Support the Guardian

Available for everyone, funded by readers

News, sport and opinion from the Guardian's global edition

All world news stories

India 150 feared dead as glacier crashes into dam

Floods force evacuation of villages and witnesses report avalanche creating wall of dust, rock and water
Myanmar Tens of thousands march against military coup for second day

Donald Trump The crucial differences in the second impeachment trial

In some ways the trial will be a replay of last year’s – but Trump is the first to be tried by the Senate after leaving office, and it will likely be ‘dramatic’
- Never Trumpers Their revolt failed but they could still play key role
The crucial differences in the second impeachment trial

Support The Guardian

Support the Guardian's open, independent journalism this year

2021 has already thrown up serious challenges and hardship, but we know there is also cause for hope at last. Follow these ups and downs throughout the year with a digital subscription. You will help sustain our high-impact reporting while enjoying the richest ad-free experience of Guardian journalism.

Subscribe

Live Herd immunity 'no longer a goal' as South African variant's vaccine resistance causes concern

23m ago
461 more cases in Wales. There have been a further 461 cases of coronavirus in Wales, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 196,060. Public Health Wales reported another 28 deaths, taking the total in Wales since the start of the pandemic to 4,989. Public Health Wales said a total of 589,622 first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine had now been given. The agency said 2,606 second doses were also given. In total, 85.3% of those over 80 have received their first dose of the vaccine, along with 78.4% of care home reside

36m ago
The United Arab Emirates will temporarily only vaccinate residents and citizens who are elderly or who have certain health conditions, state media said on Sunday. The temporary policy change was made following a spike in infections over the past weeks “to ensure acquired community immunity and contain the disease”, state news agency WAM said, quoting the health ministry. A Reuters report said that for the next four to six weeks authorities will try to vaccinate as many elderly people and people

48m ago
Herd immunity not the goal after South African variant vaccine news, researchers say. Herd immunity can no longer be the goal for Covid vaccines, researchers have said, following the news that the Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine does not stop people with the South African variant becoming mildly or moderately ill. Oxford and AZ have carried out a small study, in 2,000 younger people in South Africa, to see whether the vaccine protects against the variant. According to the scientists involved who have not yet published it, they did not get severe disease or end up in hospita
Herd immunity 'no longer a goal' as South African variant's vaccine resistance causes concern

Adoption ‘It has been a journey from ignorance to enlightenment’
American Kompromat review Trump, Russia, Epstein … and a lot we just don't know

A new book on the old president is titillating but scattershot, a compendium of wild stories and salacious accusations
John-Paul Flintoff Can I have your attention? How I came to love public speaking

Speaking in public is daunting – even if it’s only on Zoom. What if you forget your words, or fall over, or are heckled? But with a little practice it can also be surprisingly liberating

- 429

- Massive losses should be a warning to big oil that its bonanza is over

Cricket India wickets tumble as Bess shines for England on day three

- A life in pictures Leon Spinks, former world heavyweight champion

- 'I don’t have much respect for him' Djokovic reignites Kyrgios feud
- Tennis Ash Barty wins Yarra Valley Classic, Russia lift ATP Cup on eve of Australian Open

Tip us off

Share stories with the Guardian securely and confidentially

- Radical, angry, creative British women lead a screen revolution
  
  The Golden Globe nominations prove that the industry is in the throes of a sea change for female writers and directors
- 3 out of 5 stars.

This messy but fascinating documentary explores the idea that the world is an artificial pawn in a game played by higher beings

Power of green

The roadmap to a green recovery begins with renewable energy

If governments and companies collaborate better, global net-zero targets could be within reach

A leader in offshore wind, the UK offers a glimpse of a world run on green energy

A renewable-powered future is possible – and the UK is charting the way, one turbine at a time

Investors hold the purse strings to climate action

Here are ways for investors and companies to begin the move towards a greener portfolio

Paid for by

Lifestyle blogging

'Keeping it real is the key to my success'

Sasha Wilkins

After 14 years of writing Liberty London Girl, I’ve learned that honesty and authenticity are what readers want from a blog
Children’s books 10 that will take kids on a journey

The long read

Gallery

- Perfect storm Are the social media influencers selling a dream losing their allure?
- Skinny towers With few prime city sites left, Sydney and Melbourne are going tall and slim

- 155
- Ikea Will its recycling scheme really make it greener?

Turkey student protests Teargas, pepper spray and banging pots

1:44

The big picture A different side to Glasgow's tenements

Scottish photographer Douglas Corrance’s shots from the 70s and 80s reject gritty images of poverty in favour of colour and character
In pictures Sahara sand blankets European ski resorts and cities

Gallery

Whole of the moon Tim Easley's lunar photography

Gallery

Poet, pioneer... can family finally honour legacy of Franco victim?

Yes, Britain’s vaccine rollout is a triumph. But let’s not kid ourselves it proves the Brexit case Will Hutton

When will Britain's Covid lockdown be lifted? Three scenarios

As vice-president, he abased himself and his office. In reward, Donald Trump sent a mob to kill him. Now, as another impeachment trial looms, he is cast out from Republican ranks

From the coup in Myanmar to the autocratic regimes of China and Russia, western values are under increasing threat

Extremists like Marjorie Taylor Greene are the real face of the new Republican party

Lloyd Green

Trump is out of office, but his spirit lives on. The rage and resentment of his base will define the party for a long time

When I tried to return from Jersey to Australia, I had no idea the journey would lead me through 16 cities in nine countries, and take nearly five months

Photographic artist Alex Frayne has shot the landscapes of SA for over two decades. His latest book pays homage to its deserts, hills, plains and waters