Month: August 2020

Read More Researchers warn more testing is needed ahead of schools reopening to prevent second wave while other experts criticise handling of crisis Boost test and trace before English schools reopen ‘or risk second wave’ UK virologists criticise handling of Covid testing contracts Global coronavirus live: latest updates 7.46am BST EasyJet has said it is…

Read More A new research programme in Gabon is identifying the ‘isotopic fingerprint’ of the world’s most-trafficked mammal in the fight to beat smugglers After a two-week chase through Lopé-Okanda national park, a mosaic of rainforest and savannah in central Gabon, David Lehmann and his Wildlife Capture Unit were celebrating – they had caught a…

Read More (WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — A New Zealand honeymoon couple stranded on the remote Falkland Islands in March because of the coronavirus has managed to return home by hitching a ride of more than 5,000 nautical miles (9,200 kilometers) on an Antarctic fishing boat. Feeonaa Clifton said she had never spent even a single…

Read MoreThe president has given Microsoft 45 days to reach a deal or he will ban the app in the US.The president has given Microsoft 45 days to reach a deal or he will ban the app in the US.

Read More Attendance rates will plummet from Thursday as stage four lockdown comes into effect, but centres still have few details • Follow Tuesday’s Australia live blog• Melbourne’s stage 4 restrictions; Victoria stage 3 restrictions• Australian stats interactive; Vic cases map With less than 48 hours until childcare attendance rates are set to plummet in…

Read More Activists accuse company of pushing remdesivir to boost profit GS-441524 has been used to treat a coronavirus in cats Coronavirus – latest global updates Activists are calling on the pharmaceutical firm Gilead Sciences to study a drug for the treatment of Covid-19 that showed promise in curing cats of a coronavirus. The drug,…

Read More In Iraq’s oil-rich south, the scorching summer months pose painful new choices in the age of the coronavirus: stay at home in the sweltering heat with electricity cut off for hours, or go out and risk the virus. A resident of al-Hartha district, in Basra province, al-Abidin lost his job due to pandemic-related…

Read More Soldiers patrol Indian-controlled areas as protesters plan ‘black day’ to mark 5 August Authorities have brought in a curfew in many parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir, one day ahead of the first anniversary of India’s controversial decision to revoke the disputed region’s special status. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, a civil administrator, said the security lockdown…

Read More The repeal of a controversial law means preciously secret allegations of misconduct have now been made public In New York, thousands of police discipline records that were kept secret are now public thanks to a change in the law. A statute known as 50-a meant the public could not know about complaints made…

Read More Federal aged care minister says he’s ‘reluctant to have a public hit list’, saying smaller facilities cannot ‘handle a big media influx’ • Follow Tuesday’s Australia live blog• Melbourne’s stage 4 restrictions; Victoria stage 3 restrictions• Australian stats interactive; Vic cases map; NSW cases map• Sign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus email The…

Read More Three men stuck on tiny Pikelot island after their boat ran out of fuel and strayed off course spotted by Australian and US military aircraft Three Micronesian sailors stranded on a remote Pacific island have been found alive and well after a rescue team spotted their giant SOS message written into the sand…

Read More As U.S. lawmakers plot to stop one of Moscow’s most important projects in Europe, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, lobbyists supporting it are busier than ever but disclosing few details of their work, according to government filings and current and former U.S. officials. The pipeline linking Russian gas fields to Western Europe has…

Read More For nearly 70 years, until he turned 85, Lee Jong-keun hid his past as an atomic bomb survivor, fearful of the widespread discrimination against blast victims that has long persisted in Japan. The knowledge of their dwindling time — the average age of the survivors is more than 83 and many suffer from…

Read More Foreign affairs spokesman accuses US of hypocrisy and editorial in state-run newspaper decries choice between submission at ‘mortal combat’ The US has offered China the “choice of submission or mortal combat in the tech realm”, state media in Beijing have said, as the two rival powers manoeuvred on the thorny issue of splitting…

Read More Exclusive: crisis has led to 500% increase in Britons taking up citizenship in an EU state The number of British nationals emigrating to other EU countries has risen by 30% since the Brexit referendum, with half making their decision to leave in the first three months after the vote, research has found. Analysis…

Read More Pyongyang has highly likely developed nuclear warheads capable of fitting ballistic missiles in its arsenal, and is making other progress in its weapons program, according to a report submitted to the UN Security Council. The “confidential” UN report, obtained by Reuters on Monday, notes that several unidentified countries had assessed that Pyongyang “probably…

Read MoreA strict curb on movements has been re-imposed in the capital Manila after a surge in Covid infections.A strict curb on movements has been re-imposed in the capital Manila after a surge in Covid infections.

