unexploded bombs found in Solomon Islands backyard Posted: 18 May 2021 07:08 PM PDT A man digging a hole for a new septic system found the second world war ordnance, which are part of a deadly legacy of the war in the Pacific One hundred and one unexploded second world war bombs have been discovered in a backyard of a home in Honiara, the capital of Solomon Islands in the south Pacific. The unexploded ordnances (UXO) were found by a man who was digging a hole for a new septic system at his property in a residential area. Continue reading... |
| Nancy Pelosi calls for US diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics Posted: 18 May 2021 07:17 PM PDT US House speaker says leaders who attend Games would lose moral authority because of China's treatment of Uyghur minority US House speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for a US diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, criticising China for human rights abuses and saying global leaders who attend would lose their moral authority. US lawmakers have been increasingly vocal about an Olympic boycott or venue change, and have lashed out at American corporations, arguing their silence about what the State Department has deemed a genocide of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China was abetting the Chinese government. Continue reading... |
| Food giants accused of links to illegal Amazon deforestation Posted: 18 May 2021 10:00 PM PDT Cargill, Bunge and Cofco sourced beans from companies allegedly supplied by a farmer fined for destroying swathes of rainforest Three of the world's biggest food businesses have been accused of buying soya from a farmer linked to illegal deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Cargill, Bunge and Cofco sourced soya beans from the Chinese-owned Fiagril and the multinational Aliança Agrícola do Cerrado, both of which have allegedly been supplied by a farmer fined and sanctioned multiple times after destroying swathes of rainforest, according to a new investigation. Continue reading... |
| Robert Durst murder trial reopens after 14 months recess because of pandemic Posted: 18 May 2021 08:04 PM PDT The millionaire real estate heir and subject of The Jinx will be undone by his own words, says prosecution Robert Durst, the multimillionaire real estate heir accused of murder, will be condemned by his own words, a prosecutor has said during a new round of opening statements at his murder trial. Speaking at the trial in Los Angeles, deputy district attorney John Lewin wove a combination of Durst's statements — what he said were truth and lies — to outline evidence that will show the 78-year-old killed his best friend and a neighbour to cover up the mystery of his wife's disappearance. Continue reading... |
| Tobacco firms in move to strike out Malawi exploitation case Posted: 18 May 2021 10:00 PM PDT BAT and Imperial will on Wednesday ask the high court in London to dismiss watershed proceedings Two of the world's biggest tobacco companies are to ask the high court in London on Wednesday to strike out a case against them alleging the exploitation of Malawian farmers and their children as a result of their drive for profits. British American Tobacco and Imperial Brands, both based in the UK, deny the allegations. They are asking that the case be dismissed on the grounds that lawyers for the farming families cannot prove the tobacco they grew ended up in their cigarettes and other products. Continue reading... |
| Citizen: crime app falsely accused a homeless man of starting a wildfire Posted: 18 May 2021 10:00 PM PDT The app offered a $30,000 reward to track him down and shared a photo of the man, which was seen by more than 861,000 people The vigilante crime app Citizen falsely accused a California man of starting a wildfire, offering a $30,000 reward to track him down before retracting the post the next day, in a move that has been condemned by criminal justice experts. The app – which gives users local crime information via police scanners and other sources – shared an alert on Saturday about an alleged arsonist behind a large brush fire that broke out in Los Angeles over the weekend. Continue reading... |
| Taiwan raises Covid alert level nationwide as infections increase Posted: 19 May 2021 01:57 AM PDT Authorities impose mask-wearing and limit gatherings after outbreak spreads to half of island's counties The whole of Taiwan will move into level 3 of its four-tier coronavirus alert system, after cases spread to more than half the island's counties, infecting more than 1,300 people and killing two. Health experts have expressed concern that Taiwan was "a victim of its own success" and was caught short by the outbreak of the UK variant, with outdated preparations. Continue reading... |
| ‘We’re hoping for a good season’: Italy prepares to welcome back tourists Posted: 18 May 2021 09:00 PM PDT Industry that accounts for 14% of county's GDP hopes to bounce back as Covid travel restrictions are relaxed If anyone is strategically placed to take note of the people setting foot on the tiny Italian island of Giglio it's Rosalba Pellegrini. Her bar and pastry shop, Fausto, faces the port, where ferries arrive from Porto Santo Stefano, a town on the Tuscan peninsular of Monte Argentario. A smattering of people, mainly hikers and cyclists, descended from the midday boat on Monday. "We've seen a few new faces coming over the last couple of weekends, but otherwise it is very, very quiet," she said. Continue reading... |
| Tunisia lockdown ends, despite Africa’s worst Covid death rate Posted: 18 May 2021 11:00 PM PDT Pandemic fatigue and economic woes blamed for lack of action despite rapid rise in number of cases Tunisia has ended its one-week lockdown, despite having the highest reported deaths per capita of any country in Africa. Covid-19 cases in Tunisia were initially low last year, with a sweeping six-week lockdown involving the closure of borders and shutting down all but essential commercial activity appearing to halt the spread of the virus. However, since easing that original lockdown cases have increased, with daily reported infections and deaths now the highest in Africa, according to Our World in Data. Continue reading... |
