Sweden to present findings on Olof Palme assassination – sources say South Africa handed over dossier, but not everyone is hopeful mystery will be solved ~humanities.history Article 1052 words 5 votes
Oldest and largest Maya structure discovered in southern Mexico ~humanities.history Article 360 words 9 votes
Thousands in New Zealand protest against George Floyd killing ~news usa new zealand Article 743 words 12 votes
South Korea re-imposes some coronavirus restrictions after spike in new cases ~health Article 760 words 8 votes
Remote cheering app could boost atmosphere in Japan's empty stadiums ~sports Article 495 words 4 votes
Andrew Cuomo gave legal immunity to nursing home execs after big campaign donations. Critics say data proves New York's liability shield is linked to higher nursing home death rates ~health healthcare Article 2943 words 11 votes
Like Christmas: New Zealand's post-Covid books boom ~books Article 606 words, published May 22 2020 4 votes
How did the Covidsafe app go from being vital to almost irrelevant? ~health Article 1470 words, published May 23 2020 9 votes
Jimmy Cobb, drummer on Miles Davis's Kind of Blue, dies aged 91 ~music jazz Article 360 words 5 votes
The crisis within conservatism: Since the 80s, the right has increasingly relied on media bubbles, wedge issues, resistance to social change and making electoral participation harder to hold power ~society politics Article 3231 words, published May 28 2019 7 votes
World Health Organization halts hydroxychloroquine trial for coronavirus amid safety fears ~health Article 752 words 9 votes
Microplastic pollution in oceans vastly underestimated - study: Particles may outnumber zooplankton, which underpin marine life and regulate climate ~enviro climate change plastics.micro pollution.water Article 741 words 6 votes
Under cover of capital gains, the hyper-rich have been getting richer than we thought: the earnings of the top 0.1% grew 50% more from 1996 to 2018 than previously measured ~finance economics Article 993 words 20 votes
Hungary votes to end legal recognition of transgender people ~lgbt transgender Article 488 words 21 votes
How America is victim-blaming the coronavirus dead: As racism warps the US pandemic response, a health crisis has escalated into a culture war ~health Article 2023 words 5 votes
Johnson & Johnson to stop selling baby powder in US and Canada after tens of thousands of lawsuits from consumers claiming its talc products, including Johnson’s Baby Powder, caused their cancer ~science chemistry medicine Article 374 words 10 votes
Hospitals in Latin America buckling under coronavirus strain ~health healthcare Article 854 words 8 votes
Human breath taking its toll on The Scream, say scientists – they have discovered Edvard Munch accidentally used an impure tube of cadmium yellow ~arts art painting Article 753 words 7 votes
Hundreds of thousands of Australians affected by the government’s robodebt scheme will receive notices from Centrelink about an upcoming class action under orders from the federal court ~news australia Article 752 words 5 votes
Coal industry will never recover after coronavirus pandemic, say experts ~enviro climate change energy Article 1308 words 24 votes
Llama antibodies could help fight coronavirus, study finds ~health medicine Article 646 words 5 votes
What does it mean to be a ‘Karen’? Karens explain: As the meme has become more prominent online, its meaning has become confused – with real-life Karens caught in the crosshairs ~life.women Article 1309 words 13 votes
The fight is on for progressives to push Biden to the left. They might just win. ~society politics Article 9 votes
'Lovers of Modena' skeletal find were both men; researchers quick to reassess their relationship ~lgbt history Article 315 words, published Sep 12 2019 6 votes
The real Lord of the Flies: What happened when six boys were shipwrecked for fifteen months ~humanities.history Article 2744 words 32 votes
Finnish basic income pilot improved wellbeing – first major study of scheme comes as economic toll of coronavirus prompts fresh interest in idea ~life work Article 761 words 13 votes
How the Kent State massacre marked the start of America's polarization ~humanities.history Article 1860 words 11 votes
Terry Pratchett novels to get 'absolutely faithful' TV adaptations ~books science fiction Article 484 words 15 votes
Japanese aquarium urges public to video-chat eels who are forgetting humans exist ~news japan Article 473 words 14 votes
Pakistani journalist living in exile in Sweden who had been missing since March has been found dead, police have said ~news sweden.uppsala journalism pakistan Article 231 words 7 votes
Twelve of the best Shakespeare productions to stream ~arts theatre Article 806 words, published Apr 22 2020 4 votes
Swedish city of Lund to manure the parks on an earlier date to deter Walpurgi celebrations ~society politics Article 429 words 10 votes
Aid in reverse: How poor countries give disproportionately more to rich countries ~finance Article 1280 words, published Jan 14 2017 6 votes
Greenland wary of US plans for aid projects in its territory – politicians say expected announcement of $12m must not have conditions attached ~news denmark.greenland politics usa Article 715 words 6 votes
Norway and the a-ha moment that made electric cars the answer – a country fuelled by hydropower has become the world's electric vehicle leader ~enviro Article 1392 words 6 votes
Footballer Dickson Etuhu handed five-year ban for match-fixing in Sweden – midfielder offered AIK Fotboll keeper £160k to underperform ~sports.football Article 212 words 6 votes
Scientists confirm dramatic melting of Greenland ice sheet – loss largely due to high pressure zone not taken into account by climate models ~enviro climate change Article 659 words 5 votes
Inside the world of hyper-realistic baby doll collecting ~hobbies Article 2151 words, published Feb 26 2020 6 votes
Australian government plans to bring in mobile phone app to track people with coronavirus ~health Article 665 words 3 votes
At least twenty UK phone masts vandalised over false 5G coronavirus claims ~tech Article 484 words, published Apr 6 2020 13 votes
Awakening volcanic region in Iceland could cause disruption for centuries – Reykjanes peninsula's last active period started in 10th century and lasted 300 years ~science Article 516 words 6 votes
Amsterdam to embrace 'doughnut' model to mend post-coronavirus economy ~finance economics.doughnut Article 1038 words 11 votes
Scientists isolate bacterial enzyme that rapidly breaks down plastic polymers into recyclable components ~science chemistry.bio Article 667 words 6 votes
Finland enlists social influencers in fight against Covid-19 – government advice sent to bloggers, rappers and writers to get to those not reached by traditional media ~health Article 468 words 5 votes
Norway's hazmat booksellers – two Oslo bookshop owners deliver books wearing full hazmat suits and gas masks in order to raise local awareness ~books Article 66 words 4 votes
Las Vegas parking lot turned into 'homeless shelter' with social distancing markers ~life Article 880 words 7 votes