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- He pledged unity. But now PM hopes to tighten grip on war-torn Ethiopia
- Marine Le Pen poised to make gains in France’s regional elections
- Covid live: Brazil passes 500,000 deaths; 70% of England’s adults ‘should be fully vaccinated by 19 July’
- UN blasts world leaders for failing to seal £72bn-a-year deal on climate
- Peru: Fujimori cries electoral fraud – and unleashes torrent of racism
- Squad goals: Ocasio-Cortez warns Biden patience is wearing thin
- New oilfield in African wilderness threatens lives of 130,000 elephants
- Five construction workers die in Belgium school collapse
- ‘Devastated’ Phuket in race to vaccinate 70% of islanders in time for holiday season
- Trudeau makes global vaccine pledge but how committed is Canada?
- Under-18s could be ‘reservoirs’ for virus when all adults are jabbed, expert warns
- Uganda Olympic athlete arriving in Tokyo tests positive for coronavirus
- Ask Philippa: meet the Observer’s brilliant new agony aunt
- QAnon and on: why the fight against extremist conspiracies is far from over
- ‘We deserve this peace and joy’: black gardeners bloom on TikTok and Instagram
- Thigh society: why men’s shorts are getting shorter
- Four unhelpful myths about dementia: ‘Our bleak view is often unjustified’
- Giles Yeo: ‘Let’s consider the type of food we eat, and not fixate on calories’
- Mrs Livingstone, I presume? Museum to feature role of explorer’s wife
- ‘We will not stop’: pipeline opponents ready for America’s biggest environmental fight
- Two years on since Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests – in pictures
| He pledged unity. But now PM hopes to tighten grip on war-torn Ethiopia Posted: 19 Jun 2021 09:00 PM PDT Elections this week could give PM even greater power, despite a regional conflict and a 'man-made' humanitarian crisis Tens of millions of Ethiopians are expected to vote on Monday in crucial elections that could provide a launchpad for controversial prime minister Abiy Ahmed to consolidate his increasingly authoritarian rule. Abiy, who won the Nobel peace prize two years ago after concluding a peace deal with neighbouring Eritrea, will face voters at the ballot box for the first time in Africa's second most populous nation. Continue reading... |
| Marine Le Pen poised to make gains in France’s regional elections Posted: 20 Jun 2021 02:15 AM PDT Sunday's poll could help far right step further towards political mainstream ahead of 2022 presidential elections France is voting in the first round of regional elections that could see Marine Le Pen's far-right party make gains and step further into the political mainstream. In Sunday's election, new assemblies will be elected for mainland France's 13 regions and 96 departments, with Le Pen's National Rally (RN) tipped to win at least one region for the first time in what would be a major coup. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2021 03:10 AM PDT Protests in Brazil as confirmed death toll soars past half a million; most adults should be double-vaccinated by England lockdown lifting date
Indonesia reported 13,737 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, the highest in a single day since January 30, bringing the total number of cases in the country to nearly two million, data from the Covid-19 task force showed. On Sunday, the task force also reported 371 new deaths, the highest number of daily fatalities since early April, taking the total to 54,662.
