The structure was constructed by staff at an events company whose children attend the school.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3cgdT...
Sunday, May 31, 2020
8pm saturday
By Unknown Author from NYT Briefing https://bit.ly/2zLac...
Trump Hopes for His Own Booster Shot from SpaceX Rocket Launch
By BY PETER BAKER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2XDtz...
Photos From the Protests in 29 Cities Over Racism and Police Violence
By BY WEIYI CAI, JULIETTE LOVE AND JUGAL K. PATEL from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2ZTKs...
Trump delays 'outdated' G7 leaders' summit
The US president says he is postponing this year's meeting and wants to invite other leaders as well.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Bfym...
George Floyd death: Violence breaks out amid US protests
Images from street protests across the US on Saturday following the death of black man George Floyd.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3gAHg...
Coronavirus: The self-isolation choir with worldwide members
This weekend thousands of people will gather as an online choir to perform Handel’s Messiah.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2XgKm...
In the middle of the Pacific with nowhere to land
A group of performers were halfway across the ocean in a 75ft boat when the pandemic erupted - leaving them with nowhere to go.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/36IQb...
Coronavirus: 'I'm high risk but made a full recovery'
Positive stories from people considered at high risk who have made a full recovery from coronavirus.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3gAHk...
My Money: 'Our alternative quarantine holiday'
Alyssa Hulme from Utah in the US takes us through her weekly spending during the coronavirus pandemic.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3ckbX...
Coronavirus: Independent cinemas unlikely to open before September
An Independent Cinema Office survey found only a quarter of venues planned to open before autumn.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3gwzd...
Coronavirus doctor's diary: Why does Covid-19 make some healthy young people really sick?
Dr John Wright tells the story of Marium Zameer, who became very unwell with Covid-19 despite being young and healthy.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3cirr...
Trump delays 'outdated' G7 leaders' summit
The US president says he is postponing this year's meeting and wants to invite other leaders as well.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Bfym...
Draw a Self-Portrait
By BY CARSON ELLIS from NYT At Home https://nyti.ms/2Xipo...
George Floyd Protests: A Timeline
By BY DERRICK BRYSON TAYLOR from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2zOwi...
Here’s What You Need to Know About Breonna Taylor’s Death
By BY RICHARD A. OPPEL JR. from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2ZRZC...
The Papers: Testing 'disgrace' and public's 'broken trust'
Britain's test and trace policy and Dominic Cummings' lockdown trip dominate Sunday's papers.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2TTW9...
In pictures: Peru's most catastrophic natural disaster
On 31 May 1970 an earthquake struck in Peru, triggering a landslide and leading to the deaths of 70,000.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ZTEU...
George Floyd: ‘As a black American I am terrified’
After the death of George Floyd, young African-Americans in Minneapolis say they are scared for their safety.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Uant...
LGBT: Covid-19 forced me back home where I'm 'unwanted'
'Emma' lost her job and had to move back to the village where she feels 'misunderstood'.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Xjci...
George Floyd: ‘As a black American I am terrified’
After the death of George Floyd, young African-Americans in Minneapolis say they are scared for their safety.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Uant...
Coronavirus: The self-isolation choir with worldwide members
This weekend thousands of people will gather as an online choir to perform Handel’s Messiah.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XgKm...
SpaceX launch: Nasa astronauts blast off to the International Space Station
Two astronauts launched into orbit for historic mission to the International Space Station.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XMRZ...
Saturday, May 30, 2020
Coronavirus: What happens next?
Clive Myrie meets patients and staff on the Covid ward at the Royal London Hospital.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2zBFz...
Coronavirus: Renters struggle most with pandemic costs, report says
Private renters are struggling with housing costs more than mortgage-payers, new research suggests.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/36GWw...
Week in pictures: 23-29 May 2020
A selection of news photographs taken around the world this week.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2MhFP...
Coronavirus: Debenhams makes some restaurant employees redundant
Retailer Debenhams makes staff in some of its cafes redundant after going into administration.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3djKd...
China and the Rhineland Moment
By BY BRET STEPHENS from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2TPoC...
Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
By BY LARA TAKENAGA AND JONATHAN WOLFE from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2XLev...
A Continent Reopens
By BY PATRICK KINGSLEY AND LAETITIA VANCON from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3cfTN...
Ex-Officer Charged in Death of George Floyd in Minneapolis
By BY NEIL MACFARQUHAR, TIM ARANGO AND MANNY FERNANDEZ from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3caR1...
George Floyd Worked With Officer Charged in His Death
By BY MATT FURBER, AUDRA D. S. BURCH AND FRANCES ROBLES from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Bawp...
A Justice Dept. Skeptical of Police Abuse Cases Vows to Investigate Floyd Death
By BY KATIE BENNER AND EMILY BADGER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3ewwM...
