umbertino Posted December 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 Baby driver: Philadelphia woman gives birth in front seat of Tesla on autopilot Yiran Sherry’s waters broke while the family was stuck in traffic, leading to what is believed to be the world’s first ‘Tesla baby’ Richard Luscombe Sun 19 Dec 2021 07.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/dec/19/tesla-baby-philadelphia-autopilot 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 Netherlands to enter lockdown as nations across Europe tighten curbs to slow Omicron spread Dutch lockdown puts limits on Christmas celebrations, while France and other countries toughen restrictions as Covid cases climb Associated Press Sun 19 Dec 2021 01.59 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/19/netherlands-to-enter-lockdown-as-nations-across-europe-tighten-curbs-to-slow-omicron-spread 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 106.5 FM: the prison radio station giving Texas men on death row a voice The Tank at Allan B Polunsky Unit allows the most isolated men a rare chance to be part of the prison community Mon 20 Dec 2021 11.00 GMT by Keri Blakinger for the Marshall Project https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/20/1065-fm-prison-radio-station-texas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 Elon Musk says he will pay more than $11bn in tax this year Figure for world’s richest person and Tesla CEO could be a record for a single person Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent Mon 20 Dec 2021 14.38 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/dec/20/elon-musk-says-he-will-pay-more-than-11bn-in-tax-this-year-tesla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 ‘More than a job’: the food delivery co-ops putting fairness into the gig economy Across Europe, worker-led delivery collectives are springing up to reclaim control from corporate platforms Sophie Atkinson Tue 11 May 2021 10.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/11/more-than-a-job-the-meal-delivery-co-ops-making-the-gig-economy-fairer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2021 Ruler of Dubai ordered to pay divorce settlement that could exceed £500m ($662,475,965M) Payment to protect Princess Haya and children from threat sheikh poses to them is highest awarded by a UK court Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent Tue 21 Dec 2021 10.30 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/21/ruler-of-dubai-ordered-to-pay-divorce-settlement-that-could-exceed-500m Calls for femicide to become separate crime in Greece mount as two more women killed ‘It has to be recognised as a term and as a crime’, says government opposition, after unprecedented number of women murdered by partners Helena Smith in Athens Tue 21 Dec 2021 11.47 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/dec/21/greece-femicide-crime-two-more-women-killed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2021 ‘Like a freeway in traffic’: America’s busiest ports grapple with the holidays Climbing consumer sales, worker shortages and a slowdown of transportation hubs created a supply chain crisis, leading to container-clogged dockyards Dani Anguiano in Los Angeles Tue 21 Dec 2021 11.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/dec/21/inside-americas-busiest-port-during-holidays 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2021 Spanish drug raid thwarts raffle of Christmas ‘narco-basket’ Suspected dealers in Murcia held lottery for their clients with prizes of drugs, whisky and a leg of ham Agence France-Presse in Madrid Tue 21 Dec 2021 15.05 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/21/spanish-drug-raid-thwarts-raffle-of-christmas-narco-baskets 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2021 US investigates claim Tesla drivers can play video games while driving ‘Passenger play’ feature has been available since December 2020 – before that, games could only be played in ‘park’ mode Associated Press Wed 22 Dec 2021 14.16 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/dec/22/us-investigates-claim-tesla-video-games-driving 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2021 The crisis unfolding in America’s Christmas tree capital Farmers in Oregon had their ‘worst summer ever’ as heat, drought and extreme weather threaten industry Hallie Golden in Seattle Wed 22 Dec 2021 11.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/22/christmas-tree-crisis-unfolding-oregon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2021 Tech billionaire quits Mormon church and gives $600k to LGBTQ group Jeff T Green rebuked church over LGBTQ rights, saying the church is ‘actively doing harm in the world’ Associated Press in Salt Lake City Wed 22 Dec 2021 08.30 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/22/tech-billionaire-quits-mormon-church-jeff-t-green-and-gives-600k-to-lgbtq-group 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2021 ‘Miscarriage of justice’: outcry after Colorado trucker given 110 years for fatal accident Rogel Aguilera-Mederos was convicted of vehicular homicide and received a lengthy sentence that sparked calls for leniency Dani Anguiano in Los Angeles Wed 22 Dec 2021 01.03 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/21/colorado-trucker-110-years-in-prison-accident 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2021 The Nazi salute picture that divided an American town A photo of boys from Baraboo high school went viral but while some want the teenagers to apologise others say they