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‘You’ll be changed forever by this journey’: readers’ favourite rail trips

 

From Corsica’s narrow gauge trains to Scotland’s West Highland line, our tipsters take a window seat and enjoy a kaleidoscope of landscapes

 
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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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Women lead fight against extrajudicial killing in Pakistan

 

Wave of abductions amid military crackdown in conservative Balochistan province has mobilised women to protest

 

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Greek prime minister tries to broker deal for return of Parthenon marbles

 

Kyriakos Mitsotakis offers to loan Greek treasures to British Museum if ‘stolen’ sculptures are returned to Acropolis

 

Tom Ambrose and Helena Smith in Athens
Sat 13 Nov 2021 15.32 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Macron defence staffer allegedly raped after Élysée Palace party

 

French prosecutors investigate alleged assault of female soldier by colleague after party in July

 

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Austria orders nationwide lockdown for those not fully vaccinated against Covid

 

Chancellor announces measure that will come into effect on Monday as country faces record numbers of cases

 

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On trial for saving lives: the young refugee activist facing a Greek court

 

Although his allies call the charges against him ‘farcical’, Seán Binder could face years in jail when trial begins this week

 

Helena Smith in Athens
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Ecuador: 68 inmates killed and 25 injured in latest prison massacre

 

Deaths at Litoral penitentiary part of wave of prison violence that has claimed more than 280 lives

 

Dan Collyns in Lima
Sat 13 Nov 2021 22.30 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Black boy in stop and search ‘30 times’ accuses Met police of racist profiling

 

Inquiry launched after 14-year-old and his mother from south London lodge complaint against force

 

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Cop26 took us one step closer to combating the climate crisis

 

Compromise was inevitable, but still the conference increased the speed of action with three important developments

 

Mon 15 Nov 2021 07.54 GMT

Christiana Figueres

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/15/cop-26-agreement-victories-global-economy-climate-crisis

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Americans were horrified to be told to live like Europeans. Is it longer life expectancy they mind?

 

An article suggesting US citizens could learn something from a Europe racked, it said, by goods shortages has caused predictable outrage on both sides. But not all is better stateside

 

Tue 16 Nov 2021 13.45 GMT

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/16/americans-live-more-like-europeans-article

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Turkey arrests suspect in assassination of Haitian president

 

Businessman Samir Handal detained at Istanbul airport on flight from US to Jordan early on Monday

 

Reuters and Associated Press in Ankara
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‘It’s the biggest open secret out there’: the double lives of white-collar workers with two jobs

 

Remote working has made it easier than ever for staff to moonlight. But how do they cope with clashing meetings and two bosses? And can the rewards be worth the lies?

 

Tue 16 Nov 2021 10.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/nov/16/its-the-biggest-open-secret-out-there-the-double-lives-of-white-collar-workers-with-two-jobs

 

 

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This community’s Black families lost their ancestral homes. Their white neighbors got richer

 

A chemical firm bought out Mossville’s Black homeowners and dismantled their community – but paid them less than neighboring white residents, new analysis finds

 

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‘Narco queen’: wife of cartel leader ‘El Mencho’ arrested in Mexico

 

Rosalinda González Valencia accused of involvement in ‘illicit financial operation’ of Jalisco New Generation cartel

 

Staff and agencies in Mexico City
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We stopped Portugal’s bosses contacting staff outside work hours. Here’s why

 

It is not enough to give employees the ‘right to disconnect’. This law helps to make our country a more egalitarian society

 

Thu 18 Nov 2021 10.00 GMTLast modified on Thu 18 Nov 20

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/18/portugal-bosses-work-hours-right-to-disconnect

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‘Save-your-ass gas’: inside the remote California station where fuel is $6 a gallon

 

Gas prices at Najah’s Desert Oasis have shot up amid fuel shortages and high demand: ‘It’s not your average gas station’

 

Dani Anguiano in San Bernardino county
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Original copy of US constitution sold to unknown buyer for $43m

 

Buyer beats crowdfunded cryptocurrency group to secure one of 13 surviving prints from 1787

 

Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent
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Good or bad? Top cardiologist gives verdict on chocolate, coffee and wine

 

Exclusive: Prof Thomas Lüscher assesses the heart healthiness of some of our favourite treats

 

Andrew Gregory Health editor
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‘Beaver moon’ partial lunar eclipse – in pictures

 

A partial lunar eclipse was visible for several hours – the longest one in 580 years, giving November’s Beaver Moon reddish hues and appearing across North America, parts of South America, Asia and Australia

 

Fri 19 Nov 2021 13.43 GMT

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https://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2021/nov/19/lunar-eclipse-2021-pictures-beaver-moon

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Elijah McClain’s family to reportedly receive $15m from Colorado in highest ever settlement

 

The 23-year-old’s family had sued the Aurora police department accusing them of a longstanding pattern of racism and brutality

 

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California drivers rush to pick up cash spilled from armoured vehicle

 

Motorists on Interstate 5 filmed laughing and jumping in the air as they held wads of $1 and $20 bills

 

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Polluters face price pain as global carbon trading system moves forward

 

A Cop26 breakthrough means emissions trading schemes can work together worldwide with less fear of being gamed

 

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‘Heal the past’: first Native American confirmed to oversee national parks

 

The confirmation of Charles F Sams III marks a symbolic moment for many Indigenous communities

 

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Give the Parthenon marbles back to Greece – tech advances mean there are no more excuses

 

 

Artefacts can now be replicated with microscopic accuracy. Will the British Museum, and our prime minister, see sense?

 

Sat 20 Nov 2021 08.00 GMT

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/20/parthenon-marbles-greece-british-museum

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A trip to Switzerland in search of a good death: ‘All this instead of just doing it in Brighton’

 

My aunt Ann didn’t want a painful decline from Parkinson’s, so I agreed to accompany her to a Swiss assisted dying clinic. Would she find peace in her final moments?

 

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Can big tech ever be reined in?

 

The Biden administration has shown an early determination to tackle the power of Amazon, Google, Facebook and co. But is it already too late?

 

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