Restrictions imposed on Indian city of Bangalore and state of Bihar; Venezuela’s capital Caracas to go into a strict lockdown on Wednesday; Face masks mandatory in France; Follow the latest updates133m re-enter lockdown in India as cases top 900,000Cities worldwide reimpose lockdowns as Covid-19 cases surgeFrance: baby boy infected with coronavirus in wombDoes coronavirus spread in the air and how do we stay safe? 12.37am BST US President Donald Trump said in an interview on Tuesday that it was a “mistake” for the two largest California school districts, Los Angeles and San Diego, to keep scho[...]
Deep-seated rivalries resurfacing amid months of lockdowns Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageUntil recently, Argentina’s protracted coronavirus lockdown was marked by an unusual degree of harmony, as the country’s perennially squabbling political factions came together to contain the spread of Covid-19.But after nearly four months of consecutive lockdowns, rifts have begun to appear in that uneasy truce amid growing demands for a relaxation of quarantine measures. With new cases spiralling out of control, the old political rivalries between followers and detractors of[...]
Rhea took a peck at the Brazilian president, who has Covid-19, as he was trying to feed it at his palaceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBrazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro has been bitten by an emu-like bird that he tried to feed while under coronavirus quarantine at the presidential palace, local media has reported.According to the Metropóles site, the rhea bird “pecked” at Bolsonaro when he tried to feed it during a stroll around the palace grounds in Brasília on Monday. Continue reading...
Coronavirus-inspired stencils on tube train feature rats with surgical face masks and hand sanitiserCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBanksy has entered the mask debate with his latest typically playful work: a series of stencils on the London Underground that feature his trademark rats struggling to come to terms with surgical masks.In a video posted on his Instagram page, the street artist is seen entering an underground train carriage while dressed as a member of the cleanup crew before stencilling the rats, which are depicted as using the masks as parachutes and d[...]
Ernest Maragall revelation set to boost calls for inquiry into possible domestic espionageA second prominent member of Catalan’s pro-independence movement has revealed he was warned that his mobile phone was targeted using spyware.The development is likely to bolster calls for an investigation into the possible use of hacking technology by Spanish authorities. Continue reading...
President makes remarks in CBS News interviewTrump administration agrees to rescind policy on foreign student visasBiden unveils $2tn clean energy proposalGhislaine Maxwell denied bailCalifornia dramatically rolls back reopening processHow racial bias dogs US coronavirus response at every levelAlabama, Maine and Texas vote in primariesSign up to our First Thing newsletter 12.24am BST A federal appellate court agreed to temporarily freeze a lower court order shutting down the Dakota Access Pipeline, allowing the pipeline to stay operational.Earlier this month, a federal judge ordered developers[...]
Justice resting comfortably and will stay for a few daysGinsburg, 87, sits firmly on supreme court’s liberal wingThe US supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been admitted to hospital for treatment for a possible infection.According to a statement, she is resting comfortably and will stay in hospital for a few days for antibiotic treatment. Continue reading...
Eight-metre statue built in 5th century BC had been buried among ancient ruinsA colossal statue of Atlas, buried for centuries among ancient ruins, will soon take its rightful place among the ancient Greek temples of Agrigento on Sicily.The city’s archaeological park announced that the artwork, one of the most celebrated sculptures on the island, will be raised upright in front of the Temple of Zeus. Continue reading...
Maxwell, who faces up to 35 years in federal prison, was denied bail and will remain in custodyGhislaine Maxwell appeared in Manhattan federal court via video feed on Tuesday, to plead not guilty regarding her alleged involvement in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking of minor girls. Related: More victims of Jeffrey Epstein have come forward, says lawyer Continue reading...
Family lawyers say inquest into Dawn Sturgess’s death should examine Russian state’s role Russian agents may have deliberately left a bottle of the nerve agent novichok in Salisbury after the attempted assassination of the former spy Sergei Skripal as part of a campaign to undermine security in the UK, the high court has been told.Lawyers for the family of Dawn Sturgess, who died of novichok poisoning four months after the attack on Skripal, claim the actions of the agents on the ground and those who masterminded the plot from Moscow could have led to many hundreds of deaths. Continue reading.[...]
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