A permanent switch to more home working following the pandemic will cause rising gender inequality in the workplace, according to experts in the UK, unless employers carefully monitor their new working policies to make sure women aren't disadvantaged. Traditionally, more women than men – particularly those with children or caring responsibilities – have requested flexible working. The switch to working from home necessitated by coronavirus lockdowns has, 15 months on, resulted in a permanent change in corporate culture, to the extent that the British government is considering legislating to make home working the "default" option. Continue reading... |
| UN blasts world leaders for failing to seal £72bn-a-year deal on climate Posted: 20 Jun 2021 02:30 AM PDT Financial aid 'critical' to help developing countries limit fossil fuels – and make Cop26 a success, says UN The head of climate change at the UN has warned that world leaders are still "far away" from securing a deal to limit the disastrous effects of global heating, with less than five months to go before a key summit in Glasgow. Time is now running out, said Patricia Espinosa, who was formerly foreign minister of Mexico but now leads the UN on climate policy. She told the Observer that although advances had been made at the G7 meeting in Cornwall last weekend, progress had not been made on honouring past commitments to find $100bn (£72.5bn) a year to help developing countries invest in green technologies. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Peru: Fujimori cries electoral fraud – and unleashes torrent of racism Posted: 20 Jun 2021 02:00 AM PDT Claims of rightwing candidate, trailing Pedro Castillo in the polls, emboldens far right, who have vowed not to accept result The prospect of the son of illiterate Andean peasants becoming president as his rival cries fraud has shaken Peru's entrenched class system and its fragile democracy, letting loose a torrent of racism in the bicentennial year of the country's independence. With 100% of the official vote counted, leftist Pedro Castillo had 50.12% – and advantage of about 44,000 votes over his far-right rival Keiko Fujimori. But Fujimori has claimed fraud, challenging about 500,000 votes, calling for half to be annulled, and obliging officials at Peru's electoral board to reexamine ballots – despite the lack of evidence of wrongdoing. Continue reading... |
| Squad goals: Ocasio-Cortez warns Biden patience is wearing thin Posted: 19 Jun 2021 11:00 PM PDT Cold reality intrudes on Biden's first few months as leftist Democrats frustrated with president's agenda stalling in Congress They were pointed questions, not personal criticisms. But they will have conveyed a warning to Joe Biden that the patience of the left of the Democratic party and its leaders in 'the Squad' of progressive politicians is not infinite. "Are we passing the deal that helps working people the most?" asked Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the firebrand New York congresswoman and best known member of the squad. "Are we passing the deal that makes the most jobs? Are we passing a deal that brings down the most climate emissions? Are we passing a deal that raises wages and actually improves our infrastructure for the next generation?" Continue reading... |
| New oilfield in African wilderness threatens lives of 130,000 elephants Posted: 20 Jun 2021 01:00 AM PDT Exploratory project in Botswana and Namibia is threat to ecosystems, local communities and wildlife, conservationists say Tens of thousands of African elephants are under threat from plans for a massive new oilfield in one of the continent's last great wildernesses, experts have warned. Campaigners and conservationists fear the proposed oilfield stretching across Namibia and Botswana would devastate regional ecosystems and wildlife as well as local communities. Continue reading... |
| Five construction workers die in Belgium school collapse Posted: 19 Jun 2021 10:00 PM PDT Nine other people were injured when the Antwerp school, which was still under construction, collapsed Five building workers have been confirmed dead after a school construction site partially collapsed in the Belgian city of Antwerp. The last two bodies were pulled out the rubble on Saturday afternoon, Antwerp's fire department said, meaning that all the missing victims were now accounted for. Continue reading... |
| ‘Devastated’ Phuket in race to vaccinate 70% of islanders in time for holiday season Posted: 19 Jun 2021 11:00 PM PDT Thai region hopes jabs and 'sandbox' scheme will allow tourists to return and rejuvenate economy In normal times, the convention centre at Phuket's Angsana Laguna resort hosts extravagant weddings and luxury business summits. Since April, it has served as one of seven centres on the frontline of the island's Covid vaccination campaign. Behind the room's white satin curtains, medical staff in hair nets and blue aprons administer 1,800 doses each day. The island is racing to vaccinate as many people as possible in the hope that, if 70% of the population are vaccinated before 1 July, Phuket will become the first Thai destination to reopen to foreign tourists. Continue reading... |
