umbertino Posted January 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2022 France opens terror investigation after Dakar rally explosion French racing driver Philippe Boutron was seriously injured in blast in Saudi city of Jeddah AFP in Paris Tue 4 Jan 2022 19.10 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/04/dakar-rally-explosion-france-terror-investigation-racing-driver-philippe-boutron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakar_Rally 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Fire in Bronx building leaves 19 people dead, including nine children More than five dozen people injured and 13 in critical condition City fire commissioner: blaze one of the worst in recent memory Ed Pilkington and agencies in New York Sun 9 Jan 2022 22.04 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/09/nyc-bronx-fire-building-death-toll-children 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 ‘Grateful’: Novak Djokovic thanks judge and takes to tennis court after release ‘Thank you all for standing with me’, tweets men’s tennis No 1 Mother says player was ‘subjected to torture and harassment’ Sean Ingle and Paul Karp Mon 10 Jan 2022 17.04 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jan/10/grateful-novak-djokovic-thanks-judge-and-takes-to-practice-court-after-release-tennis A data ‘black hole’: Europol ordered to delete vast store of personal data EU police body accused of unlawfully holding information and aspiring to become an NSA-style mass surveillance agency Apostolis Fotiadis, Ludek Stavinoha, Giacomo Zandonini, Daniel Howden Mon 10 Jan 2022 12.15 GMTLast modified on Mon 10 Jan https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/10/a-data-black-hole-europol-ordered-to-delete-vast-store-of-personal-data Climate crisis: last seven years the hottest on record, 2021 data shows Global heating continued unabated with extreme weather rife and greenhouse gases hitting new highs Damian Carrington Environment editor Mon 10 Jan 2022 12.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/10/climate-crisis-last-seven-years-the-hottest-on-record-2021-data-shows Pilot from crashed plane in US pulled to safety moments before train hit Video shows Los Angeles police officers freeing pilot from plane that had crash-landed on rail tracks Reuters Mon 10 Jan 2022 11.20 GMT Vid https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/10/pilot-from-crashed-plane-in-us-pulled-to-safety-moments-before-train-hits ‘It felt like losing a husband’: the fraudsters breaking hearts – and emptying bank accounts Romance scams robbed Britons of nearly £100m ($135.679.555M) last year. Thanks to online dating and the pandemic, these cruel crimes are more sophisticated and prevalent than ever Lizzie Cernik Mon 10 Jan 2022 10.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jan/10/it-felt-like-losing-a-husband-the-fraudsters-breaking-hearts-and-emptying-bank-accounts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi: ‘Global recognition is double-edged’ He has been detained at airports and told never to return to Iran. But the director, who could be about to win his third Oscar, refuses to be silenced about outrages in his own country – and in the west Mon 10 Jan 2022 06.00 GMT Steve Rose https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jan/10/extremist-media-tried-destroy-me-oscar-winning-iranian-director-asghar-farhadi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 How the speed of climate change is unbalancing the insect world The pace of global heating is forcing insect populations to move and adapt – and some aggressive species are thriving Tue 11 Jan 2022 06.00 GMT by Oliver Milman https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jan/11/climate-change-insect-world-global-heating-species 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 Maya Angelou becomes first Black woman to appear on a US quarter US treasury secretary says the writer and civil rights campaigner’s appearance on the coin represents ‘what we value, and how we’ve progressed as a society’ Alison Flood Tue 11 Jan 2022 13.11 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jan/11/maya-angelou-becomes-first-black-woman-to-appear-on-a-us-quarter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 California could become first US state to offer universal healthcare to residents The bills to create and fund universal healthcare face opposition from powerful lobbies for doctors and insurance companies Maanvi Singh Tue 11 Jan 2022 21.13 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/11/california-universal-healthcare-bill-residents Extreme cold in US north-east closes schools and Covid testing sites Massachusetts, New York and Maine brace for sub-zero temperatures with wind chill factor, increasing risk of frostbite Associated Press in Boston Tue 11 Jan 2022 19.22 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/11/extreme-cold-us-north-east-new-york-massachusetts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 Prince Andrew fails in bid to dismiss US sexual abuse lawsuit Civil claim against duke by longtime accuser Virginia Giuffre can move forward, federal judge rules in New York This article contains descriptions of sexual abuse Victoria Bekiempis in New York Wed 12 Jan 2022 16.47 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jan/12/prince-andrew-case-proceed-latest-ruling-virginia-giuffre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 Man arrested over 2012 killing of British family and French cyclist in Alps No one has been charged over attacks on forest road near Lake Annecy in French Alps Jon Henley in Paris Wed 12 Jan 2022 12.43 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jan/12/arrest-made-british-family-french-cyclist-killed-alps-al-hilli-lake-annecy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 Australia matches its hottest day on record as Western Australia town goes above 50C Mercury in the remote town of Onslow registers 50.7C (123.26 F), while two other sites also reach extreme temperatures Peter Hannam Thu 13 Jan 2022 05.24 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jan/13/hottest-day-on-record-in-parts-of-western-australia-as-temperature-reaches-50c Six in 10 Americans ‘alarmed’ or ‘concerned’ about climate change – study New report finds ‘alarmed’ group doubled in size over five years, while only two in 10 Americans are ‘doubtful’ or ‘dismissive’ Maya Yang Thu 13 Jan 2022 10.