Quaker to Change Aunt Jemima Name and Image Over ‘Racial Stereotype’
Quaker Oats, the owner of the 131-year-old brand, said it would retire the name as it worked “to make progress toward racial equality.”
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De Blasio, Pressured on Policing, Acts to Toughen Discipline
Mayor de Blasio said the city would put all police disciplinary records online and speed up the disciplinary process against officers accused of abuse.
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UK theatre faces ruin amid coronavirus crisis, say top cultural figures
Exclusive: almost 100 leading creative figures sign letter calling for government action to prevent demise of sectorCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritain’s world-leading performing arts sector has been brought to its knees and faces ruin without urgent government investment, a powerful alliance of nearly 100 actors, writers, directors and creatives has warned.Phoebe Waller-Bridge, James McAvoy, Sharon D Clarke, Tom Stoppard, Wendell Pierce, Emma Rice and Andrew Scott are among the names backing a letter warning of the threat facing theatre, opera and dance amid the coronavirus crisis. Continue reading...
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Serco boss defends its work on setting up NHS test-and-trace system
Rupert Soames says criticism largely motivated by ideology amid calls for £45.8m contract to be cancelledCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe boss of the outsourcing firm Serco has defended its “extraordinary” work in setting up the NHS coronavirus test-and-trace system, amid calls for the £45.8m contract to be cancelled.Critics of Serco’s involvement have pointed to its mixed record on public works, the use of subcontractors and a blunder last month in which it inadvertently revealed the email addresses of contract tracers recruited to assist in the UK government’s “test, track and trace” strategy. Continue reading...
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UK public health bodies reviewing vitamin D's effects on coronavirus
Exclusive: emerging evidence studied to see if ‘sunshine nutrient’ could lower Covid-19 riskCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePublic health officials are urgently reviewing the potential ability of vitamin D to reduce the risk of coronavirus.It comes amid growing concern over the disproportionate number of black, Asian and minority ethnic people contracting and dying from the disease, including a reported 94% of all doctors killed by the virus. Continue reading...
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Coronavirus live news: WHO halts trial of hydroxychloroquine; Germany bans all major events until October
WHO says hydroxychloroquine showed no benefit; Germany extends ban on large events for four months; Beijing raises alert level and grounds hundreds of flightsCovid-19 outbreaks in New Zealand and China highlight stark choicesSpanish opera house reopens with concert for plantsSix US states see record new casesSee all our coronavirus coverage 6.51pm BSTSouth Korea’s top health official has expressed caution on the UK’s successful trial of Dexamethasone, the low-cost anti-inflammatory drug found to save lives when used on coronavirus patients.Jeong Eun-kyeong, head of Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said: “Some experts have warned of the drug not onl...
Les Mis and Hamilton shut until 2021 as Cameron Mackintosh starts redundancy process
West End producer also delays Mary Poppins and The Phantom of the Opera as consultation over possible job losses beginsFour of London’s most successful stage musicals will not reopen until 2021, the producer Cameron Mackintosh has announced.Mackintosh said he had taken the “heartbreaking” decision to delay the return of his shows Les Misérables, Mary Poppins, Hamilton and The Phantom of the Opera because of uncertainty over both safety for audiences and a date for the withdrawal of social distancing measures. Mackintosh, his producing partners and Delfont Mackintosh Theatres are starting a process of consultation over potential redundancies for all employees on the four producti...
Coronavirus UK live: Keir Starmer questions Boris Johnson over child poverty and struggling councils
PM faces Labour leader at PMQs; Hancock says government to write to 2.2m people shielding in England ‘very shortly’ amid confusion over end to measureEnglish and Welsh police more likely to fine BAME people in lockdownCharities call for clarity over end to England coronavirus shieldingMatt Hancock blames ‘Daniel Rashford’ slip on Harry PotterCoronavirus global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 12.54pm BSTThe SNP’s Philippa Whitford asked why a multimillion pound contract about PPE was awarded to a pest control with no experience in providing PPE. 12.53pm BSTJeremy Hunt said 20% of the people with the coronavirus are estimated to have caught the virus ...
Coronavirus live news: New Zealand to trace 320 'close contacts' of virus pair who stopped to meet friends
Beijing raises alert level and grounds hundreds of flights; India’s official death toll leaps by more than 2,000 to reach 11,903; Brazil suffers record case increaseGermany to ban large events until at least October - reportsNew Zealand traces 320 ‘close contacts’ of two new casesSix US states see record new casesCovid-19 outbreaks in New Zealand and China highlight stark choicesSee all our coronavirus coverage 12.52pm BSTAround 11,000 mink at a farm in Denmark will have to be culled after they were found to be infected with the coronavirus, the country’s authorities have said.The outbreak is the first in Denmark, the world’s biggest producer of mink ...
Police in England and Wales six times more likely to fine BAME people in lockdown
One senior police chief says bias and lack of trust may have contributed to figuresCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePolice enforcing the coronavirus lockdown in England and Wales were more than six times more likely to issue fines to black, Asian and minority ethnic people than white people, figures show.Data from police forces shows 17 were more likely to issue a penalty notice to BAME people than to white people. Two forces, Northumbria and Merseyside, were not. Continue reading...
