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- Macron and Le Pen lose out as French voters shun local elections
- Swedish PM Stefan Löfven loses no-confidence vote
- Princess Latifa: Instagram image appears to show Dubai ruler’s daughter in Spain
- Myanmar reports highest Covid numbers since coup as concerns over health system grow
- Tokyo 2020 will allow up to 10,000 domestic fans into Olympic venues
- Hong Kong’s Apple Daily could shut at weekend unless accounts are unblocked
- Armenian PM wins snap election as rival alleges fraud
- Woman to stand trial in France for killing stepfather after years of abuse
- New EU rules would permit use of most polymers without checks, experts warn
- Tasmanian devils wipe out thousands of penguins on tiny Australian island
- ‘Mistakes need to be dealt with’: anger in South Africa as third wave hits
- Coronavirus live: 10,000 domestic fans allowed in Tokyo Olympics venues; US keeps Mexico and Canada borders closed
- Can Hawaii reset its stressed out tourism industry after the pandemic?
- NSW Covid update: Sydney’s mask mandate ‘likely’ to be extended as two new cases recorded
- ‘It’s going to come as a big shock’: UFO experts await Pentagon report
- Documenting violence against migrants in South Africa | a photo essay
- ‘I am very shy. It’s amazing I became a movie star’: Leslie Caron at 90 on love, art and addiction
- Do what you love – and take it easy: eight ways to get back lost fitness and motivation
- Pixel Buds A-Series review: Google’s cheaper but good earbuds
- The Handmaid’s Tale season four review – hope at last in the most harrowing show on TV
- Summer solstice live feed at Stonehenge pulled over safety fears
- Karim’s story: Egypt’s crackdown on human rights workers – podcast
- Half of Zimbabweans fell into extreme poverty during Covid
- Biden faces Senate showdown on key domestic agenda issues | First Thing
- Hungary’s LGBT protests and Juneteenth Day: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
- Australia politics live news: Barnaby Joyce returns as Nationals leader; Senate hearing on Covid-19 begins
| Macron and Le Pen lose out as French voters shun local elections Posted: 20 Jun 2021 12:06 PM PDT Abstention rate estimated at 68%, and exit polls suggest Le Pen's National Rally failed to get expected support Emmanuel Macron's centrist party and Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally both failed to garner expected support in French regional elections that saw an unprecedented rate of abstention. The president and his government failed to mobilise supporters, with an estimated 68% of voters shunning the polling stations – an unprecedented rate of abstention. If there was any consolation for the ruling party it was that exit polls suggested Le Pen's far-right National Rally had failed to garner its expected support. Continue reading... |
| Swedish PM Stefan Löfven loses no-confidence vote Posted: 21 Jun 2021 02:25 AM PDT Social Democrat defeated in motion called over plan to ease rent controls for new-build apartments Stefan Löfven, Sweden's Social Democrat prime minister since 2014, has lost a no-confidence vote, making him the first Swedish leader ever to lose such a motion. The vote was initiated on Tuesday by the small Left party, an ally of the minority government that is not in the two-party ruling coalition, over a plan to ease rent controls for new-build apartments. Continue reading... |
| Princess Latifa: Instagram image appears to show Dubai ruler’s daughter in Spain Posted: 21 Jun 2021 02:54 AM PDT Princess, who was seized trying to flee the sheikhdom in 2018, has appeared in several social media posts in recent months A Dubai princess who has been the subject of concern from a United Nations panel after being seized trying to flee the sheikhdom in 2018 has appeared in a social media post that described her as being in Spain on a "European holiday." An Instagram image published by a woman identified in British media as former Royal Navy member Sioned Taylor shows Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed al-Maktoum at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport. Continue reading... |
| Myanmar reports highest Covid numbers since coup as concerns over health system grow Posted: 20 Jun 2021 11:09 PM PDT State hospitals are barely functioning as humanitarian crisis unfolds across the country Myanmar has reported what is believed to be its highest daily increase in Covid cases since the February coup, as concerns grow over the country's collapsed health system and the junta's continued crackdown on medics. Myanmar's Covid response was plunged into chaos when the military seized power on 1 February, detaining the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Continue reading... |
