umbertino Posted March 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 Argentinian bishop sentenced to prison for sexual abuse despite pope’s defense Gustavo Zanchetta convicted by court in a major blow to Pope Francis, who had initially defended the bishop Staff and agencies in Buenos Aires Fri 4 Mar 2022 18.24 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/04/argentine-catholic-bishop-gustavo-zanchetta-sentenced-sexual-abuse-pope-francis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 I was a nuclear missile operator. There have been more near-misses than the world knows As a 22-year-old I controlled a warhead that could vaporize a metropolis. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the public is waking up again to the existential dangers of nuclear weapons Thu 10 Mar 2022 11.26 GMT Cole Smith https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/10/i-was-a-nuclear-missile-operator-there-have-been-more-near-misses-than-the-world-knows How the British upper class came to serve the global elite Who better to understand the needs of global capitalism’s mega-rich than Britons who grew up with staff themselves? Thu 10 Mar 2022 14.00 GMT Last modified on Thu 10 Mar 2022 15.16 GMT Andy Beckett https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/10/british-upper-class-global-elite-capitalism-rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 Sanction oligarchs by all means – but the sad truth is Britain depends on foreign money Cash from overseas is used to balance the UK’s massive trade deficit and enables us to live beyond our means Thu 10 Mar 2022 11.44 GMT Last modified on Thu 10 Mar 2022 16.41 GMT Larry Elliott https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/10/sanction-oligarchs-britain-foreign-finance-trade-deficit-russia-abramovich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 Europe has rediscovered compassion for refugees – but only if they’re white Separating those fleeing conflict into ‘deserving’ and ‘undeserving’ is immoral and a betrayal of European values Thu 10 Mar 2022 06.00 GMT Daniel Howden https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2022/mar/10/europe-compassion-refugees-white-european 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 The Drake: life on the edge in Nashville – in pictures On a block near the city’s Drake motel, Tamara Reynolds befriended and photographed the women whose drug problems governed their lives Thu 10 Mar 2022 07.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2022/mar/10/the-drake-life-on-the-edge-in-nashville-in-pictures 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 Six West Point cadets involved in Florida fentanyl-cocaine overdose Two of the six are in critical condition, officials said; the incident highlights a two-year trend in suspected opioid overdoses Victoria Bekiempis in New York and agencies Sat 12 Mar 2022 16.04 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/12/west-point-cadets-fentanyl-cocaine-overdose-florida 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 China battles worst Covid outbreak for two years as cases double in 24 hours Nearly 3,400 cases were reported on Sunday, forcing shutdowns for millions of people and closure of schools in Shanghai Agence France-Presse Sun 13 Mar 2022 05.02 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/13/china-battles-worst-covid-outbreak-for-two-years-as-cases-double-in-24-hours 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 Two employees of New York’s MoMA stabbed after man denied entrance New York police said the man’s membership had been revoked for previous incidents of disorderly conduct Guardian staff and agencies Sun 13 Mar 2022 00.32 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/12/new-york-moma-museum-modern-art-stabbing-evacuation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 Toxic burn pits put the health of US veterans at risk. Can a new law help? Joe Biden, whose son Beau’s cancer may have been connected to exposure, has advocated for a better response Edward Helmore Sun 13 Mar 2022 07.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/13/soldiers-toxic-burn-pits-new-law-us ‘I can’t move my car’: Americans struggle as vehicle expenses rise Owning and operating a car is getting more expensive in the US – but the largely ineffective public transport means many have little choice but to use cars Adam Gabbatt in Allentown, Pennsylvania Sun 13 Mar 2022 09.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/13/us-car-vehicle-expenses-rise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 ‘Stop this massacre’: pope condemns invasion of Ukraine Pontiff decries ‘unacceptable armed aggression’ and ‘barbaric’ killing of children and unarmed civilians Reuters in Vatican City Sun 13 Mar 2022 14.17 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/13/pope-francis-condemns-invasion-of-ukraine-russia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 William Hurt: Oscar-winning actor and Marvel star dies at 71 William Hurt, the Oscar-winning US actor whose roles ranged from acclaimed 1980s dramas to Marvel films, has died at the age of 71, US media say https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60731686 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 ‘Wisdom and respect’: what Peru’s forgotten generation can teach us about life and ageing Connection to nature and strong family ties met photographer Alex Kornhuber on his journey to document elderly people in his country – as well as dementia, hardship and a brutal wave of Covid All photographs by Alex Kornhuber by Isabel Choat Mon 14 Mar 2022 08.15 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/mar/14/wisdom-and-respect-what-perus-forgotten-generation-can-teach-us-about-life-and-ageing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2022 ‘No more switching clocks’: Senate passes act to make daylight saving time permanent Sunshine Protection Act needs approval from the House, and the signature of Joe Biden, to become law Associated Press in Washington Wed 16 Mar 2022 12.46 