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Death on the streets as citizens rise against crime gangs
The Guardian Weekly

Death on the streets as citizens rise against crime gangs

As Vélina Élysée Charlier ventured on to the streets of her conflict-stricken city last week, she encountered scenes that will haunt her for years

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May 05, 2023
Volcanic microbe devours CO2, say scientists
The Guardian Weekly

Volcanic microbe devours CO2, say scientists

A microbe discovered in a volcanic hot spring gobbles up carbon dioxide \"astonishingly quickly\", say the scientists who found it

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May 05, 2023
Carbon dioxide removal: The tech that's dividing climate scientists
The Guardian Weekly

Carbon dioxide removal: The tech that's dividing climate scientists

Carbon capture technology could be a key tool in tackling global heating. But could it also damagingly shift research focus away from renewables?

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May 05, 2023
Backlash as Bali cracks down on antisocial tourists
The Guardian Weekly

Backlash as Bali cracks down on antisocial tourists

Luiza Kosykh claims she didn't know the 700-year-old tree she posed naked in front of was sacred

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May 05, 2023
Mucking in Rewilding first sees dung beetles back in fields
The Guardian Weekly

Mucking in Rewilding first sees dung beetles back in fields

In a forest clearing filled with cowpats, French history is being made: the country's first translocation of dung beetles in a nature reserve near Bordeaux

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May 05, 2023
Ripple effects: Without a swift end to fighting, consequences will travel far
The Guardian Weekly

Ripple effects: Without a swift end to fighting, consequences will travel far

Fears remain that Sudan riven by fighting between the Sudanese army and its paramilitary rival, the Rapid Support Forces - could plunge into a protracted crisis, prompting a humanitarian disaster with broad geopolitical implications

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May 05, 2023
Refugees find little welcome at Egyptian border
The Guardian Weekly

Refugees find little welcome at Egyptian border

People fleeing fighting face hunger and hostility at sparsely staffed crossing

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May 05, 2023
Fraying ties-Bond endures but country at a crossroads as king's big day looms
The Guardian Weekly

Fraying ties-Bond endures but country at a crossroads as king's big day looms

Canadians are increasingly indifferent towards the monarchy, but Indigenous peoples see Charles as key ally

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May 05, 2023
Tea, bunting but no magic: King's appeal shrinks amid debate over colonisation
The Guardian Weekly

Tea, bunting but no magic: King's appeal shrinks amid debate over colonisation

As the coronation approaches there is some fascination with the monarchy but its role in the country’s future is uncertain

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May 05, 2023
The silver sovereign
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The silver sovereign

Charles III is the oldest British monarch ever to be crowned. But his reign begins in a kingdom under a cloud

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May 05, 2023
Beacon of free media moves to Costa Rica in survival bid
The Guardian Weekly

Beacon of free media moves to Costa Rica in survival bid

El Faro has survived many pressures in its 25 years of reporting on El Salvador's bloody drug wars, crime and institutional corruption

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April 28, 2023
Dig down Stalin-era bunkers dusted off
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Dig down Stalin-era bunkers dusted off

Although a missile attack deep into Russia is unlikely, historic bomb shelters are being made ready for use

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April 28, 2023
War has forced people living on the border to choose their identity
The Guardian Weekly

War has forced people living on the border to choose their identity

Where do you call home? I've travelled and lived in so many places, the question sometimes confused me

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April 28, 2023
Sudan's outsider general
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Sudan's outsider general

How the leader of a powerful militia fell out with the Sudanese army and plunged the country into civil war

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April 28, 2023
Indigenous peoples fear toxic leaks from oil industry
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Indigenous peoples fear toxic leaks from oil industry

Alice Rigney was born on the northern shores of the Athabasca River, a mighty body of water that flows from Canada's western ice fields to the far reaches of Alberta province

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April 28, 2023
Governors act to halt 'turning back clock' on abortion
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Governors act to halt 'turning back clock' on abortion

Despite receiving a reprieve from the supreme court that halted an abortion pill ban, Democratic states are stockpiling the drug as the legal fight for access continues

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April 28, 2023
Whodunnit? Brexit kills London leg of the Orient Express
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Whodunnit? Brexit kills London leg of the Orient Express