| Trudeau makes global vaccine pledge but how committed is Canada? Posted: 20 Jun 2021 03:00 AM PDT Promise to donate 100m doses highlights questions about Canada's seriousness in helping poorer countries vaccinate Canada has secured enough potential coronavirus vaccines to fully protect every resident nearly seven times over, even as a global shortage has forced poorer nations to wait. After initial hiccups with its vaccination plan, more than 65% of Canadians have now received at least one dose, edging ahead of early leaders Israel and the UK, and on Friday, Justin Trudeau said 68m doses will have arrived in Canada by the end of July. Continue reading... |
| Under-18s could be ‘reservoirs’ for virus when all adults are jabbed, expert warns Posted: 20 Jun 2021 01:30 AM PDT Unvaccinated children have potential to drive third wave of highly transmissible Delta variant, says virologist The drive to vaccinate all adults over the age of 18 in the UK could lead to the concentration of Covid-19 cases in schoolchildren, a leading British virologist has warned. Under-18s would then become reservoirs in which new variants of the virus could arise, said Julian Tang, of Leicester University. Continue reading... |
| Uganda Olympic athlete arriving in Tokyo tests positive for coronavirus Posted: 19 Jun 2021 07:08 PM PDT Infection in team that had been fully vaccinated is first Covid-19 case detected among athletes visiting for next month's Games A member of Uganda's Olympic team has tested positive for coronavirus and was barred entry into Japan, in the first detected infection among athletes arriving for the Tokyo Games, due to open in five weeks. The athletes, who arrived on Saturday night at Tokyo's Narita airport, were all fully vaccinated with AstraZeneca and had negative PCR tests before boarding, the Asahi newspaper reported, quoting an anonymous cabinet secretariat official. Continue reading... |
| Ask Philippa: meet the Observer’s brilliant new agony aunt Posted: 20 Jun 2021 12:00 AM PDT As psychotherapist and author Philippa Perry becomes our new agony aunt, she reveals why helping you with your worries will help us all. Plus, a special welcome from Jay Rayner John Dunton founded the Athenian Mercury in the 1690s. A paper that consisted of readers' questions and the answers. His idea was that readers could send in dilemmas to be answered by a panel of experts, the Athenian Society. But his great innovation was that they could do so anonymously and this has remained a feature of problem pages ever since. Poor old Dunton could have done with some advice himself, because he ended his days in poverty as he was a better innovator than he was a business person. He blamed his woes on other people rather than taking responsibility for his own failings. I think an agony aunt today might have spotted that for him and possibly saved him from destitution. His panel of experts, depicted as 12 learned men with him in the centre in an engraving at the top of the pages, were largely fictitious. It was just Dunton and a couple of mates who went through all the letters in a coffee shop. Continue reading... |
| QAnon and on: why the fight against extremist conspiracies is far from over Posted: 19 Jun 2021 11:00 PM PDT Far-right conspiracies ran unchecked online in the Trump years. It's all gone quiet since the Capitol riot, but author Mike Rothschild believes there's a radicalised audience waiting for a new rallying point On 7 January this year, a day after the mob stormed the Capitol in Washington DC, a curious exchange occurred in the netherworld of global conspiracy. Alex Jones, the rasp-voiced mouthpiece of fake news for the past decade, was in conversation with the most visible leader of the previous day's shocking events: Jacob Chansley, the self-styled "Q Shaman" who featured on the world's front pages, in buffalo horns, animal skins and face paint. Jones, on his fake-news platform Infowars, with its million-plus viewers and sharers, had for years been the loudhailer of unhinged stories that included the belief that Hillary Clinton was the antichrist, that Michelle Obama was a man, that the Pentagon and George Soros had detonated a "homosexual bomb" that turned even frogs gay, that 9/11 had been a "false flag" operation and, most viciously, that the Sandy Hook school murders, in which 20 children and six teachers died, were staged by "crisis actors" to promote gun control. Jones had inevitably been among those who addressed the restive crowd at Donald Trump's "Stop the Steal" march (having donated $50,000 for the staging of the rally) and calling for supporters to "get on a war footing" to defend the president. Two days later, however, when faced with the rhetoric of Chansley, whom he had invited on to his show to explain the insurrection, it seemed even he, America's conspirator in chief, finally couldn't take the lies any more. Continue reading... |
