2022 Articles

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Beam me down: can solar power from space help solve our energy needs?

 

The latest developments in solar tech offer potential solutions to the energy security crisis – including satellites that would convert sunlight into power for Earth

 

Stuart Clark

Sun 9 Oct 2022 12.00 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/oct/09/beam-me-down-can-solar-power-from-space-help-solve-our-energy-needs

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Woman, 75, held in Germany accused of leading far-right terror plot

 

Retired teacher suspected of being ‘ideological brains’ behind group planning kidnappings and power station attacks

 

Kate Connolly in Berlin

Fri 14 Oct 2022 12.54 BST









https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/14/woman-75-held-germany-accused-ringleader-far-right-terror-group
 

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‘Keeps me up at night’: fear of serial killer petrifies California community

 

Seven slayings in Stockton and Oakland, with the killer still at large, has shocked the majority Latin residents of the two cities

 

MacKenzie Ryan

Fri 14 Oct 2022 14.00 BST










https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/14/california-serial-killer-oakland-stockton
 

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Experience: I broke every bone in my face

 

Normally in facial reconstructive surgery they use the working bones as support, but in my case there weren’t any

 

Justin Starks

Fri 14 Oct 2022 10.00 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/oct/14/experience-i-broke-every-bone-in-my-face

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US Atlantic coast now a breeding ground for supercharged hurricanes – study

 

Rate at which hurricanes gather speed has risen significantly – and researchers say fossil-fuel dependency will only intensify storms

 

Nina Lakhani in New York

Mon 17 Oct 2022 14.00 BST










https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/17/us-atlantic-coast-hurricanes-fossil-fuels
 

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US Atlantic coast now a breeding ground for supercharged hurricanes – study

 

Rate at which hurricanes gather speed has risen significantly – and researchers say fossil-fuel dependency will only intensify storms

 

Nina Lakhani in New York

Mon 17 Oct 2022 14.00 BST










https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/17/us-atlantic-coast-hurricanes-fossil-fuels
 

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Huge thanks to all medical volunteers ( and all other volunteers helping out) and of course all donors for making all of this possible...Fantastic human beings...One of the best videos I've ever seen in 22 years on the internet.......

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This job pays $60,000 – or maybe $150,000: companies skirt New York salary law

 

The city is seeking transparency in job ads – but employers aren’t exactly abiding by the spirit of the measure

 

Alaina Demopoulos in New York

Mon 7 Nov 2022 06.00 GMT









https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/07/new-york-salary-transparency-law-range
 

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 Delaware woman wins two six-figure lottery prizes in several days

 

Woman, 70, won $100,000 on one scratch-off and when celebrating her win with more tickets, another $300,000

 

Ramon Antonio Vargas

Mon 7 Nov 2022 06.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/07/delaware-lottery-winner-scratch-offs

 

 

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California ticket holder scoops $2bn jackpot in biggest lottery payout ever

 

Winner of $2.04bn Powerball prize – $400m greater than previous record – not identified by name

 

Ramon Antonio Vargas in New Orleans and Jonathan Yerushalmy

Tue 8 Nov 2022 16.53 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/08/powerball-drawing-winning-numbers-largest-jackpot
 

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‘Exceptional’ trove of 24 ancient statues found immersed in Tuscan spa

 

Collection of bronzes dating back 2,300 years sheds light on transition between Etruscans and Romans

 

Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Tue 8 Nov 2022 16.44 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/08/exceptional-trove-of-24-ancient-statues-found-immersed-in-tuscan-spa
 

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Oldest known sentence written in first alphabet discovered – on a head-lice comb

 

Timeless fret over hygiene picked out on engraved Bronze age comb from ancient kingdom of Judah

 

Ian Sample Science editor

Wed 9 Nov 2022 04.00 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/09/oldest-known-written-sentence-discovered-on-a-head-lice-comb
 

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Florida police arrest legally blind man whose cane they mistook for a gun

 

Two deputies face suspension without pay after stopping James Hodges, 61, in Lake City last month

 