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/16/no-more-switching-clocks-senate-passes-act-daylight-saving-time-permanent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2022 UK: Police strip-searched a 15-year-old black girl at school. When will these abuses end? The pupil from east London was humiliated, and we should be outraged. It seems police racism and misogyny is as bad as ever Wed 16 Mar 2022 12.29 GMT Diane Abbott (Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/16/police-strip-search-black-girl-school-east-london-racism-misogyny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocalDinar Posted March 16, 2022 Report Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 hour ago, umbertino said: UK: Police strip-searched a 15-year-old black girl at school. When will these abuses end? The pupil from east London was humiliated, and we should be outraged. It seems police racism and misogyny is as bad as ever Wed 16 Mar 2022 12.29 GMT Diane Abbott (Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/16/police-strip-search-black-girl-school-east-london-racism-misogyny The Leftist media never.... NEVER reports on any abuse to white people which happens every day. This article is cr&p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 The uphill battle to resurrect the US child tax credit that lifted millions from poverty Monthly payments became a lifeline for many families, and their lapse had a devastating effect, but the policy seems to have no path forward in the Senate Joan E Greve Fri 18 Mar 2022 12.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/18/us-child-tax-credit-lapsed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 Carcinogenic chemical benzene found in hundreds of US personal care products Independent lab found the chemical in more than a quarter of items it tested – sometimes at levels considered ‘life threatening’ Tom Perkins Fri 18 Mar 2022 08.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/18/benzene-carcinogenic-chemical-personal-care-products-us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 China reports first coronavirus deaths in over a year amid omicron surge Two deaths reported on Saturday, the first since January 2021, as China continues to pursue ‘zero-Covid’ strategy Agencies Sat 19 Mar 2022 04.01 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/19/china-reports-first-coronavirus-deaths-in-over-a-year-amid-omicron-surge Four US marines killed in Norway plane crash during Nato exercise Cause is under investigation but police report bad weather Annual Nato drills in Norway are unrelated to Ukraine war Associated Press in Helsinki Sat 19 Mar 2022 14.56 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/19/us-marines-killed-norway-plane-crash-nato-exercise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 Finland named world’s happiest country for fifth year running Experts say social support, honesty and generosity key to wellbeing, as Afghanistan and Lebanon struggle in global ranking Agence France-Presse in Helsinki Sat 19 Mar 2022 02.41 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/19/finland-named-worlds-happiest-country-for-fifth-year-running 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Marcell Jacobs beats Christian Coleman to prove he is world’s fastest man Olympic 100m champion clinches world indoor 60m title Keely Hodgkinson injury forces championship withdrawal Sean Ingle Sat 19 Mar 2022 22.10 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/mar/19/marcell-jacobs-beats-christian-coleman-to-prove-he-is-the-fastest-man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Six people killed as car crashes into carnival in Belgium Incident in Strépy-Bracquegnies in which 10 others were seriously injured does not appear to be militant attack, authorities say Reuters Sun 20 Mar 2022 11.11 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/20/car-crashes-into-carnival-in-belgium-strepy-bracquegnies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 (edited) Kenosha off-duty police officer shown putting knee on 12-year-old girl’s neck Officer resigns from school security guard job after officials release footage of fight and girl’s father calls for criminal charges Associated Press in Kenosha, Wisconsin Sat 19 Mar 2022 21.10 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/19/kenosha-off-duty-police-officer-shown-putting-knee-on-12-year-old-girls-neck Wrongfully convicted Kansas man who spent 23 years in prison sues for $93m Lamonte McIntyre spent two decades in prison for a double murder he did not commit and says a former detective framed him Associated Press in Kansas City, Kansas Sat 19 Mar 2022 17.26 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/19/kansas-man-23-years-prison-sues-lamonte-mcintyre Edited March 20, 2022 by umbertino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2022 Netflix tests charges for sharing passwords between households Scheme being trialled in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru seen as way to make more money from existing subscribers as growth slows Lauren Aratani in New York Thu 17 Mar 2022 14.46 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/mar/17/netflix-sharing-passwords-charges-trial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2022 ‘It was hard rediscovering myself’: Judith Tebbutt on escaping Somali kidnappers Freed 10 years ago after seven months held hostage, Tebbutt watched homecoming of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe with joy and trepidation Amelia Hill Sun 20 Mar 2022 13.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/mar/20/it-was-hard-rediscovering-myself-judith-tebbutt-on-escaping-somali-kidnappers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2022 Police seek motive in deadly Sweden school attack An 18-year-old student allegedly killed two teachers, both women in their 50s, at a secondary school in Malmö Agence France-Presse in Malmö Tue 22 Mar 2022 15.52 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/22/police-seek-motive-in-deadly-sweden-school-attack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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