Covid: Second national lockdown possible, says top UK scientist
Another national coronavirus lockdown is a possibility and we have to do what we can to avoid that at all costs, a leading UK scientist has said.
Prof Peter Horby said the UK was at a "precarious point" as Covid cases and hospital admissions continue to rise.
His comments echo those of England's deputy chief medical officer, who said more deaths would follow and urged people to limit social contact.
Ministers say their local approach to restrictions is the right way forward.
Paris police station stormed by mob with metal bars and fireworks
Windows smashed and vehicles damaged after assailants try to force entry into station
About 40 unidentified people armed with metal bars and using fireworks as projectiles tried to storm a police station in the Paris suburbs on Saturday night.
Police posted a video showing a barrage of fireworks going off in the direction of the police station in Champigny-sur-Marne, about nine miles (15km) south-east of the city centre. The assailants tried to force entry into the station but failed to do so.
“Violent attack last night on the police station of Champigny with mortar shots and various projectiles. No police officer was injured,” the Paris police headquarters tweeted on Sunday.
COVID ForecastsWhat the Pandemic Has in Store for the World
By Marco Evers
The year 2020 is 280 days old, and the virus that has dominated our lives in recent months isn’t all that much older than that. Yet it has still managed to circle to globe many times and has lodged itself in the respiratory passages of at least 34 million people.
The coronavirus, which is only 100 millionths of a millimeter in size, continues to spread: At the moment, there are more than 300,000 new infections each day. And that figure is likely to continue to rise, especially in the northern hemisphere as temperatures drop and people spend more time indoors.
Dozens of opposition protesters detained in Belarus after clashes with police
Riot police swiftly detained dozens at a protest march in Belarus on Sunday after strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko raised hopes for change by meeting jailed opposition figures.
Large numbers of black-clad masked police, internal troops and men in plainclothes emerged from unmarked minibuses and ran towards protesters in the capital Minsk, pulling some to the ground, witness footage on independent news sites showed.
The Viasna rights group, which monitors detentions at political protests, said at least 39 people had been detained in Minsk as well as around a dozen in other cities.
Judo in Japan getting unwanted scrutiny for abuse, violence
By YURI KAGEYAMA
Japan is the home of judo, and the 19th-century martial art is sure to get more attention at home than any other sport at next year's Tokyo Olympics.
But it’s also drawing unwanted scrutiny over widespread allegations of violence, and accompanying injuries, abuse, and more than 100 deaths in Japan over the last several decades attributed to judo and its military-like training methods.
“I feel it is sad judo is being perceived as extremely dangerous, and Japan’s judo world must take this seriously,” Yasuhiro Yamashita, the head of the All Japan Judo Federation, told Associated Press in an interview at his office.
The small-town takeout store worker who won over New Zealand -- and the world
Updated 0110 GMT (0910 HKT) October 11, 2020
It's Friday night in the small town of Morrinsville and a handful of locals are waiting at the Golden Kiwi on the main street for a greasy parcel of fish and chips.
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