Mining giant Rio Tinto apologises to Aboriginal locals

Mining giant Rio Tinto has apologised to traditional land owners after demolishing Aboriginal shelters of cultural significance dating back 46,000 years.  The caves in Western Australia’s Pilbara region were legally destroyed by explosives last Sunday.  Explosives were detonated in a part of the Juukan Gorge, demolishing two ancient rock shelters and prompting outcry and renewed national debate … Read more

US protests over racial injustice raise fears of new coronavirus outbreaks

Health experts and officials have raised fears of a spike in coronavirus cases after demonstrators gathered to protest against police brutality inflicted upon African Americans following the killing of George Floyd. More beaches, churches, schools and businesses have recently reopened worldwide, but civil unrest in the United States over repeated racial injustice is sparking concern … Read more

Welsh father-of-six is diagnosed with incurable brain cancer during lockdown

A Welsh father-of-six was diagnosed with an incurable cancerous brain tumour during lockdown, but medics are unable to tell him how long he has left amid coronavirus concerns.  Gareth Harris, 51, was diagnosed with an aggressive and fast-growing tumour last month. But Gareth, from Carmarthenshire, said doctors have not been able to biopsy the tumour … Read more

Latin America reaches 50,000 Covid deaths and more than a million cases

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases globally surpassed six million today, figures from John Hopkins University reveal.      The rising figures come as Brazil, which has become the hotspot of South America’s outbreak, registered a record 33,274 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday. The latest figures, which bring the total number of cases in Brazil to … Read more