Edward Helmore

Thu 10 Nov 2022 14.22 GMT









https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/10/florida-police-arrest-legally-blind-man-cane-gun
 

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Istanbul explosion leaves people dead and injured, official says

 

Video shows people fleeing after flames and a loud bang on popular İstiklal Avenue in Turkish city

 

Associated Press

Sun 13 Nov 2022 14.25 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/13/istanbul-explosion-turkey-dead-injured-official-says
 

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Man who lived in Charles de Gaulle airport for 18 years dies there

 

Iranian Mehran Karimi Nasseri inspired the Steven Spielberg film The Terminal, starring Tom Hanks

 

Philip Oltermann and agencies

Sun 13 Nov 2022 12.16 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/12/iranian-man-who-lived-in-paris-charles-de-gaulle-airport-for-18-years-dies
 

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Banks are leaving the Caribbean. It’s unfair and will backfire on the west

 

Financial ‘de-risking’ is making life difficult in vulnerable regions and will lead to more corruption and tax evasion

 

Fri 11 Nov 2022 06.30 GMT

Kenneth Mohammed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/commentisfree/2022/nov/11/banks-leaving-caribbean-unfair-backfire-on-west

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Three killed and two wounded in shooting at University of Virginia

 

Police say suspect, ‘armed and dangerous’ and believed to be former football player, still at large after Sunday evening incident

 

Guardian staff and agencies

Mon 14 Nov 2022 13.40 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/14/three-killed-in-shooting-at-university-of-virginia
 

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What Tanzania tells us about Africa’s population explosion as the world hits 8bn people

 

Dar es Salaam, which is heading for megacity status, typifies a region growing three times faster than the global average

 

Caroline Kimeu in Dar es Salaam

Tue 15 Nov 2022 15.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/nov/15/focus-turns-to-africa-as-world-population-reaches-8bn

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E-bike batteries have caused 200 fires in New York: ‘Everyone’s scared’

 

Delivery workers grapple with danger after dozens injured in blazes that can spread quickly and suddenly

 

Wilfred Chan in New York

Tue 15 Nov 2022 06.00 GMT










https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/14/new-york-e-bike-batteries-fires-delivery-workers
 

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Weather disasters hit 90% of US counties in last 11 years, report finds

 

California, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Iowa and Tennessee suffered most disasters, with over 300m people living in those counties

 

Associated Press in Washington

Wed 16 Nov 2022 12.55 GMT










https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/16/weather-disasters-us-counties-11-years-report
 

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‘At 52, I abandoned everything, every friend, every family member’: the top official who escaped Scientology

 

After 45 years in the church, Mike Rinder became disillusioned and walked out. He talks about daily life in the organisation, being disciplined in ‘the Hole’, and his hopes of reconnecting with his children

 

Paula Cocozza

Thu 17 Nov 2022 10.00 GMT












https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/17/mike-rinder-the-high-ranking-official-who-escaped-scientology
 

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Nasa space telescope reveals celestial hourglass formed by embryonic star

 

Stunning infrared image from James Webb telescope’s Nircam captures never before seen cosmic clouds

 

Agence France-Presse

Wed 16 Nov 2022 18.09 GMT










https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/16/nasa-space-telescope-james-webb-hourglass-star
 

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Twitter ‘closes offices’ after Elon Musk’s loyalty oath sparks wave of resignations

 

The tech company is struggling to retain workers after Musk demanded employees sign a pledge to work ‘long hours at high intensity’

 

Josh Taylor and agencies

Fri 18 Nov 2022 04.02 GMT









https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/17/elon-musk-twitter-closes-offices-loyalty-oath-resignations
 

 

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Charlize Theron sparks anger after claiming Afrikaans facing oblivion

 

Hollywood actor criticised by South Africans after saying settler language ‘not very helpful’

 

Jason Burke in Johannesburg

Thu 17 Nov 2022 19.34 GMT










https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/17/charlize-theron-sparks-anger-after-claiming-afrikaans-facing-oblivion



Worth remembering:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soweto_uprising