May 18, 2018 - Articles

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The one pasta dish you have to try in each of Italy's regions

 

We don't know about you, but we can't imagine anything better than travelling Italy from top to toe, sampling the culinary delights of each of the places you stop at along the way

 

Catherine Edwards

catherine.edwards@thelocal.com
@CatJREdwards

21 May 2018

14:55 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

Photo: alex9500/Depositphotos/

 

 

 

 

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https://www.thelocal.it/20180521/traditional-regional-food-drink-pasta-italy-culinary-roadtrip

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Ten awesome reasons to visit Spain's Canary Islands

 

To celebrate Canary Islands' Day, The Local takes a look at some of the best reasons to visit Spain's most exciting islands

 

 

The Local

news@thelocal.es
@thelocalspain

30 May 2018

13:20 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

Incredible scenery on the Canary Island of La Gomera. Photo: Till Krech/Flickr

 

 

 

 

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https://www.thelocal.es/20180530/ten-awesome-reasons-to-visit-spains-canary-islands

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The Giro d'Italia was cut short due to Rome's dangerous roads

 

Italian cycling race Giro d'Italia has its first ever British winner, after the final stage was cut short due to Rome's treacherous roads

 

 

The Local

news@thelocal.it
@thelocalitaly

28 May 2018

17:49 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

The Giro d'Italia finishes in Rome (this year). Photo: Luk Benies/AFP

 

 

 

https://www.thelocal.it/20180528/giro-ditalia-cycling-chris-froome-potholes-rome

 

 

 

 

Giro d'Italia

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giro_d'Italia

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31 May

 

 

Francis becomes first pope to condemn church's 'culture of abuse and cover-up'

 

Pontiff expresses shame over Chile sexual abuse scandal in letter to faithful, thanking victims for ‘valiant perseverance’

 

 

Associated Press in Vatican City

Thu 31 May 2018 20.56 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/31/pope-francis-catholic-church-culture-abuse-chile

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How the resurgence of white supremacy in the US sparked a war over free speech

 

With neo-Nazis marching in American cities, the national faith in absolute free expression is breaking down – even inside the organisation sworn to defend it, the ACLU

 

 

 

Thu 31 May 2018 06.00 BST

By Alex Blasdel

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/may/31/how-the-resurgence-of-white-supremacy-in-the-us-sparked-a-war-over-free-speech-aclu-charlottesville

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Baptist church threatens to destroy Christ statue deemed too 'Catholic'

 

South Carolina pastor says artist can remove the two-metre statue if he wants

 

 

Associated Press

Thu 31 May 2018 03.49 BST Last modified on Thu 31 May 2018 03.52 BST

 

 

 

 

A statue of Jesus and reliefs at Red Bank Baptist Church in Lexington, South Carolina, which faces removal

Photograph: Christina L. Myers/AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/31/baptist-church-threatens-to-destroy-christ-statue-deemed-too-catholic

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Kaliningrad: the Russian enclave with a taste for Europe

 

It’s a European-leaning city cut off from Russia – but are recent moves to focus on Kaliningrad’s Prussian past a step too far for the Kremlin?

 

 

Marc Bennetts in Kaliningrad

Thu 31 May 2018 12.01 BST

 

 

 

Many Kaliningrad residents have developed an affinity for European countries because of the city’s proximity to Poland and Lithuania

Photograph: Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/may/31/kaliningrad-the-russian-enclave-with-a-taste-for-europe

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By faking Babchenko’s murder, Ukraine has smeared itself

 

This irresponsible stunt has severely undermined both Ukraine’s credibility and that of honest journalism

 

 

Thu 31 May 2018 11.47 BST Last modified on Thu 31 May 2018 16.22 BST

Sophie Pinkham

 

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/31/arkady-babchenko-murder-fake-russia-ukraine

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I was arrested for protesting against Canada's pipeline – and the battle is far from over

 

There is nothing logical about the Kinder Morgan pipeline – especially not the decision to gut environmental laws for it

 

 

Elizabeth May

Wed 30 May 2018 18.23 BST Last modified on Thu 31 May 2018 02.51 BST

 

 

 

 

Steel pipe to be used in the pipeline construction of Kinder Morgan Canada’s trans mountain expansion project

Photograph: Dennis Owen/Reuters

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2018/may/30/canada-kinder-morgan-pipeline-oil-approval-protests-battle-far-from-over

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From lack of women in boardrooms to #MeToo, I’m bored with male excuses

 

‘Women don’t want the pressure’ is the business world’s version of: ‘Well, she was wearing a short skirt’

 

 

Thu 31 May 2018 13.30 BST Last modified on Thu 31 May 2018 18.11 BST

Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/31/lack-women-boardrooms-metoo-bored-male-excuses

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Indigenous Activist: Trudeau’s Purchase of Kinder Morgan Pipeline Is “Huge Step Backward” for Canada

 

 

May 31, 2018

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/5/31/indigenous_rights_activist_purchase_of_kinder

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1 June

 

Russian pilot found after missing for three decades in Afghanistan

 

Military veterans group says man whose plane was shot down wants to return to Russia

 

 

Agence France-Presse in Moscow

Fri 1 Jun 2018 21.19 BST

 

 

 

Afghan guerrillas who fought Soviet forces, pictured in 1980

Photograph: AP

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/01/russian-pilot-found-after-missing-for-three-decades-in-afghanistan

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Bill Browder: I found a way to challenge Putin. He's really sore about it

 

After his arrest in Madrid, the financier explains why he’s one of the Kremlin’s main enemies

 

 

Fri 1 Jun 2018 15.35 BST Last modified on Fri 1 Jun 2018 22.00 BST

By  Jon Henley

 

 

 

 

Bill Browder was detained this week in Spain on an arrest warrant issued by Russia

Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/01/bill-browder-interview-i-found-way-take-on-putin-hes-really-sore

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'We're being pushed out': the displacement of black Oakland

 

After police were called on a barbecue, black Oaklanders share stories of racism and evictions

 

 

Fri 1 Jun 2018 09.00 BST

Sam Levin in Oakland

 

 

 

 

Theo Williams at Oakland’s Lake Merritt. In 2015, a white man called police on his drum circle

Photograph: Talia Herman for the Guardian

 

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/01/from-black-panthers-to-bbq-becky-the-displacement-of-black-oakland

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How does 'holy grail' cancer test work and when will it be available?