| Tokyo 2020 will allow up to 10,000 domestic fans into Olympic venues Posted: 21 Jun 2021 02:52 AM PDT
Thousands of Japanese spectators will be allowed to attend events at this summer's Olympics, organisers said on Monday, despite warnings from health experts that crowds risk fuelling a surge in coronavirus cases. Related: Uganda Olympic athlete arriving in Tokyo tests positive for coronavirus Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong’s Apple Daily could shut at weekend unless accounts are unblocked Posted: 21 Jun 2021 02:32 AM PDT Adviser to jailed owner Jimmy Lai says newspaper cannot pay staff after officials froze banking facilities Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper and website could shut down this weekend if authorities do not agree to the board's request to unfreeze its assets, after the arrest of its senior editors and executives last week. According to various local reports on Monday afternoon, an internal memo said Next Digital, Apple Daily's parent company, would seek restored access to its accounts so it can pay staff, but that if this did not happen by Friday it would make a decision to stop publication of the pro-democracy title. Continue reading... |
| Armenian PM wins snap election as rival alleges fraud Posted: 20 Jun 2021 07:57 PM PDT Nikol Pashinyan's party gained over 50% of the vote but the opposition contested the result, alleging fraud The party of Armenia's prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has won 53.9% of the vote in snap parliamentary polls called in an effort to defuse a political crisis after a war with Azerbaijan, official results show. An alliance led by his rival, ex-leader Robert Kocharyan, came second with 21%, according to the results based on ballots from 100%t of precincts counted. Continue reading... |
| Woman to stand trial in France for killing stepfather after years of abuse Posted: 20 Jun 2021 10:00 PM PDT Valérie Bacot, who had four children with alleged abuser, will say she believed he would kill them all On Monday, a French woman, Valérie Bacot, will walk into a court to be tried for killing her stepfather turned husband. She has admitted shooting him dead and believes she should be punished. In her defence, she is expected to tell the the hearing at at Chalon-sur-Saône in Burgundy how Daniel "Dany" Polette made her life hell from the day he raped her when she was 12, to the day he died 24 years later while prostituting her. Continue reading... |
| New EU rules would permit use of most polymers without checks, experts warn Posted: 20 Jun 2021 10:00 PM PDT Proposals would allow common plastics to be used despite valid concerns about possible harms, scientists say New rules on chemicals to be debated by the EU this week would allow most polymers to be used without further checks, according to a group of scientists. Only about 6% out of about 200,000 polymers would require extensive safety checks under proposals being discussed as part of Europe's Reach chemicals regulations. Continue reading... |
| Tasmanian devils wipe out thousands of penguins on tiny Australian island Posted: 20 Jun 2021 11:57 PM PDT Marsupials introduced to Maria Island, east of Tasmania, to safeguard their numbers but have decimated birdlife An attempt to save the Tasmanian devil by shipping an "insurance population" to a tiny Australian island has come at a "catastrophic" cost to the birdlife there, including the complete elimination of little penguins, according to BirdLife Tasmania. Maria Island, a 116-square-kilometre island east of Tasmania, was home to 3,000 breeding pairs of little penguins around a decade ago. Continue reading... |
| ‘Mistakes need to be dealt with’: anger in South Africa as third wave hits Posted: 20 Jun 2021 09:00 PM PDT Cyril Ramaphosa's government has been criticised for its slow reaction and faltering vaccination programme Governments across Africa are scrambling to reinforce health systems and accelerate vaccine drives as a third wave of Covid-19 infections threatens to overwhelm hospitals and kill tens of thousands of people. South Africa, the worst-hit country in the continent, has reported a doubling of new daily cases over the past two weeks, with no sign of the rise slowing. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 21 Jun 2021 02:46 AM PDT Tokyo 2020 organisers unveil plans for fans in venues; US borders with Canada and Mexico to remain closed to non-essential travel until 21 July
A quick snap from Reuters here: Indonesia reported 14,536 new coronavirus cases on Monday, the highest daily increase since the beginning of the pandemic, taking its overall cases past the 2m mark.
