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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
 
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Remember at Christmas that Jesus’s radical message was to embrace the excluded   The heretic is the hero. The unclean are equals. The despised, the rejected, the ‘sinners’ are all invited to

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I didn't know Heche had such a drug problem.  She was in a TV series set in Alaska called "Men in Trees" and it was funny, warm, and she was the main character. A good little actress. 

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France opens terror investigation after Dakar rally explosion   French racing driver Philippe Boutron was seriously injured in blast in Saudi city of Jeddah

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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

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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

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/10/british-upper-class-global-elite-capitalism-rich

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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

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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

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2022/mar/10/europe-compassion-refugees-white-european

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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

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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
 
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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

 

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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
 
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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

 

Sun 13 Mar 2022 07.00 GMT




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‘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
 
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‘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
 
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‘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
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‘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
 
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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

 
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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

 

The Leftist media never.... NEVER reports on any abuse to white people which happens every day. 

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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

 

Fri 18 Mar 2022 12.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/18/us-child-tax-credit-lapsed


 
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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’

 

Fri 18 Mar 2022 08.00 GMT




https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/18/benzene-carcinogenic-chemical-personal-care-products-us
 
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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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Four US marines killed in Norway plane crash during Nato exercise

 

  • Cause is under investigation but police report bad weather
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  • Annual Nato drills in Norway are unrelated to Ukraine war

 

Associated Press in Helsinki
Sat 19 Mar 2022 14.56 GMT
 
 
 
 
 
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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
 
 
 
 
 
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Marcell Jacobs beats Christian Coleman to prove he is world’s fastest man

 

  • Olympic 100m champion clinches world indoor 60m title
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  • Keely Hodgkinson injury forces championship withdrawal

 

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

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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
 
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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

 

 

 

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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
 
 
 
 
 
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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
 
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‘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

 

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
 
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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
 
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