Congress Plans Hearings on Racial Violence and Use of Force by the Police
By BY NICHOLAS FANDOS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2BdbC...
friday virus
By Unknown Author from NYT Briefing https://bit.ly/2XezZ...
Coronavirus: GPs not told when patients removed from 'shielding lists'
This has caused confusion and anxiety among extremely vulnerable people staying at home.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3dgzQ...
The Papers: Weekend lockdown warnings and 'border farce'
Concerns over the public sticking to rules ahead of restrictions being lifted dominate Saturday's papers.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3euwj...
Coronavirus: Belgian zoo comes back to life from lockdown
After two months without visitors, Pairi Daiza is welcoming the public back, but in smaller numbers.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2M8hI...
George Floyd death: Why has a US city gone up in flames?
Tensions in Minneapolis did not start with the death of George Floyd. They've been years in the making.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/3cfMq...
Akinwumi Adesina: Why the US is targeting a flamboyant Nigerian banker
The US pushes for new inquiry into allegations of corruption against the African Development Bank boss.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/36IEF...
China-India border: Why tensions are rising between the neighbours
Tensions in the Himalaya have the potential to escalate as they pursue their strategic goals.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2TROK...
'You can't ask people to die': Coronavirus woes deepen Argentina's crisis
A new deadline to restructure the country's debt is just days away.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/3dbIu...
Coronavirus: Bill Gates ‘microchip’ conspiracy theory and other vaccine claims fact-checked
Fact-checking vaccine claims - including ones about the ex-Microsoft boss and a dubious cow-dung trial.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2zILU...
George Floyd death: Ex-officer charged with murder and manslaughter
Derek Chauvin, one of the officers seen kneeling on George Floyd's neck, has been charged with murder.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Xf5V...
90-year-old woman tries to help grandson during arrest
Bodycam footage shows a woman, dressed in a nightgown, seem to fall onto her grandson during the incident.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2TOZO...
World's largest all-electric plane takes flight
An historic day for the aviation industry as the world's largest all-electric plane takes flight.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2yQbe...
Friday, May 29, 2020
National Geographic Plan to Dismantle Granite Sculpture Hits Snag
By BY REBECCA J. RITZEL from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/3eqWa...
'They Have to Reinvent Her': Margaret Sanger's Fans Work to Clean Up Her Racist Past
As the founder of the American Birth Control League which later became Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger was no doubt a controversial figure with disturbing views on eugenics, race, and population control.
from CBNNews.com https://bit.ly/2M7DF...
Coronavirus: Two households can meet outside in Wales from Monday
Changes to Wales' stay-at-home lockdown restrictions will be announced by the first minister later.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2AlVU...
Kosovo Court Says New Government Can Be Formed Without an Election
By BY REUTERS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2TP72...
National Guard Called as Minneapolis Erupts in Solidarity for George Floyd
By BY MATT FURBER, JOHN ELIGON AND AUDRA D. S. BURCH from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2X9Z9...
Trump’s Order Targeting Social Media Sites, Explained
By BY CHARLIE SAVAGE from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/36CC1...
More Notes From Our Homes to Yours
By Unknown Author from NYT At Home https://nyti.ms/2zIlF...
American Priest Moves a Step Closer to Sainthood
By BY SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2TOjZ...
Mourning Alone
By BY LISA LERER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2TOqX...
Millions Relying on Pandemic Aid Can See Its End, and They’re Scared
By BY BEN CASSELMAN from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2Xczm...
Temperature Checks and Desk Shields: C.D.C. Suggests Big Changes to Offices
By BY MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/3c95H...
The Papers: 'Happy Monday' on the way and 'football's coming home'
Eased lockdown restrictions dominate Friday's newspapers - while Dominic Cummings remains in the spotlight.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2XCz9...
Trump signs executive order targeting Twitter after fact-checking row
The US president's move follows a decision by Twitter to add a "fact-check" notice to his tweets.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/36Gs5...
George Floyd: National Guard deployed after Minneapolis clashes
State troops are activated after days of protests over the death of a black man in police custody.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/3dhnz...
Online child abuse rising during lockdown warn police
Police forces across the world are warning criminals are using the restrictions to target children.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/3c91P...
Moscow more than doubles city's Covid-19 death toll
Officials now say 1,561 people died from the disease in April - not 639 as initially announced.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2B42U...
World's deepest octopus captured on camera
A "Dumbo" octopus is photographed at a depth of 7,000m in the Indian Ocean's Java Trench.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2yEUl...
Rohingya refugee crisis: 'The bodies were thrown out of the boat'
Khadiza Begum, a Rohingya refugee, left Myanmar to escape violence but found more horror at sea.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Adt5...
Coronavirus: How Turkey took control of Covid-19 emergency
Even without imposing a total lockdown, Turkey seems to have handled the outbreak well.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/3c9Bo...