French nightclubs will be allowed to re-open from 9 July onwards, said government minister Alain Griset, allowing the industry to operate again for the first time since it was shut during the France's Covid lockdown in March 2020. France eased its third nationwide lockdown last month with the reopening of terraces on 19 May. Reuters note that earlier in June, restaurants, bars and cafes were allowed to reopen for indoor service for the first time in seven months. |
| Can Hawaii reset its stressed out tourism industry after the pandemic? Posted: 21 Jun 2021 02:00 AM PDT The islands has been feeling the weight of a tourism industry that has ballooned to what many believe is beyond the islands' capacity On a recent Sunday morning, Makua Beach looks like the picture of paradise. A stretch of soft, yellow sand lies on a strip of land between the lush Waianae mountain range and the deep blue Pacific Ocean on the north-west coast of Oahu. Waves crash against rocks along the beach, and a monk seal can be seen swimming near the shore. Continue reading... |
| NSW Covid update: Sydney’s mask mandate ‘likely’ to be extended as two new cases recorded Posted: 20 Jun 2021 11:47 PM PDT Gladys Berejiklian is urging people to remain vigilant, saying latest coronavirus cluster has spread from 'scarily' fleeting contact Gladys Berejiklian has said Sydney's mask mandate will likely be extended beyond Wednesday, as New South Wales recorded two new local cases of Covid-19. The two new cases were recorded after 8pm on Sunday, meaning they will be recorded in Tuesday's numbers. Two separate cases were also reported which had already been announced on Sunday. Continue reading... |
| ‘It’s going to come as a big shock’: UFO experts await Pentagon report Posted: 20 Jun 2021 10:00 PM PDT UK ufologists are worlds apart on the importance of a hotly anticipated US intelligence release Nearly 75 years after Roswell, the possibility that we are not alone in the universe is once again the talk of mainstream politics. The impending release of a Pentagon report on the activities of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) has sparked a wave of interest and recent pronouncements from the programme's former director, Luis Elizondo , have raised the eyebrows of ufologists worldwide. Continue reading... |
| Documenting violence against migrants in South Africa | a photo essay Posted: 20 Jun 2021 11:00 PM PDT More than 12 years have passed since xenophobic violence swept unexpectedly through South Africa's townships, leaving more than 60 people dead, hundreds injured and tens of thousands displaced from their homes. Photojournalists James Oatway and Alon Skuy document the unrest in a new book, [BR]OTHER In May 2008, a series of xenophobic attacks accompanied by widespread looting and vandalism left at least 62 people dead, 1,700 injured and 100,000 displaced in South Africa. The violence began in Alexandra in Johannesburg after a local community meeting at which migrants were blamed for crime and for "stealing" jobs. Within days the attacks had spread around the country, with Ramaphosa settlement on the East Rand becoming one of the areas that witnessed inhumanity on an unthinkable level. Continue reading... |
| ‘I am very shy. It’s amazing I became a movie star’: Leslie Caron at 90 on love, art and addiction Posted: 20 Jun 2021 10:00 PM PDT The legendary actor reflects on her riches-to-rags childhood, confronting depression and alcoholism – and dancing with Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire Leslie Caron and her companion, Jack, greet me at the front of their apartment. They make a well-matched couple – slight, chic, immaculately coiffured. Caron, the legendary dancer and actor, is 90 in two weeks' time. Jack, her beloved shih tzu, is about nine. Caron heads off to make the tea, with Sidney Bechet's summery jazz playing in the background. I am left alone with Jack to explore the living room. It feels as if I am tunnelling through the history of 20th-century culture. Here is a photo of a pensive François Truffaut; below is a smirking Warren Beatty. The centrepiece on the wall is a huge watercolour of Caron's great friend Christopher Isherwood, painted by his partner, Don Bachardy. To the left is Louis Armstrong, to the right Rudolf Nureyev, with whom she starred in 1977's Valentino, and further along is Jean Renoir, who she says was like a father to her. And we have barely started. Continue reading... |
| Do what you love – and take it easy: eight ways to get back lost fitness and motivation Posted: 20 Jun 2021 11:00 PM PDT The pandemic has left many of us feeling tired, out of sorts and beaten. But it is possible to get your exercise rhythm back. Here's how Many of us have been working at home for more than a year now, without the "ambient" exercise we used to get during the 9 to 5 – walking to and from the station, say, or up and down the office stairs. And so we've made a conscious effort to get our feet moving and our hearts pounding. Even in the gloomy months of January and February, it was surprisingly easy to stay motivated. Endless mournful laps of the neighbourhood park, brisk jogs past shuttered high streets and empty window displays; they gave you a legitimate excuse to get out of the house. But now that pubs and bars have reopened and we can finally see our friends, many of us have found that our fitness and enthusiasm have plunged off a cliff. Continue reading... |
| Pixel Buds A-Series review: Google’s cheaper but good earbuds Posted: 20 Jun 2021 11:00 PM PDT AirPods rivals have top sound, battery and translation features but cost significantly less Google's latest AirPods competitors, the Pixel Buds A-Series, get a big price cut and a slightly more comfortable design. The new Bluetooth earbuds take a cue from Google's cheaper but great A-Series phones, cutting a few features to cost £100 (US$99) – a full £80 cheaper than their predecessors. Continue reading... |
