Coronavirus cases pass 182,000 as countries go into lockdown
What you need to know
- The numbers: The novel coronavirus has infected more than 182,400 people and killed over 7,100 worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. The number of deaths outside China have now surpassed those inside.
- Worldwide restrictions: Millions are under lockdown in Europe as some Asian countries close schools and non-essential businesses, and curb travel.
British American Tobacco circumventing ad ban, experts say
BAT seems to be running accounts to promote e-cigarettes after crackdown on hiring influencers
British American Tobacco (BAT) is marketing e-cigarettes and heated cigarettes with pictures of attractive models and using hashtags such as “I dare you to try it”, despite a crackdown last year after it paid social media influencers to promote its products.
BAT had come under fire after hiring young models to sell its products despite having an explicit policy banning under-25s from appearing in adverts.
In the UK the Advertising Standards Authority banned e-cigarette-makers from paying influencers to promote their products on Instagram. After the ban, Facebook and Instagram both announced in December that they would no longer allow influencers to promote tobacco or e-cigarettes.
Mueller Report: Trump administration looks to drop charges against two Russian firms 'exploiting case' to obtain sensitive information
Prosecutors say continuing case represents threat to national securityAndrew BuncombeSeattle
Donald Trump’s department of justice is seeking to drop charges against two Russian firms indicted by Robert Mueller, amid concerns they are seeking to exploit the process to obtain sensitive information, it has been reported.
The firms, Concord Management and Concord Consulting, were among 13 Russians and three entities charged by the special prosecutor in February 2018, claiming they tried to subvert the 2016 election and to support the Trump campaign.
“The indictment alleges that the Russian conspirators want to promote discord in the United States and undermine public confidence in democracy,” Rod Rosenstein, then deputy attorney general, told reporters. “We must not allow them to succeed.”
How Chinese propaganda is reframing the coronavirus narrative
As new cases of COVID-19 drop in China, experts say Beijing has started to use different propaganda tools to improve its international image and portray its authoritarian system as better equipped to handle a crisis.
On Monday, China's state-run Xinhua News Agency published an op-ed emphasizing that China has adopted the "most comprehensive, most strict and most thorough preventative measures" to combat the novel coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) outbreak.
The piece claims that China has made tremendous progress in containing the virus, and life is gradually getting back to normal. The article also highlights that China is sending medical experts abroad to help countries like Italy deal with the outbreak.
England paceman Archer hits out at racist abuse
England pace bowler Jofra Archer said racism should be "addressed properly" after he posted on his Instagram account racist messages he had received.
The 24-year-old has been subjected to racist abuse in the past, notably during the second Test defeat by New Zealand last year.
A spectator was subsequently banned from international and domestic matches in New Zealand for two years.
'Truth telling': The stories of Australia's Stolen Generations
New books reveal the traumatic experiences of Indigenous children taken from their homes in official Australian policy.by Ali MC
When Archie Roach speaks, his eyes close, deep in thought, as if taking on the countenance of an ancient, blind seer.
Reflecting on his life takes considerable courage; removed from his family as a child as part of Australia's Stolen Generations, Roach would experience alcoholism, homelessness and even a suicide attempt before sobering up and becoming the internationally-recognised singer-songwriter most know him as today.
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