Paris court deals blow to French Caribbean pesticide fight
A nearly 20-year fight to hold the French government criminally responsible for using a banned pesticide in the Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe has received a serious blow
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California gets brief lull after damaging ‘bomb cyclone’
California weather has calmed but the lull is expected to be brief.
Kimberley Bos of Netherlands gets 3rd career skeleton win
Kimberley Bos of the Netherlands got the third World Cup skeleton win of her career Friday.
Catholic Church in Crisis: Ratzinger’s Dark Legacy
Following the death of Benedict XVI, many Catholics are hoping that the Vatican will finally embark on far-reaching reforms. But Pope Francis is weak and has plenty of adversaries.
What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis
Ukraine missile strike on Russian-held city kills 89 troops; Wagner counts costs in Bakhmut and new year on the frontlineSee all our Ukraine war coverageEvery week we wrap up the must-reads from our coverage of the Ukraine war, from news and features t…
‘Self-healing’ Roman concrete could aid modern construction, study suggests
Research finds secret of durability of buildings such as the Pantheon could be in the techniques used at the timeThey have stood through the fall of an empire, the carnage of great wars and the foundation of a new country. But quite why structures made…
Author Hanif Kureishi says he cannot move his arms or legs after fall in Rome
The 68-year-old British playwright, novelist and filmmaker’s works include The Buddha Of Suburbia, Intimacy and Mother.