are being unfairly victimised Chris McGreal in Baraboo, Wisconsin Thu 10 Jan 2019 18.39 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/10/nazi-salute-picture-baraboo-wisconsin-divided-american-town 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2021 Madagascar: minister swims 12 hours to safety after helicopter crash Serge Gelle one of two survivors to make marathon swim to shore after ejecting from stricken helicopter Agence France-Presse Wed 22 Dec 2021 09.36 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/22/madagascar-minister-swims-12-hours-to-safety-after-helicopter-crash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 Taste the TV: Japan invents lickable screen to imitate food flavours Prototype uses carousel of canisters to create flavour samples on hygienic film over flatscreen TV Reuters in Tokyo Thu 23 Dec 2021 10.17 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/23/taste-the-tv-japan-invents-lickable-screen-to-imitate-food-flavours 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2021 Out of thin air: the mystery of the man who fell from the sky In 2019, the body of a man fell from a passenger plane into a garden in south London. Who was he? Thu 15 Apr 2021 06.00 BST by Sirin Kale https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/15/man-who-fell-from-the-sky-airplane-stowaway-kenya-london 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2021 Russia fines Google £73m over failure to delete ‘illegal’ content Moscow ruling is first revenue-based fine of its kind in Russia and comes amid fears of internet crackdown Reuters in Moscow Fri 24 Dec 2021 12.02 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/24/russia-fines-google-failure-delete-content Catalonia to introduce curfew; Italy bans public NYE celebrations – Coronavirus news as it happened Samantha Lock (now); Nadeem Badshah , Rachel Hall, Jem Bartholomew, Charlie Moloney Fri 24 Dec 2021 00.54 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2021/dec/23/covid-news-live-omicron-carries-lower-hospitalisation-risk-studies-suggest-china-locks-down-city-of-13-million 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2021 Los Angeles police kill girl, 14, when firing at suspect in clothing store Bullet fired at man suspected of assault went through dressing room wall and struck teenager, officers say Associated Press Fri 24 Dec 2021 10.28 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/24/los-angeles-police-kill-girl-14-when-firing-at-suspect-in-clothing-store 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 (edited) Nasa launches $10bn James Webb space telescope Successor to the Hubble telescope takes off on board rocket from ESA’s launch base in French Guiana Robin McKie Sat 25 Dec 2021 12.25 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/dec/25/nasa-launches-james-webb-space-telescope The pandemic is a warning: we must take care of the earth, our only home The climate crisis resembles a huge planetary lockdown, trapping humanity within an ever-deteriorating environment Fri 24 Dec 2021 14.00 GMT Bruno Latour https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/24/pandemic-earth-lockdowns-climate-crisis-environment Edited December 25, 2021 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 Slice of life: New York’s famed $1 street pizza under threat from rising costs Cheap street pizza is one of New York’s charms, but could supply chain problems and inflation this spell the end? Edward Helmore in New York Sat 25 Dec 2021 15.39 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/25/new-york-pizza-dollar-slice-inflation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 Anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies aged 90 The Nobel laureate, often described as South Africa’s moral conscience, died on Boxing Day in Cape Town Jason Burke in Cape Town Sun 26 Dec 2021 08.01 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/26/archbishop-desmond-tutu-giant-in-fight-against-apartheid-south-africa-dies-at-90 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 Desmond Tutu taught us all the true meaning of greatness He was above everything a priest – albeit the funniest one I’ve ever known Sun 26 Dec 2021 15.32 GMT Bob Geldof https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/26/desmond-tutu-priest-bob-geldof 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 ‘Aliens in bedroom’: UFO sightings on the rise in Northern Ireland Police receive eight unexplained sightings in 2021, including white lights and ‘strange images’ on CCTV PA Media Sun 26 Dec 2021 15.18 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/26/aliens-in-bedroom-ufo-sightings-on-the-rise-in-northern-ireland 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 A year of extreme weather in the American west – in pictures Droughts, wildfires, bomb cyclones: it was a year of extremes – and scientists say it’s a likely taste of what’s to come Sun 26 Dec 2021 08.00 GMT by Gabrielle Canon https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/26/american-west-extreme-weather-climate-crisis-in-pictures 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 Sarah Weddington: tributes paid to lawyer who argued and won Roe v Wade ‘Remarkable woman’ Weddington hailed for role in 1973 case that established right to abortion Maya Yangin New York Mon 27 Dec 2021 15.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/27/sarah-weddington-lawyer-roe-v-wade-abortion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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