| The Handmaid’s Tale season four review – hope at last in the most harrowing show on TV Posted: 20 Jun 2021 02:10 PM PDT Elisabeth Moss has always made this impressive if horrifying TV. But as the new series turns June into queen of the rebels, it has a shot of new life I am not sure if "enjoyment" is quite the right word in relation to watching The Handmaid's Tale (Channel 4). It has been, at various points over the last three seasons, either a harrowing slog or an extremely harrowing slog. But at its best, it is impressive, inventive drama that pushes unfamiliar buttons with great skill. It had a magnificent, haunting first season, which largely stuck to the plot of Margaret Atwood's classic novel, but afterwards it struggled under the weight of its own misery. June (Elisabeth Moss) escaped from Gilead, and was captured, ad infinitum, which made it feel like a gruesome hall of mirrors in which hope was pointless. It made me wonder whether continuing to watch was pointless, too. But a diversion into global politics gave it a shot of new life, and season four continues to explore new ground. It needed it, and it works. The lengthy recap at the beginning is useful, given that the pandemic delayed production. According to its showrunner, Bruce Miller, the logistics of shooting in Canada also had a direct effect on shaping the story. June organised a cohort of rebels, pulling together an underground network of Marthas and Handmaids, to smuggle 86 children out of Gilead, saving them from life under a brutal regime. The Waterfords have been arrested by the Canadian government and are in captivity, but at the end of season three, it looked as though June may have run out of luck. Still, without her, this is Handmaids' Tales, rather than The Handmaid's Tale. If the question is, how much more can one woman endure, then the answer comes quickly: using no anaesthetic, Janine cauterises the shotgun wound in June's abdomen with a red-hot poker. Welcome to season four. Continue reading... |
| Summer solstice live feed at Stonehenge pulled over safety fears Posted: 21 Jun 2021 02:09 AM PDT English Heritage axes sunrise coverage after people disregarded advice not to travel to monument English Heritage has pulled a live feed of the summer solstice sunrise at Stonehenge after people disregarded advice not to travel to the site. The organisation said safety reasons were behind the lack of live footage of the neolithic Wiltshire monument at sunrise at 4.52am. Video from the scene showed about 100 people inside the stone circle with a banner reading "Standing for Stonehenge". Continue reading... |
| Karim’s story: Egypt’s crackdown on human rights workers – podcast Posted: 20 Jun 2021 07:00 PM PDT Ten years since the Arab spring rocked Egypt and removed its president, the country is still detaining human rights workers and locking up political prisoners Karim Ennarah, a human rights worker for the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, was at a beach resort in South Sinai when he was arrested and accused of joining a terrorist group and "spreading false news". He was detained in a prison in Cairo and became one of thousands of political prisoners in the country. Ennarah tells Anushka Asthana that his arrest was only the beginning of his separation from his British wife. Jess Kelly describes to Anushka the moment that she found out her husband had been arrested by the security services as she rode her bike along a London street, and the great difficulties she herself has faced to be reunited with him. Continue reading... |
| Half of Zimbabweans fell into extreme poverty during Covid Posted: 20 Jun 2021 11:00 PM PDT Poor families cannot afford healthcare and schooling but good harvests offer some hope, World Bank finds The number of Zimbabweans in extreme poverty has reached 7.9 million as the pandemic has delivered another economic shock to the country. According to the World Bank's economic and social update report, almost half of Zimbabwe's population fell into extreme poverty between 2011 and last year, with children bearing the brunt of the misery. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Biden faces Senate showdown on key domestic agenda issues | First Thing Posted: 21 Jun 2021 02:48 AM PDT The president faces opposition from Republicans and some conservative Democrats before the key vote. Plus, why we need to talk about menopause Good morning. Joe Biden's domestic agenda is coming up against significant setbacks in the face of Republican obstruction in the Senate. Continue reading... |
| Hungary’s LGBT protests and Juneteenth Day: human rights this fortnight – in pictures Posted: 20 Jun 2021 11:00 PM PDT A roundup of the coverage on struggles for human rights and freedoms from China to Colombia Continue reading... |
| Posted: 21 Jun 2021 02:56 AM PDT Barnaby Joyce set to become Australia's new deputy PM after retaking Nationals leadership; Senate Covid committee hears from authorities and TGA. Follow latest updates
Prof Brendan Murphy, says CSL will continue to produce "their contracted amount" of AstraZeneca. We have 53m supplied, with 3.8m jabs so far. He says there would be "no more" than 12-15 million doses needed in Australia, and while it is a matter for government, Australia could end up donating 35m doses to other countries: "We are continuing to make donations of AstraZeneca to countries that have dire needs and wanted we've made significant donations to Pacific Island nations in Papua New Guinea, and we will continue to do that, as was always our intention. We've always had many more vaccines then we need in Australia.
The states and territories have approximately 800,000 Pfizer doses on hand at the moment, which health department secretary, Prof Brendan Murphy, says is an "appropriate amount" for a dynamic program, and while states would like more supply, they know they are working in a constrained environment. He said there should be no need for states to cancel appointments, if they have not booked beyond their projected supply. Continue reading... |
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