Africa's week in pictures: 22 - 28 May 2020
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2zweR...
The films to look out for at the We Are One festival
Cannes, Toronto and Sundance are among the film festivals uniting for an online streaming event.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2yGtB...
The little lights now packing a deadly punch
LEDs already light our houses but developments are making them even more powerful.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2zF1o...
The coronavirus conundrum when your mouth is your ‘hand’
The coronavirus pandemic becomes a different kind of challenge when you use your mouth as your ‘hands’.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/36Cy7...
Thursday, May 28, 2020
As Meatpacking Plants Look to Reopen, Some Families are Wary
By BY JAZMINE HUGHES from NYT Magazine https://nyti.ms/3evh7...
‘We Loved Each Other’: Fauci Recalls Larry Kramer, Friend and Nemesis
By BY DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2M4cv...
U.S. to Penalize Work at Iranian Facilities in Latest Blow to Nuclear Accord
By BY LARA JAKES from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2X9e0...
Coronavirus: Professional athletes train in lockdown
Professional and Olympic athletes have had to devise ways to continue their rigorous training.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2yJi9...
Coronavirus: What attacks on Asians reveal about American identity
Covid-inspired attacks on East Asian people in the US reveal uncomfortable truths about American identity.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XyH9...
Coronavirus: How the advertising industry is changing
A large decline in advertising expenditure is hurting the sector, plus TV channels and newspapers.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/3d8Vp...
Will President Trump Stand With Hong Kong?
By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/3cb4C...
The Wonderful World of Trump Worsts
By BY GAIL COLLINS from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/3dapa...
Trump and Biden trade barbs over wearing a mask
President Trump and his likely presidential challenger Joe Biden clash over the humble face covering.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3gt4M...
Rebecca Parker is playing the piano for 100 days
98-year-old Rebecca Parker is playing the piano for 100 days to raise money for the NHS
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2B30C...
The High Note: Why Tracee Ellis Ross 'only got better with age'
Tracee Ellis Ross says it's "absurd" that women over 50 have ever been "counted out".
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/36FGd...
Crossing Divides: The bomb maker turned peacemaker
Once part of the group behind the Bali bombing, now Ali Fauzi is on a mission to end terror.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Xxkw...
Cocaine and Guinea-Bissau: How Africa's 'narco-state' is trying to kick its habit
Concern mounts about Guinea-Bissau commitment to curb drug trafficking, writes Ricci Shyrock.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/3gous...
‘On the Record’ Review: A Black Woman’s View of #MeToo
By BY DEVIKA GIRISH from NYT Movies https://nyti.ms/2zAek...
Canada’s Largest Newspaper Changes Hands Amid Vow to Keep Liberal Voice
By BY IAN AUSTEN from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3d8LG...
Minneapolis Police, Long Accused of Racism, Face Wrath of Wounded City
By BY MATT FURBER, JOHN ELIGON AND AUDRA D. S. BURCH from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2M2E9...
Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
By BY JONATHAN WOLFE AND LARA TAKENAGA from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/36AkR...
Gabriel Bacquier, 95, Dies; Set Standard for French Baritones
By BY STEVE SMITH from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2ZI69...
Twitter Tsks, and Trump Fumes
By BY KARA SWISHER from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/3eoPz...
Julián Castro: ‘It’s a Totally Porous Safety Net’
By BY LISA LERER AND JENNIFER MEDINA from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3c3Pl...
The Papers: Test-and-trace 'revolution' and MPs 'fume' on Zoom
Thursday's newspapers look at a new NHS tracing scheme and share the latest on the Dominic Cummings row.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3dlI1...
Coronavirus: Nightmare spreads through Russia's care homes
Carers reveal the hidden spread of Covid-19 and official numbers appear not to tell the whole story.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2U1cR...
Coronavirus: Inside the pro-China network targeting the US, Hong Kong and an exiled tycoon
A coordinated network of accounts on three social networks has been targeting the Chinese government's critics.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/3ep7K...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Bit of Highlands Headgear
By BY DEB AMLEN from NYT Crosswords & Games https://nyti.ms/2AWQg...
Biden, Urging Face Masks, Calls Trump a ‘Fool’ for Not Wearing One
By BY SYDNEY EMBER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2ZCbe...
Epic 7,500-mile cuckoo migration wows scientists
Scientists have tracked a cuckoo's migratory flight from Africa to its breeding ground in Mongolia.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/36wJs...
TV host Jimmy Fallon 'very sorry' for 2000 blackface skit
The NBC's Tonight Show host called his depiction of comedian Chris Rock "unquestionably offensive".
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2B2wK...
Coronavirus: Sneakbo criticised over Aylesbury lockdown video
Police say officers "encouraged" those involved to "comply with social distancing guidelines".
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3gmI9...
Coronavirus: Why barber shops matter to the community
Barber shops are a central part of a community but how has lockdown changed this?
