The Guardian Archives - North India Kaleidoscope

June 19, 2020July 4, 2020 India World

Indians call for boycott of Chinese goods after fatal border clashes

Indian officials plan to raise import duties on around 300 Chinese products as protests break out around the country

June 18, 2020July 5, 2020 Corona Virus Environment Health World

World has six months to avert climate crisis, says energy expert

International Energy Agency chief warns of need to prevent post-lockdown surge in emissions

June 13, 2020July 5, 2020 Education fashion

Victoria Beckham: ‘I guess it was a sign of insecurity, wearing very tight clothes’

The designer answers questions on personal style, the Spice Girls and fashion after corona, put by Class of 2020 fashion graduates

June 10, 2020July 5, 2020 Corona Virus Health World

English zoos and safari parks to reopen from 15 June

Decision follows bankruptcy fears if coronavirus shutdown extended into summer

May 30, 2020July 5, 2020 Corona Virus Health India

Patients share beds as coronavirus cases overwhelm Mumbai’s hospitals

As India’s pandemic continues, in some areas the healthcare system is close to collapse

May 1, 2020July 5, 2020 Corona Virus Health World

‘No one comes’: the cruise ship crews cast adrift by coronavirus

From the Galapagos to Dubai crew have been left marooned amid squabbles over who is responsible for their welfare

Revealed: 100,000 crew never made it off cruise ships amid coronavirus crisis

Hong Kong security law: Pro-democracy books pulled from libraries July 5, 2020
Prominent activist Joshua Wong says the measure is "one step away from actual book banning".
Japan flooding: Fourteen dead in flooded care home July 5, 2020
At least 16 people have died and a dozen are missing on the island of Kyushu amid devastating rains.
Coronavirus funerals: Sri Lanka's Muslims decry forced cremation July 5, 2020
Sri Lankan authorities insist on cremation for coronavirus victims. Some Muslims says its discrimination.
The Grand Old Man of India who became Britain's first Asian MP July 4, 2020
Indian-born Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Asian to sit in the House of Commons.
'Why I've used skin-whitening products' July 4, 2020
Radio 1 Newsbeat ask people from South Asian backgrounds about using of skin-lightening products.
Coronavirus: Why Singapore turned to wearable contact-tracing tech July 4, 2020
The TraceTogether Token is designed to make an app more effective, but worries privacy campaigners.
Australia shark attack: Man killed spearfishing near Fraser Island July 4, 2020
The 36-year-old was bitten on the leg in waters near Queensland's popular Fraser Island.
Coronavirus Australia: Melbourne locks down tower blocks as cases rise July 4, 2020
Nine housing estate blocks in the Australian city are locked down amid a “new phase of the pandemic”.
Lin Dan: China's two-time Olympic champion retires from badminton July 4, 2020
China's two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan, widely seen as one of badminton's greatest ever players, retires.
Nagaland dog meat: Animal rights groups hail ban as 'major turning point' July 4, 2020
Animal rights groups say a ban on the sale of dog meat in Nagaland is a milestone.
India coronavirus: Questions over death of man 'turned away by 18 hospitals' July 4, 2020
Bhawarlal Sujani breathed his last at the doorstep of a hospital that had refused to admit him.
Coronavirus: Japan's mysteriously low virus death rate July 3, 2020
Japan had no lockdown, it has an elderly population - so why haven't more people died from Covid-19?
Coronavirus: Yo! Sushi adapts conveyor belt system July 3, 2020
As Yo! Sushi prepares to reopen some restaurants in England, it has had to adapt its conveyor belt system.
Supermarkets snub coconut goods picked by monkeys July 3, 2020
Monkeys are treated like "picking machines" to harvest 1,000 coconuts a day, an animal rights group says.
Coronavirus: Singapore hotels prepare for different summer season July 3, 2020
Staff in Singapore’s hotels are preparing for a very different kind of summer season.
Sikh pilgrims in deadly Pakistan train crash July 3, 2020
At least 21 die as an express train hits a van carrying the pilgrims near the city of Lahore.
Zheng Yanxiong: China appoints hard-line Hong Kong security chief July 3, 2020
Zheng Yanxiong is best known for a crackdown on protesters over a land dispute in 2011.
Sydney seaplane crash: Pilot was 'adversely affected by gas leak' July 3, 2020
Five members of a British family and a Canadian pilot died when the plane plunged into a river in 2017.
Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan dies July 3, 2020
Saroj Khan choreographed many hit numbers with stars like Madhuri Dixit and Sridevi.
Sky is the limit for Pakistan's metal artist July 2, 2020
He trained in electrical engineering, but Nasim Yousufzai's life is about metal sculptures and creations.

