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Year: 2020
An invitation to the 19th hole for George Monbiot | Brief letters
George Monbiot (Lockdown is nothing new. We’ve been kept off the land for centuries, 22 April)…
Elizabeth Warren’s brother dies from coronavirus
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Toxic air over London falls by 50% at busiest traffic spots
London has had dramatic improvements in its air quality since the coronavirus lockdown, with dangerous emissions…
Georgia feud spotlights Republican divide over reopening economy
Rep. Doug Collins. | Patrick Semansky-Pool/Getty Images Georgia Rep. Doug Collins is haranguing the state’s governor,…
Pandemic! by Slavoj Zizek review – the philosopher provides his solution
The dates are by now well-rehearsed. 31 December: China informs the World Health Organisation that cases…
Could Microsoft’s climate crisis ‘moonshot’ plan really work?
Microsoft drew widespread praise in January this year after Brad Smith, the company’s president, announced their…
‘It’ll cause a water war’: divisions run deep as filling of Nile dam nears
From his office in central Khartoum, Ahmed al-Mufti prepares every day for what he believes is…
Flooding will affect double the number of people worldwide by 2030
The number of people harmed by floods will double worldwide by 2030, according to a new…