| Ministers accused of sowing confusion over England’s travel advice Posted: 19 May 2021 12:50 AM PDT Government criticised for sending out mixed messages about traffic-light system for foreign travel Ministers have been accused of sowing confusion over what foreign travel is permitted for people in England after sending out mixed messages relating to its traffic light system. On Wednesday, the education minister Gillian Keegan urged people to be "sensible" and not travel to "amber list" countries for holidays, but her comments followed differing advice the day before. Continue reading... |
| Why are our cities built for 6ft-tall men? The female architects who fought back Posted: 18 May 2021 10:00 PM PDT Fed up living in a world designed by and for men, 80s design activists Matrix declared war on every urban obstacle in their way. And their impact is still being felt today When Le Corbusier developed his proportional system Le Modulor in the 1940s, the great architect had in mind a handsome British policeman. His system would go on to shape the entire postwar world, dictating everything from the height of a door handle to the scale of a staircase, all governed by the need to make everything as convenient as possible for this 6ft-tall ideal man. Its influence even extended to the size of city blocks, since these responded to the size and needs of the car our imaginary hero drove to work. The Swiss-born, Paris-based architect had originally proposed 1.75m, based on the average height of a Frenchman, but it later grew. "In English detective novels," said Le Corbusier, explaining his change of mind, "the good-looking men, such as policemen, are always 6ft tall!" |
| Posted: 18 May 2021 10:00 PM PDT When she was told she had stage four breast cancer in 2009, Hallenga didn't even know it could be a danger at her age. Then she started a campaign to save thousands of lives Eight months before Kris Hallenga was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer that spread to her spine, she went to her GP about a lump. It was 2009, she was 23 years old and, she says, "actually very miserable", having just come out of a crummy relationship. Living in Beijing, she was working for a travel company, and teaching on the side, but had come back home to the Midlands to visit her mum and get some teaching qualifications. "The doctor said: 'It's hormonal changes, something to do with the pill.' I was on the mini-pill at the time. 'Take some evening primrose oil to help with the pain.'" Hallenga wasn't about to argue: she was due back in China, and the last thing she wanted was to wait around for more tests. In Beijing, the lump got more painful, and blood started leaking from her breast. She had bouts of feeling unwell, which she couldn't explain. She came back to the UK, saw a different GP, but was told again that she was probably undergoing hormonal changes and that she didn't even need to be examined because she had been seen six months before. To this day she is terribly, if ruefully, understanding about what happened. "The chances of a GP seeing a young patient with breast cancer are so slim. What she should have said is: 'I'm not worried about this right now because if you're not checking your boobs anyway, you don't know if this is normal for you.' I wasn't touching my boobs at all. I didn't know anything about them." Continue reading... |
| Confronting hate against east Asians – a photo essay Posted: 18 May 2021 10:00 PM PDT Anti-Asian racism and crimes against the Asian community have amplified with Covid. The photographer Wendy Huynh, whose parents are Chinese immigrants from Vietnam who moved to France to flee communism, has experienced racism in Paris and London. She created a series of portraits celebrating Asian women in London from the creative industry to tackle the issue, and the Guardian talked to some of them to about their experiences For Bonnie Kwok it was a subtle difference. Whenever she used public transport there was always a space left next to her. At first she dismissed it, but when it started to happen regularly she began to question why other passengers were reluctant to take the free seat. Kwok, 43, who was born in Hong Kong but moved to the UK when she was 16, also started to notice children at the Hackney Chinese community school, where she is a headteacher, were increasingly coming in upset. They were, she says, being subjected to racist abuse on their way to school – something that started to happen with concerning regularity during the onset of the pandemic. Continue reading... |
| Five of Anthony Bourdain’s favourite food destinations Posted: 18 May 2021 10:30 PM PDT The co-author of World Travel: An Irreverent Guide reveals the places and dishes at the top of the late chef and food presenter's list From kebabs and sausages devoured after a night of boozing to ease the blow of tomorrow morning's hangover, to spicy noodles, grilled birds and fish. From complex braises and soups and stews whose particular flavour profiles tell their own stories, to the classics of French cuisine ancienne – Anthony Bourdain ate it all, and made it his mission to share it with the world. Whether you've been to every place he explored or never even owned a passport, it remains a joy to see the world through his hysterical and sometimes profane lens. What he left behind, and what you'll find in World Travel, was a 20-year history and road map of how to be a happy, mindful, curious and well-fed traveller. Continue reading... |
| ‘Every day there is bombing’: Israel airstrikes hitting affluent heart of Gaza Posted: 18 May 2021 08:43 AM PDT Areas that have escaped worst of bombing in previous conflicts are bearing brunt this time around For the residents of the central neighbourhoods of Gaza City the last nine days have been unusually brutal. The affluent heart of Gaza's Palestinian society, in past conflicts areas like Tal al-Hawa and al-Rimal have been less heavily hit by the periodic wars between Israel and Hamas that have shaken the coastal strip since 2008. Continue reading... |
