umbertino Posted December 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 Michigan school shooting leaves three students dead and eight wounded Students report there had been rumors of possible violence at the school ‘for a long time’ Maya Yang and agencies Wed 1 Dec 2021 02.22 GMT Vid https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/nov/30/michigan-school-shooting-oxford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 The life and tragic death of John Eyers – a fitness fanatic who refused the vaccine He did triathlons, bodybuilding and mountain climbing and became sceptical of the Covid jab. Then, at 42, he contracted the virus Tue 30 Nov 2021 06.00 GMT by Sirin Kale https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/nov/30/life-tragic-death-john-eyers-fitness-fanatic-who-refused-covid-vaccine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 Ex-IS member guilty of genocide for chaining up Yazidi girl to die in the sun Defendant convicted in a German court after enslaving a Yazidi woman and her five-year-old daughter AP in Berlin Tue 30 Nov 2021 22.31 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/30/ex-is-member-guilty-of-genocide-for-leaving-yazidi-girl-to-die-in-the-sun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2021 Owners of crumbling Irish homes ‘disgusted’ by compensation plan Campaigners say government leaves major shortfall for those affected by housing built with too much mica Lisa O'Carroll Thu 2 Dec 2021 13.12 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/02/ireland-mica-homes-compensation-plan Police Scotland pays £1m to family of woman left in crashed car for 3 days Lamara Bell was found in critical condition next to dead partner and later died Severin Carrell Scotland editor Thu 2 Dec 2021 13.37 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/02/police-scotland-pays-1m-to-family-of-woman-left-in-crashed-car-for-3-days 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2021 Austrian surgeon fined €2,700 ($3,060) for amputating wrong leg Doctor found guilty of gross negligence after marking wrong leg of 82-year-old man for operation Agence France-Presse in Vienna Thu 2 Dec 2021 00.32 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/02/austrian-surgeon-fined-2700-for-amputating-wrong-leg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2021 (edited) Average of two girls aged 10 to 14 give birth daily in Paraguay, Amnesty finds Longstanding plague of child abuse and extreme abortion laws fuel crisis, report says William Costa in Asunción Wed 1 Dec 2021 05.30 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/nov/30/paraguay-child-teen-pregnancies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraguay El Chapo’s wife Emma Coronel Aispuro sentenced to three years in US prison Coronel admitted to acting as a courier between Joaquín Guzmán and other members of the Sinaloa cartel while he was in prison Reuters in Washington Tue 30 Nov 2021 19.32 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/30/emma-coronel-aispuro-el-chapo-wife-sentenced-us-prison Edited December 2, 2021 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2021 (edited) UK teenager reportedly attacked by crocodile on gap-year trip in Zambia Amelie Osborn-Smith was white water rafting in the Zambezi River below Victoria Falls at time of incident Jamie Grierson Thu 2 Dec 2021 13.21 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/02/uk-teenager-amelie-osborn-smith-reportedly-attacked-crocodile-zambia In 1986 I was in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe visiting....The view was nothing less than impressive, I mean majestic....The most powerful and beautiful among the three falls I had seen....Niagara and Iguacu ( Brazil) Edited December 2, 2021 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 Italian man tries to dodge Covid vaccine wearing fake arm Anti-vaxxer is facing charges of fraud after turning up for jab with silicone arm in Biella Angela Giuffrida in Rome Fri 3 Dec 2021 12.38 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/03/italian-man-tries-to-dodge-covid-vaccine-wearing-fake-arm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 Columbia University Student Dies in Stabbing Near Campus The graduate student, Davide Giri, was fatally stabbed near the Manhattan campus on Thursday night. A man has been arrested and charges are pending, the police said By Troy Closson and Lola Fadulu Dec. 3, 2021Updated 5:19 p.m. ET https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/03/nyregion/columbia-student-stabbed.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 Pope castigates Europe over migration crisis during return to Lesbos Francis says fear, indifference and cynical disregard continue to condemn people to death at sea Helena Smith in Athens Sun 5 Dec 2021 16.47 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/05/pope-castigates-europe-over-refugees-crisis-in-return-to-lesbos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 Tourists bask on a battlefield as drug gangs fight over Mexican resort town Tulum, jewel of the Mayan Riviera, risks emulating Acapulco, another once glamorous resort now overwhelmed by violence Mattha Busby in Tulum Sun 5 Dec 2021 10.