| ‘We deserve this peace and joy’: black gardeners bloom on TikTok and Instagram Posted: 20 Jun 2021 02:00 AM PDT 'Plantrepeneuers' are springing up on social media to dig out space for black people in the natural world More than 1.4 million people watch Alexis Nikole Nelson, the 'Black Forager', eat weeds on TikTok. Related: Champ, Joe Biden's German shepherd and 'sweet, good boy', dies aged 13 Continue reading... |
| Thigh society: why men’s shorts are getting shorter Posted: 20 Jun 2021 02:00 AM PDT This summer is officially sexy – and the hottest look for men is short shorts. But are we ready for this much male flesh? In April the US actor Milo Ventimiglia, star of This Is Us, was photographed leaving the gym in a sleeveless vest and a pair of shorts so short you could barely tell they were there: two thumb-sized rims of black material gave way to legs so round and meaty they could be shoved in the oven for three hours at 180C. It was one innocuous paparazzi photo that broke a dam of desire. The image was reshared on social media tens of thousands of times, users claiming: "Every thought in my head has been replaced with these images." Continue reading... |
| Four unhelpful myths about dementia: ‘Our bleak view is often unjustified’ Posted: 19 Jun 2021 01:00 PM PDT Enduring myths lead to an undue anguish and reluctance to seek help for dementia. If you're aware of them, prevention and delay are possible A fear of dementia looms large in the minds of many, and understandably so. It is a condition with potentially devastating effects – incurable, progressive and which threatens to rob us of the essence of who we are. It is also a condition surrounded by unhelpful myths, however, and our bleak view is often unjustified. Prevention or delay are possible, and much can be done to help even if dementia develops. The first myth is that memory loss is an inevitable part of dementia. This is not the case and may lead to under-recognition of the condition. Memory loss is the archetypal symptom of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease – the most common cause of dementia – but dementia can be due to numerous disease processes and these may lead to other symptoms. As an example, frontotemporal dementia may present first with changes in personality and behaviour, or with language problems. Vascular dementia symptoms vary according to which part of the brain has compromised blood supply. Any change in cognitive function – not just memory, but language, social cognition, visuospatial abilities and the like – should prompt you to seek medical advice. Continue reading... |
| Giles Yeo: ‘Let’s consider the type of food we eat, and not fixate on calories’ Posted: 20 Jun 2021 01:00 AM PDT The scientist and broadcaster discusses the drawbacks of calorie-counting and BMI in measuring obesity, and how our growing understanding of genetics is leading to new treatments Since the dawn of the 20th century, almost all weight loss guidelines have used calories as a simple measure of how much energy we're consuming from our food. But according to Giles Yeo, a Cambridge University research scientist who studies the genetics of obesity, there's one problem: not all calories are created equal. In his new book, Why Calories Don't Count, Yeo explains that what really matters is not how many calories a particular food contains, but how that food is digested and absorbed by your body. Can you explain why you feel calorie-counting is a flawed approach to weight loss? |
| Mrs Livingstone, I presume? Museum to feature role of explorer’s wife Posted: 20 Jun 2021 02:00 AM PDT Revamped gallery to reveal the importance – and presence – of Mary Moffat in missionary's life and travels Dr Livingstone, the Scottish explorer and Christian missionary in Africa, was a hero for Victorian schoolboys, his reputation enhanced by exuberant biographies. But next month the reopening of a museum on the banks of the River Clyde, following a £9.1m investment, is to set his famous story in a broader context. The cliche runs that behind every great man stands a great woman. In Livingstone's case, the reputation of his fearless wife, Mary Moffat, actually went before him, smoothing his path through remote regions. Continue reading... |
| ‘We will not stop’: pipeline opponents ready for America’s biggest environmental fight Posted: 20 Jun 2021 03:00 AM PDT Activists have traveled from all over the US to protest against the construction of Line 3, a giant project that crosses Indigenous land As the sun set, more than a dozen young people carried a wooden bridge toward a narrow section of the Mississippi River. The bridge allowed the group to cross more easily from their camp to where the immense oil pipeline was being built on the other side. They were cited for trespassing – but they had symbolically laid claim to the marshy landscape. Continue reading... |
| Two years on since Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests – in pictures Posted: 19 Jun 2021 01:00 PM PDT What started as a reaction against an extradition bill in the summer of 2019 morphed into months of sometimes violent mass protests in an unprecedented challenge to Beijing's authority Continue reading... |
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