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Pandemics result from destruction of nature, say UN and WHO
Experts call for legislation and trade deals worldwide to encourage green recoveryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePandemics such as coronavirus are the result of humanity’s destruction of nature, according to leaders at the UN, WHO and WWF International, and the world has been ignoring this stark reality for decades.The illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade as well as the devastation of forests and other wild places were still the driving forces behind the increasing number of diseases leaping from wildlife to humans, the leaders told the Guardian. Continue reading...
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UK ministers order urgent vitamin D coronavirus review
Emerging evidence studied to see if ‘sunshine nutrient’ could reduce risk of coronavirusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government has ordered an urgent review of the potential ability of vitamin D to reduce the risk of coronavirus.It comes amid growing concern over the disproportionate number of black, Asian and minority ethnic people (BAME) contracting and dying from the disease, including a reported 94% of all doctors killed by the virus. Continue reading...
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Reconsidering the Past, One Statue at a Time
From Virginia to New Mexico, protests over police brutality have brought hundreds of years of American history bubbling to the surface.
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Activists Who Marched With Dr. King Offer Lessons for Those Marching for George Floyd
The tumult and passion of the past weeks have left the surviving veterans of the civil rights era with trepidation and hope.
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How Black N.Y.P.D. Officers Really Feel About the Floyd Protesters
Most officers of color share the protesters’ mission to defeat racism, but the unrest has reminded the officers that they are still often seen as the enemy.
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Coronavirus Live Updates: Millions of Doses of Malaria Drugs in Limbo
A milder, limited lockdown ends some classes and locks down neighborhoods. Texas, Florida and Arizona set case records. The president of Honduras has the virus.
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Trump Hydroxychloroquine Push Secured Millions of Likely Useless Coronavirus Pills
Before the F.D.A. withdrew its waiver to stockpile the drugs as coronavirus treatments, the Trump administration had embarked on a headlong effort to import tens of millions of doses.
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India-China clash: Two sides blame each other for deadly fighting
At least 20 Indian soldiers died in the worst border incident in decades between the two countries.
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North Korea tells 'mongrel dog' South why it bombed office
Kim Jong-un's sister said the South's president "put his neck into the noose of US flunkeyism".
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California utility PG&E pleads guilty to 84 wildfire deaths
The judge had the company chief plead guilty 84 times for each of the victims from 2018's Camp Fire.
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Coronavirus in Beijing: 27 neighbourhoods not allowed to leave as spike continues
Schools are shut and travel is restricted, as the city reports another 31 Covid-19 cases.
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Facebook to let users turn off political adverts
The decision comes after the social network faced criticism over false information in political ads.
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A Minneapolis police dispatcher became so alarmed when she watched George Floyd’s arrest in real time that she called in a supervisor, according to reports.
“I don’t know, you can call me a snitch if you want to, but we have the cameras up for (squad) 320’s call, and … I don’t know if they had to use force or not, but they got something out of the back of the squad, and all of them sat on this man,” the unnamed dispatcher said in a call to the supervisor, the Star-Tribune reported.
“So, I don’t know if they needed you or not, but they haven’t said anything to me,” the dispatcher said.
“Yeah,” the supervisor responded, “they haven’t said anything yet … just a takedown, which doesn’t count, but I’ll find out.”
“No problem,” the dispatcher answered. “We don’t ...
Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug
Patients should be given the cheap drug without delay, after "fantastic" trial results, experts say.
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Kashmir clash: 20 Indian troops killed in fighting with Chinese forces
It is the first deadly skirmish in decades between the two regional powers at their disputed border.
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US police reform: Trump signs executive order on 'best practice'
The move seeks to encourage "best practice" following anger over the killing of black men by police.
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George Floyd: Eyewitnesses recount harrowing death
Panorama spoke to local people to piece together the moments leading up to George Floyd's death.
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Australia police investigate video of officers arresting Aboriginal man
Officers are accused of using excessive force to arrest the man in an Adelaide suburb.
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Boris Johnson faces Tory rebellion over Marcus Rashford's school meals call
Senior Conservatives back footballer’s plea to extend scheme over summer holidaysCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe footballer Marcus Rashford has stepped up his campaign to pressure the UK government into feeding hungry children during the school holidays, buoyed by support from Conservative MPs, businesses and celebrities.On Tuesday morning, the Manchester United player began tweeting about the UK’s poorest families, who cannot afford to pay their water and electricity bills or put food on the table. Continue reading...
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Coronavirus live news: New Zealand records first new cases for weeks as Beijing bans high-risk travellers from leaving city
China reimposes partial lockdown in capital to tackle new cluster; US authorities revoke emergency use of hydroxychloroquine; two imported cases in NZ. Follow the latest updatesNew Zealand ends Covid-free run with two cases from UKBeijing lockdown tightens as new coronavirus outbreak spreadsUS revokes emergency approval of hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19Covid-19 can damage lungs of victims beyond recognition, expert saysSee all our coronavirus coverage 12.36pm BSTPeople under 20 are around half as susceptible to Covid-19 as people aged 20 or above, according to research published on Tuesday, and clinical symptoms of the disease appear in only about a fifth of infec...
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