McConnell pines for Pompeo as Kansas chaos looms

Senate Republicans have a problem in Kansas. And they still think Mike Pompeo is the solution.…

Deaths and hunger strikes point to mental health crisis on stranded cruise ships

Several deaths, a hunger strike and disturbances on board cruise ships have raised fresh concern about…

‘Everyone’s on top of you, sneezing and coughing’: life inside Ireland’s meat plants

Marco* felt the phlegm gather heavily on his chest for five days before he called his…

Country diary: from garlic mustard, through a glat, to the pulse of spring

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As the driest inhabited continent, Australia should listen to the oldest water science on the planet | Bradley Moggridge for IndigenousX

Australia is often acknowledged to be the driest inhabited continent on Earth. It has been the…

Bipartisan vow masks a rancorous reality for coronavirus oversight panel

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Republicans brawl over coronavirus aid to states

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Steve King makes new push for committee reinstatement despite racist remarks

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Farmers lose legal challenge to cancellation of Derbyshire badger cull

Seizing the moment: how Australia can build a green economy from the Covid-19 wreckage

There is a growing case that recovery from the coronavirus offers Australia a chance to succeed…