May 18, 2018 - Articles

[umbertino]

I struggled as a self-employed Amazon driver – while the company boomed

 

As I delivered orders around the Scottish Highlands, I saw how drivers with no guaranteed work try to make ends meet

 

Thu 4 Feb 2021 08.00 GMT

Rupert Shakespeare

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/04/self-employed-amazon-driver-company-delivered

[umbertino]

US man charged with killing Italian policeman says no badge was shown

 

Gabriel Natale-Hjorth tells court he didn’t know Mario Cerciello Rega and partner were police

 

Agence France-Presse in Rome

Wed 3 Feb 2021 17.34 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/03/us-man-charged-killing-italian-policeman-cerciello-rega-no-badge

[umbertino]

Crash survivor speaks after world-first face and double hand transplant – video

 

Doctors at New York University’s Langone Health have successfully completed the world’s first face and double hand transplant. Twenty-two-year-old Joe DiMeo underwent the 23-hour procedure two years after he suffered third-degree burns to 80% of his body in a car accident. The procedure has allowed DiMeo to dress and feed himself as well as use weights as part of his recovery

 

Source: AP/Reuters

Thu 4 Feb 2021 05.39 GMT Last modified on Thu 4 Feb 2021 11.28 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2021/feb/04/crash-survivor-speaks-after-world-first-face-and-double-hand-transplant-video

 

[umbertino]

Islamic extremists planning 'rash of attacks' after Covid curbs lifted, says UN

 

Report says pandemic gives Isis and al-Qaida opportunity to undermine governments in conflict zones

 

Jason Burke

Fri 5 Feb 2021 15.02 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/05/islamic-extremists-planning-rash-of-attacks-after-covid-curbs-lifted-says-un

[umbertino]

Christopher Plummer, Sound of Music star and oldest actor to win an Oscar, dies aged 91

 

Veteran and respected actor had a career stretching back to the 1950s, but won his Oscar for best supporting actor for Beginners in 2011

 

Andrew Pulver

Fri 5 Feb 2021 18.01 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/feb/05/christopher-plummer-sound-of-music-star-and-oldest-actor-to-win-an-oscar-dies-aged-91

 

 

Such a formidable actor...He will be missed

[umbertino]

Tianwen1 probe sends back its first picture of Mars

 

Chinese spacecraft aiming to enter orbit in days before putting down lander and rover months later

 

Sat 6 Feb 2021 03.13 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/feb/06/tianwen1-probe-sends-back-its-first-picture-of-mars

[umbertino]

Wallet lost in Antarctica turns up in California 53 years later

 

Paul Grisham forgot he lost it until rediscovery during demolition work at McMurdo base

 

Associated Press in San Diego

Sat 6 Feb 2021 04.07 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/06/wallet-lost-in-antarctica-turns-up-in-california-53-years-later

[umbertino]

California’s famed Highway 1 collapsed last week. It’s sure to happen again

 

The iconic coastal road has a history of landslides, and experts say ‘it would not be surprising’ to see them happening more frequently

 

 

Gabrielle Canon

Sat 6 Feb 2021 11.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/06/california-highway-1-landslide-climate-crisis

[umbertino]

Brazil mining giant agrees to pay $7bn for collapse that killed 272 people

 

Brumadinho disaster, on 25 January 2019, is considered one of worst environmental tragedies in Brazilian history

 

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Thu 4 Feb 2021 17.28 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/04/brazil-mining-collapse-vale-agrees-compensation

[umbertino]

'This has to end peacefully': California's Punjabi farmers rally behind India protests

 

In northern California, home to a large Punjabi population, residents join backlash against laws ‘shoved down people’s throats’

 

 

Mon 8 Feb 2021 11.00 GMT

by Summer Sewell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/08/california-indian-farmers-protest-sikh-punjab-yuba-city

 

 

[umbertino]

'If you switch off, people think you're lazy': demands grow for a right to disconnect from work

 

Working from home can mean never being able to switch off, but could EU-wide regulation end the always-on culture?

 

Peter Yeung

Wed 10 Feb 2021 12.35 GM

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/10/if-you-switch-off-people-think-youre-lazy-demands-grow-for-a-right-to-disconnect-from-work

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neuroscience shows how interconnected we are – even in a time of isolation

 

Physical closeness isn’t necessary for us to have a profound effect on one another’s biology, for good or ill

 

 

Wed 10 Feb 2021 08.00 GMT

Lisa Feldman Barrett

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/10/neuroscience-interconnected-time-of-isolation-biology

Edited February 10, 2021 by umbertino

[umbertino]

Climate action could save 'millions of lives' through clean air, diet and exercise

 

Meeting Paris goals would bring health benefits aside from tackling global heating, research says

 

PA Media

Wed 10 Feb 2021 12.53 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/10/climate-action-could-save-millions-of-lives-through-clean-air-diet-and-exercise

[umbertino]

