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Footprints of crocodile-like prehistoric reptile found in Italian Alps

 

Fossilised track dates back to period immediately following mass extinction 252m years ago

 

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Stunningly preserved fresco of Narcissus discovered in Pompeii   Mythological hunter is depicted enraptured by his own reflection     Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo Thu 14 Feb

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Phil Spector wasn't a 'flawed genius' – he was a murderer

 

Despite the headlines we have seen from Rolling Stone, the BBC and others, the producer was, first and foremost, a killer. We should hold him to the same standards as everyone else

 

 

Mon 18 Jan 2021 11.22 GMT

Arwa Mahdawi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/18/phil-spector-wasnt-a-flawed-genius-he-was-a-murderer

 

umb's note:  Spector makes a (very) brief appearance in an "Easy Rider" movie scene

 

 

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50 ancient coffins uncovered at Egypt's Saqqara necropolis

 

Wooden sarcophagi discovered at site south of Cairo along with funerary temple of Queen Naert

 

Agence France-Presse in Cairo
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Even criminals raise their prices when they form cartels

 

In El Salvador, violence and murders fell after rivals agreed a non-compete deal, but extortion rates soared

 

Sun 17 Jan 2021 06.45 GMT

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/17/even-criminals-raise-their-prices-when-they-form-cartels

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Electric car batteries with five-minute charging times produced

 

Exclusive: first factory production means recharging could soon be as fast as filling up petrol or diesel vehicles

 

Damian Carrington Environment editor
Tue 19 Jan 2021 06.30 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Police find stolen copy of Leonardo’s Salvator Mundi in Naples flat

 

Museum shut due to coronavirus was unaware that 500-year-old painting had been missing

 

Agence France-Presse in Rome
Tue 19 Jan 2021 15.01 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Egyptian chef arrested after making cupcakes with penis decorations

 

Female pastry chef interrogated after supplying cakes to private

birthday party at Cairo sports club

 

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Icelandic man receives world's first double-arm-and-shoulder transplant

 

Patient lost both arms in work accident 23 years ago and it took years to find suitable donors for the complex operation

 

Agence France-Presse
Sat 23 Jan 2021 02.44 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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One winning ticket sold for $1.05bn Mega Millions lottery jackpot

 

  • Third-largest prize in US history awaits Michigan winner
  • Prize had been growing since September

 

 
Associated Press in New York
Sat 23 Jan 2021 21.30 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Alleged drug lord on world's most wanted list arrested in Amsterdam

 

Tse Chi Lop detained at request of Australian police investigating $70bn-a-year Asia-Pacific drug trade

 

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Italy blocks TikTok for certain users after death of girl allegedly playing 'choking' game

 

Probe launched after girl’s sister reportedly told parents she had been ‘playing the blackout game’ before her death

 

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As birth rates fall, animals prowl in our abandoned 'ghost villages'

 

Human populations are set to decline in countries from Asia to Europe – and an unusual form of rewilding is taking place

 

Sun 24 Jan 2021 11.15 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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'Nowhere is safe': Colombia confronts alarming surge in femicides

 

Vice-president joins activists in calling for zero tolerance of ‘machismo’ that has left hundreds of women and girls dead

 

Joe Parkin Daniels in Bogotá
Mon 25 Jan 2021 07.15 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Protest breaks out in Tacoma after police car drives through crowd

 

  • Demonstrators set fire, damaged buildings and marched Sunday
  • Police car drove through crowd Saturday, injuring at least two

 

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Mon 25 Jan 2021 13.58 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Global ice loss accelerating at record rate, study finds

 

Rate of loss now in line with worst-case scenarios of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

 

Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent
Mon 25 Jan 2021 09.00 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

'Mass murder': Indianapolis shooting kills five including pregnant woman

 

Police chief describes killings at home as targeted and a ‘different kind of evil’

 

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Mexico: witness to disappearance of 43 students alleges soldiers involved in attack

 

Witness testified soldiers detained group of students, interrogated them and then handed them to a drug gang

 

Reuters in Mexico City
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Mexico authorities attempt to identify 19 charred corpses found near US border

 

Authorities found the bodies late on Saturday in burning vehicles left beside a dirt road outside the town of Camargo

 

Associated Press in Mexico City
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Norway's sovereign wealth fund gains more than £90bn ($123.52B) during 2020

 

Central bank stimulus pushes up value of shares, taking fund to £923bn ($1,266.73B) – equal to £170,000 ($233,308) for each Norwegian

 

 

Thu 28 Jan 2021 12.38 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jan/28/norways-sovereign-wealth-fund-gains-more-than-90bn-during-2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Climate crisis: world is at its hottest for at least 12,000 years – study

 

Scientists say temperatures globally at highest level since start of human civilisation

 

Damian Carrington Environment editor

Wed 27 Jan 2021 16.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/27/climate-crisis-world-now-at-its-hottest-for-12000-years

 

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Black on both sides: the African diaspora around the world – in pictures

 

Sasha Phyars-Burgess’s Untitled features essays, poems and stunning photographs that delve into the black experience and the true meaning of ‘home’

 

Thu 28 Jan 2021 07.00 GMT

Elena Goodinson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2021/jan/28/african-diaspora-sasha-phyars-burgess-untitled-in-pictures

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Extraordinary voyage: on the trail of the trillion-tonne runaway iceberg

 

Amid fears of huge damage to marine ecosystems from the giant A68a berg, British researchers are setting sail to assess its impact

 

Robin McKie

Sun 31 Jan 2021 08.00 GMT Last modified on Sun 31 Jan 2021 08.19 GMT

 
 
 
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Media companies plead guilty to contempt regarding George Pell case as other charges dropped

 

In return for the guilty pleas, the prosecution will withdraw other charges against 27 individuals and their employers

 

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A Bosnian winter: families bid to reach Europe's heart – in pictures

 

Through mud and ice, parents and children from Afghanistan and elsewhere attempt the desperate crossing into Croatia. Few make it. Most are reportedly pushed back, time and again, often brutally. The Guardian followed some migrants on their exhausting journeys

 

 

Tue 2 Feb 2021 07.15 GMT

Lorenzo Tondo, all photographs by Alessio Mamo for the Guardian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/gallery/2021/feb/02/a-bosnian-winter-families-bid-to-reach-europes-heart-in-pictures

 

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Los Angeles Hollywood sign altered to ‘Hollyboob’ in 'way uncool' stunt

 

Stunt was reportedly an attempt to raise awareness for breast cancer as six culprits were arrested

 

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'Simply horrible': Rochester mayor laments police pepper-spraying girl

 

Two officers have been placed on administrative leave and another suspended after video footage emerged

 

Adam Gabbatt in New York
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US-Mexico border: 'Longest ever' smuggling tunnel discovered

While the right hand is building walls, the left is building tunnels. Who'da thunk that human ingenuity would cease because someone determined that they could stop it???? 

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Malaysian fugitive tried to buy 'golden passport' to EU, report says

 

Jho Low, wanted in connection with $4.5bn theft, tried to buy off-the-shelf citizenship from Cyprus, report states

 

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At last, the regime that enabled Amazon's monopoly power is crumbling

 

It is long past time for policymakers to fight corporate concentration. Fortunately, there is good reason to think they will soon do so

 

Thu 4 Feb 2021 11.15 GMT

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/04/amazon-jeff-bezos-monopoly-power-antitrust

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Off-road, off-grid: the modern nomads wandering America's back country

 

Across US public lands thousands of people are taking to van life, as featured in the Oscar-tipped film Nomadland

 

Stevie Trujillo
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