| More than 90% of Black Americans say they have been racially profiled while shopping Posted: 18 May 2021 12:46 PM PDT A report, which included testimonials, found that 52% of Black shoppers would stop frequenting a store after being profiled In a new survey, more than 90% of African American shoppers said they had experienced racial profiling while buying or browsing – a phenomenon sometimes known as "shopping while Black". The State of Racial Profiling in American Retail report, carried out by DealAid, surveyed 1,020 consumers who identified as Black or African American. Continue reading... |
| Anger as Patel delays publication of report into private detective’s murder Posted: 18 May 2021 12:49 PM PDT Independent panel set up to investigate killing of Daniel Morgan 'furious' at home secretary's move The home secretary has ordered that an independent report on claims murderers were shielded by police corruption and claims of corruption in Rupert Murdoch's media empire must be vetted by her department before its publication. The move triggered fury and follows eight years of work by a special panel to investigate the murder of private detective Daniel Morgan in 1987, who was found dead in a south London car park with an axe embedded in his head. Continue reading... |
| Only 17% in US say race relations better one year after Floyd’s murder, poll finds Posted: 19 May 2021 02:00 AM PDT But more than a third of American adults expect relations to improve under Biden, and just 28% expect them to worsen Nearly one year after George Floyd's murder inspired historic protests against racism and police brutality, only 17% of Americans believe race relations are better today than they were a year ago, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. The survey results spotlight a diverse people whose perspectives on discrimination, law enforcement and white supremacy fall along sociopolitical fault lines – but who nevertheless also seem hopeful for a brighter tomorrow. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Third Australian dies of Covid in India while caring for elderly parents Posted: 19 May 2021 01:47 AM PDT Sunil Khanna, 51, from Sydney's west, died in New Delhi late in April A third Australian has died from Covid-19 in India. Sunil Khanna, 51, from Sydney's west, had been caring for his elderly parents in New Delhi before his death late last month. Continue reading... |
| Bangladeshi journalist arrested and charged over alleged document theft Posted: 18 May 2021 10:49 AM PDT Rozina Islam's family claim reporter was assaulted and subject to 'mental torture' by officials One of Bangladesh's most prominent investigative journalists, known for her anti-corruption reporting and criticism of the government's response to Covid-19, has been arrested and charged under the country's Official Secrets Act. Rozina Islam, 42, a senior investigative journalist at the Bengali daily Prothom Alo appeared before a Dhaka court on Tuesday morning charged with stealing official health ministry documents . The court turned down the police's appeal that she be remanded in their custody to be interrogated. Continue reading... |
| Nancy Pelosi calls for diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics – video Posted: 18 May 2021 06:51 PM PDT US House speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for a US diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, saying global leaders who attend the games would lose their moral authority to criticise China for human rights abuses. Pelosi's statement comes as US lawmakers have been increasingly vocal about a boycott or venue change over the treatment of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China. 'What I propose – and join those who are proposing – is a diplomatic boycott,"'Pelosi said. 'Let's not honor the Chinese government by having heads of state go to China.' Continue reading... |
| Israeli police use cannon and teargas during clashes in Jerusalem and West Bank – video Posted: 18 May 2021 03:56 PM PDT Serious clashes erupted in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank on Tuesday as Palestinians took part in a day of protests and strikes over Israel's bombardment of Gaza. In Jerusalem, police deployed water cannon in the neighbourhood Sheikh Jarrah, where Palestinian families are facing eviction from homes they have lived in since the 1950s. Continue reading... |
| People flee in panic as 300-metre skyscraper wobbles in China – video Posted: 18 May 2021 01:15 PM PDT One of China's tallest skyscrapers was evacuated on Tuesday after it began to shake, sending panicked shoppers running to safety. The nearly 300-metre (980ft) SEG Plaza in Shenzhen, southern China, inexplicably began to shake at about 1pm, prompting an evacuation of people inside while pedestrians looked on open-mouthed. The building was closed by 2.40pm, according to local media reports Continue reading... |
| 'Nothing conclusive' on India variant to change route out of lockdown, says Johnson – video Posted: 18 May 2021 06:53 AM PDT The UK prime minister said there was 'nothing conclusive' in data gathered on the coronavirus variant first identified in India to suggest the final stage of lifting coronavirus restrictions in England from 21 June should be delayed. Speaking at a mass vaccination centre in London, Boris Johnson urged people to be 'cautious' and said that holidaymakers should not be travelling to countries on the amber list unless for pressing family or urgent business reasons Continue reading... |
| Israel unleashes wave of airstrikes on Gaza as Biden issues statement supporting ceasefire – video Posted: 18 May 2021 12:07 AM PDT The Israeli military has launched another heavy wave of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, saying it destroyed militants' tunnels and the homes of nine Hamas commanders. Early on Tuesday morning, three massive blasts shook Gaza City. Confirmation is being sought as to what caused the explosions. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, signalled Israel's bombardment would continue despite mounting global pressure to stop the bloodshed. After a phone conversation with Netanyahu on Monday afternoon, the US president, Joe Biden, issued a statement expressing support for a ceasefire, but did not say it should be immediate. In the last week, at least 200 Palestinians, including 59 children, have been killed in the attacks by Israel
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