Month: September 2020

Read MoreAstraZeneca describes the pause in its keenly-awaited final clinical trials as routine.AstraZeneca describes the pause in its keenly-awaited final clinical trials as routine.

Read More<p>‘We are working to expedite the review of the single event to minimize any potential impact on the trial timeline’</p><p>‘We are working to expedite the review of the single event to minimize any potential impact on the trial timeline’</p>

Read More UK government urged to attend trial on Sunday of British-Iranian dual national Iran’s decision to press fresh charges against Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is illegal and shows she is being held as a hostage, her husband, Richard Ratcliffe, has said. He called on the British government to do everything possible to protect her, include demanding…

Read More The state has introduced new rules to address isolation faced by people living alone. Here’s how it works Victoria cases trend map; Full Australian Covid stats Melbourne stage 4 restrictions; Vic stage 3 rules Sign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus email Download the free Guardian app to get the most important news notifications…

Read More 25,000 grave violations were committed against children in conflict in 2019, says the UN, which hopes to highlight issue with new international day When Islamic State fighters rolled into Mosul, Iraq, they made promises. “When they arrived they promised us salvation, a better life, but within months our schools were closed and we…

Read MoreMigrants are being evacuated from the camp as firefighters tackle the large blaze.Migrants are being evacuated from the camp as firefighters tackle the large blaze.

Read MoreA roadside bomb targeted first Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh but he escaped unharmed, his spokesman said.A roadside bomb targeted first Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh but he escaped unharmed, his spokesman said.

Read More<p>Dozens of UK politicians have issued a strongly-worded attack on Beijing’s actions against the Muslim minority group, writes <i>Tim Wyatt</i></p><p>Dozens of UK politicians have issued a strongly-worded attack on Beijing’s actions against the Muslim minority group, writes <i>Tim Wyatt</i></p>

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Read More Senior constable Brooke Cooper says she hadn’t read the NSW police handbook on family violence when Olga Edwards came to report the assaults Olga Edwards’ allegations of domestic violence against the man who eventually murdered her children were misrecorded by a senior constable who had never opened the police handbook on family violence.…

Read More<p>More than 1.2 billion people could be driven from homes by extreme weather, drought and food shortages by 2050</p><p>More than 1.2 billion people could be driven from homes by extreme weather, drought and food shortages by 2050</p>

Read More The president’s fixer wanted to be a Goodfella but ended up taking a fall. His revenge is a tawdrily readable tell-all memoir Michael Cohen is no saint. Aside from the obvious, Donald Trump’s former fixer has never entered into a formal cooperation agreement with federal prosecutors, a fact duly noted by the US…

Read More “On first glance, this revised order seems mostly like an attempt to avoid an embarrassing court defeat,” one expert said. View Entire Post › “On first glance, this revised order seems mostly like an attempt to avoid an embarrassing court defeat,” one expert said.View Entire Post ›

Read More Advance NZ could use the event on 8 October to promote misinformation about Covid-19, analysts fear Read all our New Zealand election coverage here A fringe political party in New Zealand that has not featured in pre-election polling, and whose co-leader has been decried for spreading conspiracy theories about Covid-19, has been included…

Read More Guardian Australia brings together all the latest on active and daily new Covid-19 cases, as well as maps, stats, live data and state by state graphs from NSW, Victoria, Queensland, SA, WA, Tasmania, ACT and NT to get a broad picture of the Australian outbreak and track the impact of government response NSW…

Read More President Trump is dead serious when he says he wants to be in the White House for 12 more years, Michael Cohen, his former personal attorney and fixer, said on Tuesday.Cohen’s new book about his time working for Trump, Disloyal: A Memoir, was published on Tuesday, and he appeared on MSNBC’s The Rachel…

Read More BANGKOK — Two soldiers who deserted from Myanmar’s army have testified on video that they were instructed by commanding officers to “shoot all that you see and that you hear” in villages where minority Rohingya Muslims lived, a human rights group said Tuesday. The comments appear to be the first public confession by…

Read More BANGKOK — Two soldiers who deserted from Myanmar’s army have testified on video that they were instructed by commanding officers to “shoot all that you see and that you hear” in villages where minority Rohingya Muslims lived, a human rights group said Tuesday. The comments appear to be the first public confession by…

Read MoreAt least 2,460 new infections were reported on Tuesday – a sharp rise from levels of around 1,000 per day in August.At least 2,460 new infections were reported on Tuesday – a sharp rise from levels of around 1,000 per day in August.

