Month: August 2020

Read MoreAn early lockdown in South Africa saw a delayed spread of the coronavirus, but now it’s arrived in full force, with experts saying it’s only expected to peak in September.An early lockdown in South Africa saw a delayed spread of the coronavirus, but now it’s arrived in full force, with experts saying it’s only…

Read More Owing to Nepal’s geostrategic location, cultivating relations with one country at the expense of the other, may be counterproductive.Owing to Nepal’s geostrategic location, cultivating relations with one country at the expense of the other, may be counterproductive.

Read MoreRallies against Israeli prime minister the largest seen since 2011 protests against the country’s high cost of living.Rallies against Israeli prime minister the largest seen since 2011 protests against the country’s high cost of living.

Read More Crowds gathered in central Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and outside the PM’s beach house amid anger at his handling of the virus crisis and corruption Thousands of demonstrators have gathered outside the official residence of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and thronged the streets of central Jerusalem, as weeks of protests against the Israeli leader…

Read More A wreck boasting a trove of fifth-century BC amphorae has been opened to divers off the island of Alonissos Greece has inaugurated its first underwater museum, a trove of fifth-century BC amphorae labelled the “Parthenon of shipwrecks”, off the coast of Alonissos island in the western Aegean. The site of the wreck will…

Read More Australian state braced for new announcement; South Africa accounts for more than half of Africa’s diagnosed Covid-19 infections; WHO anticipates “lengthy” pandemic. Follow the latest updates Victoria to announce stage four coronavirus lockdown restrictions with federal backing Victoria and Melbourne coronavirus map Melbourne’s stage 3 Covid-19 lockdown rules explained The week Covid-19 roared…

Read More Premier Daniel Andrews is expected to announce tougher rules to attempt to contain rising community transmission Follow the coronavirus live blog Melbourne’s stage 3 Covid-19 lockdown rules explained The Victorian government is set to announce the details of tougher lockdown measures on Sunday afternoon. Guardian Australia understands the premier, Daniel Andrews, will spell…

Read MoreOpen-air schools provide a welcome respite from Covid-19 restrictions in Indian-administered Kashmir.Open-air schools provide a welcome respite from Covid-19 restrictions in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Read MoreThe Cuban government is allowing its citizens to use the currency of its ideological enemy.The Cuban government is allowing its citizens to use the currency of its ideological enemy.

Read MorePresident Trump sends federal agents to some US cities to tackle crime, but is there really a spike?President Trump sends federal agents to some US cities to tackle crime, but is there really a spike?

Read MoreDoug Hurley and Bob Behnken’s SpaceX capsule will make the first crewed US water landing in 45 years.Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken’s SpaceX capsule will make the first crewed US water landing in 45 years.

Read MoreSouth Africa is suffering the worst coronavirus outbreak in Africa, as medical workers struggle to help patients despite inadequate resources. Debora Patta reports.South Africa is suffering the worst coronavirus outbreak in Africa, as medical workers struggle to help patients despite inadequate resources. Debora Patta reports.

Read MoreAn underwater webcam in the port of Miami has become a lockdown sensation thanks to its tailless star ‘Oval’.An underwater webcam in the port of Miami has become a lockdown sensation thanks to its tailless star ‘Oval’.

Read MoreWhat happens when you’re forced to self-isolate, or into lockdown, in a cramped refugee camp?What happens when you’re forced to self-isolate, or into lockdown, in a cramped refugee camp?

Read MoreOutcry in several cities after 39-year-old father of three was killed at point-blank range in Lisbon.Outcry in several cities after 39-year-old father of three was killed at point-blank range in Lisbon.

Read MoreThe social media giant vows to appeal against the Brazilian Supreme Court ruling.The social media giant vows to appeal against the Brazilian Supreme Court ruling.

