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USA

US resident dies after suffering breathing issues linked to vaping

More than 193 possible cases of severe lung illness due to the use of vaping products have been reported in 22 states, the CDC said.

24/08/2019

USA

US slaps sanctions on Iran's foreign minister

Mohammad Javad Zarif said the move is meaningless as he has no property in the United States.

01/08/2019

USA

Is it cow burps rather than farts that are warming our planet?

It's not cow farts which are destroying our planet. Their burps are. And the solution could lie at the bottom of the ocean.

10/05/2019

Living

Sustainable farming under the streets of London

30 metres beneath the ground herbs, salads and ‘micro-greens’ are destined for some of London’s best-known restaurants.

07/02/2019

USA

Euroviews. Facebook is creating a dystopian nightmare. We need to wake up ǀ View

We trusted internet platforms to be benign. We reacted too slowly to warning signs. But if we want to preserve agency over our lives, we have to act now.

06/02/2019

Cult

Lactic fashion returns in Tuscany nearly a century after its inception

An Italian designer is using old techniques to solve new environmental problems.

01/02/2019

USA

Euroviews. Trump risks catastrophe by trying to solve Venezuela's crisis alone

There is no clear and simple path toward a peaceful, prosperous and democratic outcome. But here are a few guiding principles to start.

01/02/2019

USA

Euroviews. Roger Stone indictment suggests Mueller isn't done yet | View

The special counsel's many investigatory dots are starting to connect.

29/01/2019

USA

Euroviews. Nancy Pelosi beat Trump at his own game and she'll do it again | View

It's fitting that the president suffered his most embarrassing loss to date at the hands of an older, more politically-experienced woman.

28/01/2019

USA

Euroviews. The internet's flaws can't be fixed without fixing humans first | View

Everything you hate about online culture is created and maintained by other people.

27/01/2019

USA

Euroviews. 2019's Oscars are revenge for the Academy's diversity efforts | View

The ceremony will almost certainly reward movies that catered to the laziest fantasies of people who support resistance when it’s comfortable.

22/01/2019

USA

Euroviews. Washington continues to underestimate Trump at its peril | View

Trump is an opportunist, but it is his beliefs — and not a thirst for power — that drive him.

16/01/2019

USA

Euroviews. True Detective season 3 is a welcome return to season 1's dark genius

The new season feels trimmed back — the excess flights of fancy have been toned down — but its world remains a relentlessly dark place.

15/01/2019

USA

Euroviews. Trump's wall follows in the footsteps of past authoritarian leaders

From China to Germany, walls have been used for centuries to spread fear, closed-mindedness and isolationism.

09/01/2019

USA

Euroviews. Trump's 'I can't hear you' strategy no longer works. Pelosi knows it

The end of majority government means that the GOP will have to abandon a strategy that flouts public opinion.

07/01/2019

USA

Euroviews. Trump's dystopia is nothing like 'Blade Runner' or 'The Running Man'

This version of America has kinder reality television, fewer replicants and far less government media control... so far.

06/01/2019

World News

Euroviews. Feeling lonely? How to find connection in an impersonal world | View

Holidays can be particularly hard, but research suggests many people crave more meaningful social interactions.

01/01/2019

World News

Euroviews. Europe's worst fears about Trump were realized in 2018. What's next?

With each ill-conceived tweet and impulsive policy change, Trump manages to magnify the need for America's allies to band together without him.

30/12/2018

World News

Euroviews. 'Aquaman' raises serious environmental questions but few solutions

Superhero stories love to imagine the end of the world, but don't have much to offer in the face of actual global catastrophes.

21/12/2018

USA

Euroviews. Trump, like Nixon, won't be impeached over campaign finance violations

It's part of background mosaic of lawlessness, but not the “high crimes and misdemeanors” defined as impeachable offenses.

17/12/2018