Drunk people will not keep apart, UK police warn July 5, 2020
As people in England enjoy their first night out in months, police voice fears about social distancing.
Leclerc will not 'take the knee' before Austrian Grand Prix July 5, 2020
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Red Bull's Max Verstappen say they will not take the knee before the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix.
Hong Kong security law: Pro-democracy books pulled from libraries July 5, 2020
Prominent activist Joshua Wong says the measure is "one step away from actual book banning".
Tiger kills Zurich zookeeper in front of visitors and staff July 5, 2020
The 55-year-old woman was attacked in a Siberian tiger enclosure at a zoo in the Swiss city.
Underwater cave in Mexico reveals ancient Mayan secrets July 5, 2020
Divers on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula find evidence of a mining operation started 12,000 years ago.
Dominican Republic votes in election postponed over virus July 5, 2020
One of the top candidates for the presidency has recovered from Covid-19.
Hachalu Hundessa: Ethiopia singer's death unrest killed 166 July 5, 2020
Protests over the killing of Hachalu Hundessa spread from Oromia, where he was seen as a hero.
Kanye West again says he will run for president July 5, 2020
The US rapper claims that he has entered the 2020 race but it is unclear if he has actually registered.
Japan flooding: Fourteen dead in flooded care home July 5, 2020
At least 16 people have died and a dozen are missing on the island of Kyushu amid devastating rains.
Fourth of July: Trump vows to defeat 'radical left' in Independence Day speech July 5, 2020
The president rails at people who have "no clue what they're doing", as the US marks independence.
Vogue Portugal defends controversial mental health cover July 5, 2020
The magazine says it was trying to raise awareness after it was accused of using dystopian imagery.
Quarantine rules relaxed for major sporting events in England July 5, 2020
New rules mean F1, international football, golf and snooker tournaments can return in England.
Greatest Fights: Corrales, Castillo, a turnaround and a tragedy July 5, 2020
Diego Corrales hit the canvas twice in round 10, but there was to be one last twist in his thrilling bout with Jose Luis Castillo.
England v West Indies: Holder v Stokes and a breakout star July 5, 2020
West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite picks out the players England should be wary of when the Test series starts this week.
Coronavirus: Mexico's death toll passes 30,000 July 5, 2020
The country now has the world's fifth-highest number of Covid-19 deaths, more than France.
Coronavirus funerals: Sri Lanka's Muslims decry forced cremation July 5, 2020
Sri Lankan authorities insist on cremation for coronavirus victims. Some Muslims says its discrimination.
Katsina: The motorcycle bandits terrorising northern Nigeria July 5, 2020
Insecurity has worsened in the north-west as kidnapping for ransom becomes a lucrative trade.
'Email from dad after his death made my birthday’ July 5, 2020
How one father's email after his death has led people to share their stories of grief and loss.
'I left her as a baby - 16 years later she saved my life' July 5, 2020
When Matjames Metson hit rock bottom after Hurricane Katrina, it was the daughter he hadn't seen for 16 years who turned his life around.
The Grand Old Man of India who became Britain's first Asian MP July 4, 2020
Indian-born Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Asian to sit in the House of Commons.