 

A new early detection blood test for 10 types of cancer could be used to screen for the disease before symptoms appear

 

 

Fri 1 Jun 2018 16.38 BST

Nicola Davis

 

 

 

 

Leukemia cells

Photograph: Ed Reschke/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jun/01/how-does-holy-grail-cancer-test-work-and-when-will-it-be-available

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US police officer who punched woman told her 'you're about to get dropped'

 

Bodycam films moment when Emily Weinman was punched in head by New Jersey officer

 

 

Haroon Siddique

Fri 1 Jun 2018 15.02 BST First published on Fri 1 Jun 2018 12.21 BST

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/01/police-officer-woman-beach-punched-new-jersey-emily-weinman

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Angry Facebook shareholders challenge Zuckerberg over 'corporate dictatorship'

 

At annual meeting, investors condemn CEO’s level of sway at the company, telling him: ‘Emulate Washington, not Putin’

 

 

Thu 31 May 2018 23.27 BST

Julia Carrie Wong in San Francisco

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/31/facebook-shareholder-meeting-mark-zuckerberg

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Abortion: judge temporarily blocks controversial heartbeat law in Iowa

 

The strictest abortion law in the US will not take effect on 1 July after an agreement between state lawyers and advocacy groups

 

 

Guardian staff and agenies

Fri 1 Jun 2018 17.12 BST

 

 

 

Advocacy groups have sued Iowa to block the law, which was passed by the legislature in early May and instantly became the most restrictive abortion regulation in the country

Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/01/iowa-abortion-fetal-heartbeat-law-blocked

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade war: Canadians horrified to learn some maple syrup is from ... the US

 

Trump’s new tariffs highlighted a shift many Canadians didn’t realize: an increasing amount of American syrup is sold in Canada

 

 

Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Fri 1 Jun 2018 21.07 BST Last modified on Fri 1 Jun 2018 21.22 BST

 

 

 

 

In 2016, Quebec imported $20m worth of maple syrup, almost all from the US

Photograph: National Geographic Image Collec/Alamy

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/01/canada-tariffs-maple-syrup-imported-from-us

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Gender pay gap costs global economy $160tn, says World Bank study

 

Analysis of lifetime earnings across 141 countries suggests failure to reward women and men equally generates huge global loss

 

 

Thu 31 May 2018 15.01 BST

Kate Hodal

 

 

 

 

The world is losing out to the tune of $23,620 a person by failing to pay women and men equally, according to the World Bank

Photograph: Alamy

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/may/31/gender-pay-gap-costs-global-economy-160tn-world-bank-study

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Broadway: the 13-mile street that charts the delirious story of America

 

This is the street that drove America forward – the path of progress as it expanded, powered by showmanship and illusion

 

 

David Taylor in New York

Fri 1 Jun 2018 06.00 BST

 

 

 

 

A view of downtown Manhattan at the Flatiron building, where Broadway and 5th Avenue meet and split

Photograph: Michael Nagle/Getty Images

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/01/broadway-new-york-book-times-square-delirious-street-tour

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Data protection laws are shining a needed light on a secretive industry

 

Regardless of where we live, we all benefit from data protection laws – companies must us show how they profit off our information

 

 

Fri 1 Jun 2018 11.00 BST Last modified on Fri 1 Jun 2018 16.16 BST

Bruce Schneier

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/01/gdpr-data-protection-laws-shine-light-industry

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Jet-set Jesus: televangelist to donate old private jet when he gets new $54m one

 

Jesse Duplantis angered many when he asked for $54m for a private jet – but he says his old plane will get a new home

 

 

Arwa Mahdawi

Fri 1 Jun 2018 06.00 BST Last modified on Fri 1 Jun 2018 06.05 BST

 

 

 

 

Jesse Duplantis explaining Jesus would have flown private

Photograph: Jesse Duplantis Twitter

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/01/jesse-duplantis-televangelist-new-orleans-jet

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Origins of the Opioid Epidemic: Purdue Pharma Knew of OxyContin Abuse in 1996 But Covered It Up

 

June 01, 2018

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/6/1/origins_of_the_opioid_epidemic_purdue

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Family pow wow: Spirit of my youth

 

June 1, 2018 11:57 AM CDT By Mark Maxey

 

 

 

 

Butch McIntosh at the Pow Wow of Champions hosted by The Intertribal Indian Club of Tulsa at the QuikTrip Center in Tulsa, Okla., Aug. 11, 2007. | Brandi Simons / AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/family-pow-wow-spirit-of-my-youth/

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3 June

 

Crayfish becomes online hero by detaching claw to escape boiling soup

 

Footage shows crustacean making bid for freedom at restaurant in China

 

 

Guardian staff

Sun 3 Jun 2018 15.32 BST First published on Sun 3 Jun 2018 13.11 BST

 

 

 

 

A clip shows a crayfish breaking off its own claw to escape being cooked in spicy soup

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/03/crayfish-becomes-online-hero-by-detaching-claw-to-escape-boiling-soup