Read More Brazil president’s chief of staff tests positive; Trump says US ‘doing well’; record fines in Australia for not isolating Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The United Nations has warned of a “generational catastrophe” because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on education, as Latin America surpassed five million…

Read More Officer’s head allegedly smashed into ground at a Frankston shopping centre by 38-year-old woman who police say was refusing to comply with coronavirus restrictions • Follow Tuesday’s Australia live blog • Melbourne’s stage 4 restrictions; Victoria stage 3 restrictions • Australian stats interactive; Vic cases map; NSW cases map • Sign up for…

Read More Artists taking on political roles from Algeria to Zambia have been beaten, detained and killed They call him the “ghetto president”, and his ambition is to bring the dreams and the sounds of the streets to the corridors of power. Bobi Wine, a popular reggae star and prominent opposition MP in Uganda, will…

Read More Rare find includes skin, tendon and excrement of what is thought to be an adult male Russian scientists are poring over the uniquely well-preserved bones of a 10,000-year-old woolly mammoth after completing the operation to pull them from the bottom of a Siberian lake. Experts spent five days scouring the silt of Lake…

Read MoreIn a court filing, lawyers said the investigation spans over a decade of possible criminal activity.In a court filing, lawyers said the investigation spans over a decade of possible criminal activity.

Read More We asked epidemiologists in Australia and New Zealand on the effectiveness of lockdowns and what’s next As of 2 August Australia had been experiencing average rates (smoothed over five days given how fluctuating daily counts are) of 500 to 600 per day in Victoria – although we may have just passed the peak…

Read More A drive-by shooting near the Swedish capital has left a 12yo girl dead, stoking shock and outrage nationwide as the government once again vows to step up policing and impose harsher sentences to stop a wave of gang violence. The young girl, who has not been identified by authorities, was shot early on…

Read MoreStudent protesters dressed like fictional wizard characters gather in Bangkok to call for curbs on king’s power.Student protesters dressed like fictional wizard characters gather in Bangkok to call for curbs on king’s power.

Read More Pyongyang’s past six nuclear tests had likely helped it develop miniaturised nuclear devices, interim report finds, echoing previous warnings North Korea is pressing on with its nuclear weapons programme and several countries believe it has “probably developed miniaturised nuclear devices to fit into the warheads of its ballistic missiles,” according to a confidential…

Read More More than 6,000 inmates have tested positive for coronavirus and 22 have died. Advocates say the state has botched its response California is battling a huge coronavirus outbreak in its state prisons, with thousands of inmates in facilities across the region infected. Advocates and attorneys long warned that living conditions in the overcrowded…

Read MoreMicrosoft confirmed it wants to acquire TikTok after President Trump threatened to ban the app.Microsoft confirmed it wants to acquire TikTok after President Trump threatened to ban the app.

Read More Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has imposed stage three coronavirus restrictions across regional Victoria from 6 August Melbourne’s stage 4 restrictions; Covid restrictions across Australia Vic cases map; Australian stats interactive Sign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus email After Victoria recorded another 671 cases of coronavirus on Sunday and seven deaths, premier Daniel Andrews…

Read MoreConfidential report says Pyongyang continues to produce highly enriched uranium, construction of light water reactor.Confidential report says Pyongyang continues to produce highly enriched uranium, construction of light water reactor.

Read More Juan Carlos I, who is credited with guiding the country out of dictatorship and into democracy, is under investigation by Spanish authorities for his personal Swiss bank account. (Image credit: Daniel Perez/Getty Images) Juan Carlos I, who is credited with guiding the country out of dictatorship and into democracy, is under investigation by…

Read MoreTens of thousands of new cases underscore region’s pandemic situation; Bolsonaro’s top aide tests positive for COVID-19.Tens of thousands of new cases underscore region’s pandemic situation; Bolsonaro’s top aide tests positive for COVID-19.

Read More The debate over Joe Biden’s running mate has recently ticked through a familiar list of stereotypes about women in politics as the Democratic presidential candidate and his allies stumble through a search they had hoped would stand out for its inclusion and diversity. Instead, the vice presidential vetting has resurfaced internal party divisions…

Read More Half a million Victorians could lose their jobs due to Covid-19 industry restrictions, economists say. Follow all the latest news and updates, live Victoria’s Covid industry shutdown to throw one in seven of its workers out of employment Melbourne’s stage 4 restrictions; Victoria stage 3 restrictions Australian stats interactive; Vic cases map; NSW…

Read More Trump rejects national lockdown; Philippines reimposes restrictions on 27 million around capital; Vietnam in ‘decisive’ fight against coronavirus. Follow latest updates Trump calls Birx’s dire warning on virus spread in the US ‘pathetic’ Survivors show increased rate of psychiatric disorders, study finds Australian state’s contact-tracing effort buckles under weight of cases Australia live…