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/05/tourists-bask-on-a-battlefield-as-drug-gangs-fight-over-mexican-resort-town 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Belgian police fire water cannon at anti-lockdown protests Two officers and four protesters hospitalised, and 20 people arrested, after clashes in Brussels Agence France-Presse Sun 5 Dec 2021 22.54 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/05/belgian-police-fire-water-cannon-at-anti-lockdown-protests 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 US billionaire surrenders $70m of stolen art Michael Steinhardt ‘displayed rapacious appetite for plundered artefacts’, says district attorney Dalya Alberge Tue 7 Dec 2021 10.33 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/07/us-billionaire-michael-steinhardt-surrenders-70m-dollars-stolen-art 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Want to be a criminal in America? Stealing billions is your best bet to go scot-free A wave of shoplifting crimes are attracting front-page news, while the $15bn stolen by corporations from workers receives no coverage at all Tue 7 Dec 2021 14.31 GMT Judd Legum https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/07/want-to-be-a-criminal-in-america-stealing-billions-is-your-best-bet-to-go-scot-free Better.com CEO fires 900 employees over Zoom By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Updated 2350 GMT (0750 HKT) December 6, 2021 https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/05/business/better-ceo-fires-employees/index.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 ‘Your generation got us in this mess’: children of big oil employees discuss the climate crisis with their parents Two generations of energy workers discuss how their family has responded to the climate emergency Tue 7 Dec 2021 08.00 GMT Emma Pattee https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/07/conversation-between-big-oil-employees-kids 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 WhatsApp criticised for plan to let messages disappear after 24 hours Children’s charities say change creates a ‘toxic cocktail of risk’ by making detection of abuse more difficult Dan Milmo Global technology editor Mon 6 Dec 2021 19.43 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/06/whatsapp-criticised-for-plan-to-allow-messages-to-disappear-after-24-hours 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Electrician who castrated men jailed in Germany Man, 67, convicted of assault for removing testicles at men’s request, and causing one person to die Associated Press in Berlin Tue 7 Dec 2021 14.48 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/07/electrician-who-castrated-men-jailed-in-germany Oh man........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Euro banknotes to get first big redesign with 19-nation consultation New theme being sought to replace current ‘ages and styles’ motif, says European Central Bank Richard Partington Economics correspondent Mon 6 Dec 2021 18.53 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/dec/06/euro-banknotes-first-big-redesign-19-nation-central-bank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Chilean environmental activist who opposed dam projects found dead Javiera Rojas remembered as ‘an emblematic activist who was dedicated to the process of resistance’ Charis McGowan in Santiago Thu 2 Dec 2021 21.07 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/dec/02/chilean-environmental-activist-opposition-dam-projects-found-dead 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 Man arrested in Paris over Jamal Khashoggi killing is released Officials say Saudi national has ‘nothing to do with the case’ and arrest was a case of mistaken identity Angelique Chrisafis in Paris Wed 8 Dec 2021 13.12 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/08/man-arrested-in-paris-over-jamal-khashoggi-killing-released 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 ‘It’s a different beast’: US fentanyl deaths will rise, warns Narcan developer Overdose crisis that killed over 100,000 Americans in one year is ‘all about fentanyl’, says Roger Crystal of Opiant Pharmaceuticals Melody Schreiber Wed 8 Dec 2021 10.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/08/us-fentanyl-deaths-narcan-roger-crystal 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 ‘We’re losing IQ points’: the lead poisoning crisis unfolding among US children The US banned lead 30 years ago. So why are thousands of kids being poisoned every year? Erin McCormick in Rhode Island and Eric Lutz Wed 8 Dec 2021 10.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/08/lead-poisoning-crisis-us-children 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 Nobel winner Abdulrazak Gurnah says ‘writing cannot be just about polemics’ The Zanzibari novelist spoke of migration, colonialism and how he became a writer in his acceptance lecture on Tuesdsay Alison Flood Wed 8 Dec 2021 10.50 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/dec/08/nobel-winner-abdulrazak-gurnah-says-writing-cannot-be-just-about-polemics 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 Number of journalists in jail around the world at new high, says survey Committee to Protect Journalists says 293 reporters are in prison, and at least 24 have been killed in 2021 Reuters Thu 9 Dec 2021 06.32 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/dec/09/number-of-journalists-in-jail-around-the-world-at-new-high-says-survey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted December 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2021 ‘I just wonder who’s next’: six California teens on living with the threat of gun violence The state – and country – saw homicides climb 30% last year. The most impacted youth describe the trauma that comes with community violence Abené Clayton Thu 9 Dec 2021 11.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/09/california-gun-violence-teenagers-youth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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