Read More Area burned is larger than state of Delaware as west is shrouded in smoke that has caused some of the worst air quality in the world California wildfires – live coverage Wildfires have burned a record 2m acres of California, with fresh conflagrations prompting dramatic rescue missions and shrouding much of the US…

Read More“This is a routine action which has to happen whenever there is a potentially unexplained illness in one of the trials,” an AstraZeneca spokesperson said.”This is a routine action which has to happen whenever there is a potentially unexplained illness in one of the trials,” an AstraZeneca spokesperson said.

Read More China’s leaders stage triumphant celebration of beating coronavirus; UK government to announce additional restrictions; AstraZeneca Plc and Oxford pause major vaccine trial for second time. Follow the latest updates ‘Not a game’: Europe pleads with young people to halt Covid spread Gatherings of more than six to be banned in England Brazil’s ex-president…

Read MoreClinical trials of one of most promising candidate vaccines suspended after patient develops unexplained illness.Clinical trials of one of most promising candidate vaccines suspended after patient develops unexplained illness.

Read More Attorneys seek to substitute US for Trump as defendant in E Jean Carroll case, meaning tax dollars could cover any payout The US justice department is seeking to take over Donald Trump’s defense in a defamation lawsuit from a writer who accused him of rape, and federal lawyers asked a court on Tuesday…

Read More Americans turning to gardening during Covid crisis find themselves in a pickle when it comes to finding the right jars, seals and lids Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage It’s the time of year when gardeners are turning their ripe tomatoes into sauces and salsas and cucumbers into pickles. But…

Read More Disruptions to health services due to the pandemic are putting millions of additional lives at risk worldwide, the United Nations said Wednesday, warning that Covid-19 could reverse decades of progress in reducing child mortality. Disruptions to health services due to the pandemic are putting millions of additional lives at risk worldwide, the United…

Read MoreKeeping Up With The Kardashians, which ran for 14 years, made the family global mega-stars.Keeping Up With The Kardashians, which ran for 14 years, made the family global mega-stars.

Read More The president also chose to ridicule the mass protests against racism and policing, saying, ‘We call our rallies peaceful protests’ A packed crowd of hundreds gathered in North Carolina for a Donald Trump campaign rally on Tuesday, with many people forgoing masks, in defiance of state guidelines capping gatherings at 50 people. Ahead…

Read MoreRochester’s police chief says he will not sit by while critics “attempt to destroy my character”.Rochester’s police chief says he will not sit by while critics “attempt to destroy my character”.

Read MorePeople are refusing to get tested in India’s Punjab state as rumours fly about the coronavirus.People are refusing to get tested in India’s Punjab state as rumours fly about the coronavirus.

Read More HYDERBAD, India, Sep 08 (IPS) – Kerry Kennedy has a clear mission – along with Nobel laureates and leading international figures – she wishes to ensure that hard-won gains in children’s rights are not destroyed by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full story, “Caring for Poorest and Most Underserved…

Read More Promises to end the devastating wars in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile come with a price tag. Promises to end the devastating wars in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile come with a price tag.

Read MorePromises to end the devastating wars in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile come with a price tag.Promises to end the devastating wars in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile come with a price tag.

Read MorePeople living in the Brazilian Amazon are facing the twin dangers of the coronavirus and forest fires.People living in the Brazilian Amazon are facing the twin dangers of the coronavirus and forest fires.

Read More The Phase 3 trial of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca has been paused, reportedly due to a suspected ‘serious adverse reaction’ by one of the participants in the UK. AstraZeneca only said that its “standard review process triggered a pause to vaccination to allow review of safety…