Read More Allegation about incidents from July 2019 to January 2020 reportedly relate to ex-minister A Conservative MP has been arrested after police received allegations of rape, sexual assault and coercive control. A woman in her 20s told police that she had been assaulted and forced to have sex, according to a report in the…

Read More President again contradicts his own health expert after doctor highlights troubled US response to virus Donald Trump launched an extraordinary attack on his own top infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, arguing against the doctor’s claim that high rates of infection in the US stem from a less aggressive reaction to the virus…

Read More (CHICAGO) — Homicides and shootings have surged in Chicago during the first seven months of the year. From Jan. 1 through the end of July, there were 440 homicides in Chicago and 2,240 people shot, including many of those who were killed, according to statistics released Saturday by the police department. There were…

Read More As the three killers of PC Andrew Harper are jailed, senior officer says the community must not be demonised A senior police officer has condemned deep-seated prejudice for making it acceptable to label the UK Travelling community “inherently criminal”. Speaking after the three killers of PC Andrew Harper were jailed for manslaughter, Janette…

Read More ‘Sovereign citizens’, anti-vaxxers, mask refuseniks and far-right extremists see all their wildly disparate beliefs confirmed by coronavirus restrictions In the remote border town of Texas in northern New South Wales last month, a police officer pulled over a truck driver after he allegedly crossed into Queensland without providing identification. In footage posted online,…

Read More With tourism devastated by the pandemic, many have returned to work the fields. Some believe they will never go back Ni Kadek Erawati, 40, used to work in a villa in her village, Tegallalang, a Balinese district famous for its Instagram-able rice terraces. But in March, her employer asked her to take a…

Read More Five men have been charged in Australia and another man in Papua New Guinea after the bust A light plane crashes at an illegal airfield outside Port Moresby: the plane is registered to a dead man, there is no pilot, no passengers, no cargo. Days later, the biggest drug bust in Papua New…

Read MoreThe marchers say face masks and other measures violate their rightsThe marchers say face masks and other measures violate their rights

Read More The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) trapped its first Asian giant hornet — also referred to as a “murder hornet” — in July, the department announced Friday. The largest species of hornets in the world, “murder hornets” attack honeybee hives by entering a “slaughter phase” in which they decapitate bees and take…

Read MoreThe plant’s name means “blessing” in Arabic – but the UAE’s rivals call it a threat to peace.The plant’s name means “blessing” in Arabic – but the UAE’s rivals call it a threat to peace.

Read More Len McCluskey, the union’s leader, says the damages paid to whistleblowers are an abuse of the money it donates to the party Labour’s biggest union backer will review its political donations in light of Keir Starmer’s decision to pay damages to ex-staffers who claimed the party had not dealt with antisemitism, its general…

Read MoreUS General Manager Vanessa Pappas defends the Chinese-owned app as President Trump threatens to ban it.US General Manager Vanessa Pappas defends the Chinese-owned app as President Trump threatens to ban it.

Read More Forget about face masks, engineers from Colombia have designed a special helmet similar to those used by astronauts to work as a protection bubble against the coronavirus infection. The futuristic headgear is intended for use by people who are most vulnerable and who “really live their daily lives with a lot of risk”…

Read More Up to 17,000 people, including libertarians and anti-vaccination activists, have marched in Berlin to protest against Germany’s coronavirus regulations. Many flouted guidance on wearing masks and social distancing as they accused the government of ‘stealing our freedom’. While Germany had initial success in containing the virus, infections are rising and its R number…

Read More (NEW ORLEANS) — Saints quarterback Drew Brees says he’ll remain standing for “The Star Spangled Banner,” but professed respect and support for those who protest racism and social injustice by kneeling during the national anthem. “I’ll always stand for the flag because of what it means to me and to honor all those…

Read More Polish allegations that Russia planted TNT aboard the plane of President Lech Kaczynski that crashed in 2010 are a figment of their imagination, Moscow said, advising Warsaw to listen to the pilots’ communications again. “Reality has firmly intertwined with fiction, turning it into an endless fantasy-making process,” Maria Zakharova, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman,…

Read More Police treating incident as attempted murder after NHS worker suffered multiple injuries Two 18-year-old men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in relation to a racially aggravated hit-and-run attack on an NHS worker, police have said. The 21-year-old musician, who wishes to be known as K or his stage name Kdogg,…

Read More (NEW YORK) — More than three years after the highly publicized Fyre Festival famously fizzled out in the Bahamas, merchandise and other “minor assets” are up for sale — courtesy of the U.S. Marshals Service. In a release Thursday, the U.S. Marshals announced that 126 items from the festival will be auctioned off,…

Read More Analysis: as the former president eulogized a civil rights hero, his beleaguered successor seemed intent on undermining faith in democracy Join us for a live digital event with the former US attorney general Eric Holder to discuss voter suppression in the 2020 election, Thursday at 5pm ET. Register now They were six hours…