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/13/record-number-americans-alarmed-about-climate-crisis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 Brazilian turtle breeders shot dead along with teenage daughter Activists mourn deaths in Amazon state of Pará as bodies of José Gomes, Márcia Nunes Lisboa and their daughter found by son Sam Cowie Thu 13 Jan 2022 07.30 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/13/brazilian-turtle-breeders-shot-dead-along-with-teenage-daughter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 Ashling Murphy: vigils to be held across Ireland for teacher killed going for run Killing of 23-year-old in County Offaly has provoked outpouring of grief and anger in Ireland and beyond Jem Bartholomew Fri 14 Jan 2022 14.46 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/14/ashling-murphy-vigils-across-ireland-teacher-killed-going-for-run 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 Hospitals in half of US states close to capacity as Omicron continues surge In 24 states at least 80% of staffed hospital beds were occupied as the Omicron variant has triggered a record number of Covid cases Adam Gabbatt in New York and Oliver Laughland in New Orleans Fri 14 Jan 2022 14.30 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/14/us-hospitals-capacity-staffing-shortages-omicron-covid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 (edited) There’s a new till-free Amazon Fresh shop near me – so I popped in for spring rolls and simmering despair Capitalism’s great trick is to make us long for the useless and unnecessary. Under the bright lights, I felt that itch starting up Rachel Cooke Sat 15 Jan 2022 16.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/food/2022/jan/15/amazon-fresh-near-me-spring-rolls-and-despair-rachel-cooke Ten ways to take control of your smartphone Overwhelmed by messages, notifications and distractions? You can reclaim your focus without a full digital detox Becca Caddy Sat 15 Jan 2022 17.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/15/ten-ways-to-take-control-of-your-smartphone-attention-screentime Edited January 15, 2022 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 Novak Djokovic visa: Australian minister Alex Hawke says risk of ‘civil unrest’ behind cancellation Hawke says tennis champion is ‘perceived by some as a talisman of a community of anti-vaccine sentiment’ Ben Doherty Sat 15 Jan 2022 04.38 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jan/15/novak-djokovic-visa-australian-minister-alex-hawke-says-risk-of-civil-unrest-behind-cancellation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 Discarded packages, shredded boxes: Photos renew attention on Los Angeles cargo theft Reporters this week found packages with labels of many major US mail companies including Amazon, REI among others Guardian staff and agencies Sat 15 Jan 2022 06.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/14/los-angeles-cargo-theft-union-pacific 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 ‘Another hellish day’: South America sizzles in record summer temperatures Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay are reeling from a historic heatwave with temperatures as high as 113F Reuters in Buenos Aires Fri 14 Jan 2022 20.42 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/14/south-america-heat-wave-record-summer-temperatures 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 Texas synagogue siege: hostage-taker shot dead by FBI believed to be British FBI stormed building after man took four people including a rabbi captive during Shabbat service Haroon Siddique and Oliver Laughland Sun 16 Jan 2022 14.27 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/16/texas-synagogue-siege-hostage-taker-shot-dead-by-fbi-believed-to-be-british Prince Harry files legal claim over right to pay for UK police protection Duke of Sussex seeks judicial review of Home Office refusal to let him pay for protection after being chased by photographers last summer Caroline Davies Sat 15 Jan 2022 23.41 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jan/15/prince-harry-presses-for-police-protection-to-visit-uk-with-family 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 SIBERIA | POLE OF COLD 2020 ( -56°C / -68.8°F ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik appears before parole hearing Far-right mass murderer has served 10 years of a 21-year sentence for 2011 shootings Peter Beaumont Tue 18 Jan 2022 12.54 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/18/norwegian-mass-killer-anders-breivik-begins-parole-hearing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 New York and other north-eastern US states see a rapid fall in Covid cases Despite decreasing positivity rates, hospitals continue to struggle amid a surging patient load and staff shortages Edward Helmore Tue 18 Jan 2022 07.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/17/us-coronavirus-cases-decrease-latest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 Czech folk singer dies after deliberately contracting Covid Hana Horka wanted to prove recovery from Covid so she could obtain a health pass Agence France-Presse in Prague Wed 19 Jan 2022 17.54 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/19/czech-folk-singer-hana-horka-dies-after-deliberately-contracting-covid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) Florida health official put on leave after encouraging staff to get Covid vaccine State health agency conducting inquiry into Raul Pino to ‘determine if any laws were broken’ Maya Yang and agencies Wed 19 Jan 2022 16.50 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/19/florida-health-official-leave-encouraging-staff-covid-vaccine University of Michigan to pay $490m to survivors of abuse by former sports doctor Hundreds of men say they were abused by Robert Anderson Anderson worked at Michigan between 1966 and 2003 Associated Press Wed 19 Jan 2022 13.58 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jan/19/university-of-michigan-to-pay-490m-to-survivors-of-abuse-by-former-sports-doctor Edited January 19, 2022 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 Shock in Colombia over murder of 14-year-old indigenous activist Breiner David Cucuñame was shot dead while on patrol with the unarmed group Indigenous Guard Joe Parkin Daniels Tue 18 Jan 2022 20.35 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/18/colombia-indigenous-activist-murdered-14-breiner-david-cucuname Two journalists exposing Mexico’s corruption and drug violence murdered within one week Margarito Martínez Esquivel and José Luis Gamboa are the latest casualties in the world’s most dangerous country for reporters outside war zones Tom Phillips Latin America correspondent Tue 18 Jan 2022 15.32 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/18/journalists-exposing-mexico-corruption-drug-violence-murdered 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted January 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 Former pope Benedict accused of inaction over child sexual abuse cases Two cases involved abusers who were allowed to continue with pastoral duties, says lawyer Harriet Sherwood and agencies Thu 20 Jan 2022 14.37 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/20/former-pope-benedict-accused-inaction-child-sexual-abuse-cases 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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