The 100 greatest BBC music performances – ranked ~music Article 6148 words, published Oct 6 2022 8 votes
Smashing idea: how East Germany invented ‘unbreakable’ drinking glasses ~design Article 949 words 16 votes
Elon Musk’s X sues Unilever, Mars and CVS over ‘massive advertiser boycott’ ~tech social media Article 356 words 50 votes
Kamala Harris names Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor, as running mate ~society politics Article 284 words 131 votes
German court due to rule on ‘from the river to the sea’ case in test of free speech ~society politics Article 723 words 18 votes
Armand Duplantis achieves new heights after pole vault world record adds to gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Swede vaults to ninth world record of his career ~sports Article 831 words 10 votes
The far right has moved online, where its voice is more dangerous than ever ~society politics Article 1022 words 40 votes
OpenAI’s Sam Altman is becoming one of the most powerful people on Earth. We should be very afraid. ~tech Article 2924 words 17 votes
Anger mounts over environmental cost of Google datacentre in Uruguay ~enviro water.waste Article 708 words 19 votes
‘Morally, nobody’s against it’: Brazil’s radical plan to tax global super-rich to tackle climate crisis ~enviro climate change Article 856 words 61 votes
Mayor of Oslo warns that drug smugglers are increasingly targeting the Norwegian capital as a gateway to Europe as authorities tighten controls on major ports such as Antwerp ~news norway.oslo crime.organized politics belgium.antwerp Article 475 words 7 votes
Extreme heat poses ‘real risk’ to Spain’s mass tourism industry ~enviro climate change Article 838 words 21 votes
Climate hero or villain? As it rapidly adopts clean technologies while drilling furiously for oil and gas, Norway is a paradox. ~enviro climate change Article 1955 words 11 votes
CrowdStrike global outage to cost US Fortune 500 companies $5.4bn ~tech security.cyber Article 504 words 35 votes
Ireland’s datacentres overtake electricity use of all urban homes combined ~enviro energy Article 428 words 19 votes
Divers have discovered a 19th-century shipwreck off the Swedish coast loaded to the brim with champagne ~humanities.history Article 325 words 12 votes
We unleashed Facebook and Instagram’s algorithms on blank accounts. They served up sexism and misogyny. ~tech social media facebook Article 1314 words 43 votes
US President Joe Biden reportedly more open to calls for him to step aside as candidate ~news usa politics Article 852 words 50 votes
Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI’s Sam Altman would make a good Marvel villain after voice dispute ~tech Article 586 words 33 votes
Ursula von der Leyen wins second term as European Commission president ~society politics Article 840 words 10 votes
‘Goldmine’ collection of wheat from 100 years ago may help feed the world, scientists say ~food history Article 968 words 25 votes
Credit at last for female screenwriter airbrushed from Hollywood history ~movies Article 891 words 12 votes
Swedish director Levan Akin's fearless and hopeful takes on LGBTQ+ narratives have made him one of the most exciting gay directors working today ~lgbt transgender Article 1507 words 14 votes
In Norway, children walk to school aged six, or even travel across the country. Why do these kids have so much independence, while other countries are so risk-averse? ~life family parenting work education Article 2322 words 30 votes
Rio de Janeiro’s ‘narco-pentecostal’ gangs accused of ordering Catholic churches to close ~humanities religion Article 953 words 11 votes
After a near eight-month search for a new national team manager, the Republic of Ireland have made the surprise appointment of Icelander Heimir Hallgrímsson ~sports.football Article 473 words 4 votes
Plan to rename Milan airport after Silvio Berlusconi sparks outrage in Italy ~transport Article 515 words 17 votes
Ecuador court rules pollution violates rights of a river running through capital ~enviro pollution.water Article 244 words 24 votes
Labour lifts Tories’ ‘absurd’ ban on UK onshore windfarms ~enviro energy.renewable Article 712 words 34 votes
Meet Mercy and Anita – the African workers driving the AI revolution, for just over a dollar an hour ~tech social media Article 2601 words 18 votes
Greek poet who inspired EM Forster, David Hockney and Jackie Onassis emerges from the shadows ~books poetry Article 1544 words 6 votes
Japan introduces enormous humanoid robot to maintain train lines ~engineering Article 237 words 33 votes
‘It’s like watching a TV drama’: what happens when [Met (London)] police go rogue - and get caught? ~life Article 4814 words 17 votes
Rapper BG ordered to have all future songs approved by US government ~music Article 791 words 30 votes
Norwegian government has called off a plan to sell the last privately owned piece of land on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard in order to prevent its acquisition by China ~society politics Article 381 words 30 votes
Texas congressman becomes first House Democrat to call on Joe Biden to withdraw ~news usa.tx politics Article 716 words 28 votes
Uncovered: 428-year-old secret dossier reveals Elizabeth I’s network of spies ~humanities.history Article 924 words 37 votes
Ballkids? No thanks, we’ll stick to boys and girls says Wimbledon. – Change comes slowly at the All England Club, which will not follow the other Grand Slams by scrapping the gender-specific titles ~sports tennis Article 451 words 7 votes
Fossil of Neanderthal child with Down’s syndrome hints at early humans’ compassion ~humanities.history Article 716 words 39 votes
Newcastle will do everything in their power to keep Alexander Isak on Tyneside – valued at more than £115m to deter Arsenal and Chelsea ~sports.football Article 521 words 6 votes
International scheme to tax billionaires’ wealth technically feasible, study [by Gabriel Zucman] finds ~finance economics Article 536 words 30 votes
Novo Nordisk is to invest more than $4bn in US manufacturing as it battles to keep up with booming demand for its obesity and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic ~health medicine Article 543 words 9 votes
More than 550 hajj pilgrims die in Mecca as temperatures exceed 50C ~news saudi arabia.mecca egypt Article 661 words 44 votes
Nigel Farage claims Russia was provoked into Ukraine war ~news ukraine russia united kingdom politics Article 437 words 26 votes
Last summer Swedish carmaker Volvo announced it would limit UK sales to more popular SUV models – change of heart sees V60 and V90 set to return ~transport Article 744 words 9 votes
Second Canadian scientist alleges brain illness investigation was shut down ~science biology Article 1027 words 35 votes
Climate engineering off US coast could increase heatwaves in Europe, study finds ~enviro climate change Article 835 words 12 votes