When the Orient Express began operating in the 19th century, passports were optional - the only paperwork required by British travellers was a copy of the Thomas Cook Continental Timetable

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April 28, 2023
The shunned communist heroine who sailed the world solo
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The shunned communist heroine who sailed the world solo

For a short while in the late 1970s, Krystyna ChojnowskaLiskiewicz was probably the most famous woman in communist Poland

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April 28, 2023
Raab's furious exit offers little respite to mandarins
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Raab's furious exit offers little respite to mandarins

Bullying report forced the deputy prime minister's hand, but tensions between the government and civil servants are high

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April 28, 2023
All the people India's rise is accompanied by China's contraction
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All the people India's rise is accompanied by China's contraction

India has overtaken China as the most populous country, the most significant shift in global demographics since records began more than 70 years ago

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April 28, 2023
The (not so) open and shut case of the EU's nuclear split
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The (not so) open and shut case of the EU's nuclear split

When Europe's first new nuclear reactor in 16 years came online in Finland, it was hailed by its operator for playing an \"important role in the green transition\"

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April 28, 2023
Ukraine war triggers new high in global arms budgets
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Ukraine war triggers new high in global arms budgets

Defence spending in western and central Europe has surpassed that of the last year of the cold war, an annual report has found, as military expenditure across the world hit an all-time high of $2.24tn last year

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April 28, 2023
Carlson exit Host's bile and bigotry became too much for Fox
The Guardian Weekly

Carlson exit Host's bile and bigotry became too much for Fox

Tucker Carlson, the far-right TV host whose embrace of racist conspiracy theories came to signify a shift further right at Fox News, leaves a legacy of bringing extremism to the mainstream and speculation is turning to any next step in an incendiary career

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April 28, 2023
Khalifa Haftar Libyan warlord who could fuel a drawn-out proxy war
The Guardian Weekly

Khalifa Haftar Libyan warlord who could fuel a drawn-out proxy war

The Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar helped to prepare the Rapid Support Forces RSF), a militia fighting for control of Sudan, for battle in the months before the devastating violence that broke out on 15 April, according to former officials, militia commanders and sources in Sudan and the UK

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April 28, 2023
'Nobody is left'
The Guardian Weekly

'Nobody is left'

As brutal fighting lays waste to wealthy central Khartoum, the capital city's most sought-after addresses are now so dangerous that residents are doing what they can to flee

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April 28, 2023
Carlson exit Host's bile and bigotry became too much for Fox
The Guardian Weekly

Carlson exit Host's bile and bigotry became too much for Fox

Tucker Carlson, the far-right TV host whose embrace of racist conspiracy theories came to signify a shift further right at Fox News, leaves a legacy of bringing extremism to the mainstream and speculation is turning to any next step in an incendiary career

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April 28, 2023
Dominion case Fox and the $787m cost of avoiding public humiliation
The Guardian Weekly

Dominion case Fox and the $787m cost of avoiding public humiliation

The staggering $787.5m settlement between Fox and voting equipment company Dominion marked the end of one of the most aggressive efforts to hold someone accountable for misinformation after the 2020 US election

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April 28, 2023
Khalifa Haftar Libyan warlord who could fuel a drawn-out proxy war
The Guardian Weekly

Khalifa Haftar Libyan warlord who could fuel a drawn-out proxy war

The Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar helped to prepare the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a militia fighting for control of Sudan, for battle in the months before the devastating violence that broke out on 15 April, according to former officials, militia commanders and sources in Sudan and the UK

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3 mins  |
April 28, 2023
'Nobody is left'
The Guardian Weekly

'Nobody is left'

As brutal fighting lays waste to wealthy central Khartoum, the capital city's most sought-after addresses are now so dangerous that residents are doing what they can to flee

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3 mins  |
April 28, 2023
Clean age kicks Feargal Sharkey's unlikely second act as an activist
The Guardian Weekly

Clean age kicks Feargal Sharkey's unlikely second act as an activist

The former Undertones frontman was only looking for a retirement hobby. How did he become the face of the fi ght for Britain’s rivers?

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April 21, 2023