‘It’s all so cheerless’: Rio mourns loss of carnival’s noise and passion

 

Samba troupes fight to stay positive as cancellation of parades hurts jobs and dampens hope in the favelas

 

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

Sun 14 Feb 2021 07.45 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/14/its-all-so-cheerless-rio-mourns-loss-of-carnivals-noise-and-passion

[umbertino]

New York subway stabbings: two dead after series of attacks on A train line

 

• Person questioned over four separate stabbings
• Two wounded at West 181st Street in upper Manhattan
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Reuters in New York

Sun 14 Feb 2021 16.58 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/14/new-york-subway-stabbings-two-dead-after-series-of-attacks-on-homeless-people

[umbertino]

Snow and ice blanket US north-west, leaving hundreds of thousands without power

 

• Travel disrupted in region and treacherous driving conditions
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• Oregon governor Kate Brown declares state of emergency

 

Associated Press in Seattle

Sun 14 Feb 2021 13.33 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/14/us-storm-snow-ice-pacific-north-west

[umbertino]

World's oldest known beer factory may have been unearthed in Egypt

 

Ancient Egyptian site in Abydos apparently dates back to beginning of the first dynastic period

 

Associated Press

Sat 13 Feb 2021 21.46 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/feb/13/worlds-oldest-known-beer-factory-may-have-been-unearthed-in-egypt

[umbertino]

Winter storm brings snow and ice across southern US as temperatures plunge

 

Thousands without electricity in rotating outages in Texas and President Joe Biden declares an emergency in state

 

Alexandra Villarreal in Austin and agency

Mon 15 Feb 2021 22.18 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/15/winter-storm-snow-ice-hits-southern-us

[umbertino]

Hundreds of mourners pay respects to Cicely Tyson in Harlem

 

Admirers lined up outside famous Abyssinian Baptist Church at public viewing on a wintry New York morning

 

 

Associated Press in New York

Mon 15 Feb 2021 16.54 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/15/cicely-tyson-mourners-pay-respects-harlem

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cicely Tyson, award-winning star of stage and screen, dies at 96

 

The star of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and Sounder has died after an illustrious career

 

Associated Press

Fri 29 Jan 2021 00.37 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/jan/28/cicely-tyson-award-winning-star-of-stage-and-screen-dies-at-96

Edited February 15, 2021 by umbertino

[umbertino]

Crew of oil tanker beached off UAE to go home after four years stranded at sea

 

Five men abandoned without wages on ship that ran aground have received settlements and will be repatriated to their families

 

Karen McVeigh

Wed 17 Feb 2021 06.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/17/crew-of-oil-tanker-beached-off-uae-to-go-home-after-four-years-stranded-at-sea

[umbertino]

Frigid temperatures grip Texas – in pictures

 

Millions of people are without power in Texas as one of the worst storms in history plunges Texas into chaos

 

• Millions without power and 21 dead as ferocious winter weather sweeps US

 

Wed 17 Feb 2021 05.41 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2021/feb/17/frigid-temperatures-grip-texas-in-pictures

[umbertino]

Her name is Rio: Aunt Ciata, the guardian of samba who created Carnival culture

 

Hiding musicians in yards and back rooms, this fearless community leader protected Afro-Brazilian music and traditions that live on a century later

 

Beatriz Miranda

Wed 17 Feb 2021 08.44 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/feb/17/her-name-is-rio-aunt-ciata-the-guardian-of-samba-who-created-carnival-culture

[umbertino]

The question every politician should be asking is, what does Mark Zuckerberg want with us?

 

This is about more than Facebook and news – it’s about the pursuit of power in a world where companies are stronger than countries

 

 

Fri 19 Feb 2021 13.53 GMT

Marina Hyde

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/19/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-news-australia-power

[umbertino]

The scars of solitary: Albert Woodfox on freedom after 44 years in a concrete cell

 

Woodfox was a member of the Angola 3, a group of men WRONGFULLY accused of murder. Now he marks the fifth anniversary of his freedom

 

Fri 19 Feb 2021 09.00 GMT

by Ed Pilkington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/19/albert-woodfox-interview-solitary-confinement-44-years

[Sage449]

Thanks Umbertino for the Woodfox story - I remember this from 1972 and had forgotten they were still incarcerated in 2015 - as well as this is from a time when the wheels of justice moved slowly if you were involved in any activity with the black panthers. Particularly when it was proven one of the other two killed the guard. I cannot imagine a 6x9 cell with nothing including limits of exercise, reading and visitations. 

[umbertino]

19 hours ago, Sage449 said:

Thanks Umbertino for the Woodfox story - I remember this from 1972 and had forgotten they were still incarcerated in 2015 - as well as this is from a time when the wheels of justice moved slowly if you were involved in any activity with the black panthers. Particularly when it was proven one of the other two killed the guard. I cannot imagine a 6x9 cell with nothing including limits of exercise, reading and visitations. 

 

 

Thanks for your words, Sage