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2MdUv...
Denmark embraces live music drive-ins
Mads Langer performs a drive-in concert for music fans in Copenhagen while social distancing.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2TIap...
Australia's megafauna roamed the tropics with first humans but then disappeared
New evidence shows climate change may have wiped out Australia's giant beasts.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2XADD...
Coronavirus: How childminders are caring for children in their own home
'Lots of soap' is crucial, say childminders who have stayed open for key workers' children.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2M3s4...
Coronavirus: The human cost of virus misinformation
A BBC team tracking coronavirus misinformation has found links to assaults, arsons and deaths - and the potential for even greater indirect harm.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2X4R3...
Coronavirus: 'Our children are all shut behind closed doors'
Lockdown has left many families with disabled children feeling cut-off, isolated and ignored.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3eyVE...
Soul Boy: The teen who found a home on the dancefloor
Anthony Flavin spent most of his life in care - a turning point was finding soul on the dancefloor.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2zyjH...
Coronavirus: Why Merkel may help fund Europe's recovery plan
Germany’s leader has agreed to shoulder some of the burden, but four "frugal" EU states are unhappy.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2XxDf...
Mumbai: How Covid-19 has ravaged India's richest city
With nearly 30,000 cases, Mumbai accounts for more than a fifth of India's coronavirus infections.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2X6sf...
Jimmy Fallon Apologizes for Blackface Skit
By BY SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2THhB...
Coronavirus: China's plan to test everyone in Wuhan
Officials said they planned to test all of Wuhan's residents over 10 days, so how have they done?
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2T66a...
Bystander Videos Are Policing the Police by Putting Deaths on Display
By BY AUDRA D. S. BURCH AND JOHN ELIGON from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2A97U...
Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
By BY PATRICK J. LYONS from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Xv87...
Will Twitter Draw a Line for Trump?
By BY NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/3c2So...
Republicans Tried to Suppress the Vote in Florida. And Failed.
By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2AWEO...
Biden, Urging Face Masks, Calls Trump a ‘Fool’ for Not Wearing One
By BY SYDNEY EMBER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2zy9N...
La historia que cuentan los restos de tres africanos en una tumba de México
By BY NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR from NYT en Español https://nyti.ms/3dhUl...
TV host Jimmy Fallon 'very sorry' for 2000 blackface skit
The NBC's Tonight Show host called his depiction of comedian Chris Rock "unquestionably offensive".
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2B2wK...
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Indigenous nurse on Brazil's frontline in virus fight
Vanderlecia Ortega dos Santos is the sole nurse caring for a community of 700 in Manaus, Brazil.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3gl3X...
Italy's medical workers: 'We became heroes but they've already forgotten us'
With Italy past the peak of coronavirus, medical staff say the trauma is only just hitting them now.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Xxfm...
Coronavirus: What's the future for the office?
As companies hint at more home-working, how could our work culture be about to shift?
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2LVBF...
Coronavirus doctor's diary: The drug combination that may help us beat Covid-19
Dr John Wright expects a treatment involving three different types of drug to be effective against the virus.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2zylP...
Coronavirus: Call for clear face masks to be 'the norm'
Transparent masks allow deaf people to communicate - but supplies are short where they are most needed.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3ejlE...
Coronavirus in South Africa: Smokers fume at cigarette ban
The government is to ease lockdown restrictions and allow the sale of alcohol - but not cigarettes.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3gpcU...
Huawei: What would happen if the UK ditched the Chinese firm?
Officials are taking another look into Huawei, but the Chinese firm warns against a 5G ban.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2XmK1...
Coronavirus: The strangers reaching out to Kyrgyzstan's lonely teenagers
Worried by teens' mental health struggles during Kyrgyzstan's coronavirus lockdown, one group acted.
from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/3encI...
Coronavirus: The strangers reaching out to Kyrgyzstan's lonely teenagers
Worried by teens' mental health struggles during Kyrgyzstan's coronavirus lockdown, one group acted.
from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/3encI...
UConn Student Went on Rampage, Killing 2 Before Fleeing, Police Say
By BY LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ AND ANDREA SALCEDO from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2zuqh...
Americans Ponder Losses Past and Present on a Subdued Memorial Day
By BY RICHARD A. OPPEL JR. AND AUDRA D. S. BURCH from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2A4DB...
Oil-Starved Venezuela Celebrates Arrival of Tankers From Iran
By BY JULIE TURKEWITZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2X4sB...
The Brutal Clarity of the Trump-McConnell Plan to Protect Businesses
By BY WILL WILKINSON from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2zuqk...
The Future of College Is Online, and It’s Cheaper
By BY HANS TAPARIA from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2XIbp...
My Mother Died of the Coronavirus. It’s Time She Be Counted.
By BY ELISABETH ROSENTHAL from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2zxMo...
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