The World bank has said that it will provide USD 2 billion in aid to Pakistan for reconstruction and rehabilitation that includes food, shelter and other urgent needs of the victims of the recent devastating floods. The announcement was made by the World Bank’s new vice president for the South Asia region, Martin Raiser, on … Read more
When Miatta Fahnbulleh told her children her bid to become the Labour candidate for Camberwell and Peckham might mean she would sometimes miss their bedtime, her eldest said it would be really tough – for her. She acknowledges it will be hard, but no harder than getting mothers’ voices heard in parliament. “The barriers to … Read more
A billowing column of dark smoke towered over Paris on Sunday, from a warehouse blaze at a massive produce market that supplies the French capital and surrounding region with much of its fresh food and bills itself as the largest of its kind in the world. Firefighters urged people to stay away from the area, … Read more
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts How might things have turned out if the Romans had stayed in Britain? Jane Shaw Post your answers (and new questions) below or send them to nq@theguardian.com. A selection will be … Read more
Are there any foods that have not at some time been considered harmful in a study? Tony Clancy, Malvern Send new questions to nq@theguardian.com. Readers reply The vast majority of credible academic studies in the field of nutrition conclude that no food is harmful provided that it is picked up within five seconds of having … Read more
In less than 24 hours, NASA’s DART spacecraft will be no more. After launching atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 on Nov. 24, 2021, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test probe will make its final death dive into the asteroid Dimorphos on Monday, Sept. 26, colliding with the space rock at about 14,000 miles per hour. We’ve … Read more
Some Windows laptops are lovely. Others, less so. Microsoft At work, feelings matter. Not just in the way that bosses manage employees, and not just in the way employees treat each other. Feelings about technology are important too. You walk into a new job and discover a bright, shiny, state-of-the-art computer on your desk. There’s … Read more
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The garden designer Anthony Paul has lived in the same black-and-white cottage in the Surrey Hills for more than 40 years. He is surrounded by villages that recall the trees that once defined the landscape: “Ockley, Forest Green, Ewhurst, Holmwood – these are all forest names,” he says. “The oaks here were some of the … Read more
Andrzej Wojcicki/Getty Images It’s easy to feel disturbed these days, even if you’re still working from home. more Technically Incorrect The notifications are constant. The pings ring in your ears, leaving a nasty echo. And then there’s the spying. When the pandemic struck, companies worried that they couldn’t observe their employees in the way they … Read more