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Grand angle - Schools 4 Climate Action

1. On March 15, with the support of some of the world’s biggest environmental groups, tens of thousands of schoolchildren, ...

On parle d'eux

1. ~Amy Klobuchar ~ Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar has officially joined the 2020 presidential race. The Democrat made the announcement ...

The plastic backlash

1. Plastic is everywhere, and suddenly we have decided that is a very bad thing. Until recently, plastic enjoyed a ...

Fast fashion fueling push for sustainable apparel

1. Browsing clothing racks at Savers in Parkville, Md., Mariah Lamm stumbled upon some good deals: a Tahari suit for ...

Sur le vif

1. ~New emoji ~ The Unicode Consortium, which sets the standards for emoji compatibility, allowing the symbols to translate across ...

Death of the private self

1. ‘Thefacebook is an online directory that connects people through social networks at colleges. We have opened up Thefacebook for ...

Maiden lanes

1. Some cities are symbolised by their monuments, such as the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum and the Brandenburg Gate. But ...

A 360°

1. ~Recycled medals~  The organising committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has announced that all medals will be made from ...

Rent controls are back in vogue

1. With an election to win in 2020 Sadiq Khan, London’s mayor, is sniffing around for popular policies. He has ...

Zoom sur Sadiq Khan

1. ~1. In numbers ~ He is 48. He has 2 daughters. Last year, he was named in Time magazine’s ...

Apple and the smartphone malaise

1. Last summer the market value of Apple passed $1trn, a first for any publicly traded Western company. It did ...

Les echos

1. ~Credit ~ Jack White, the former frontman of the rock duo The White Stripes, has been added to the ...

Can you trust your own memories?

1. Your memory probably isn’t as good as you think it is. We rely on our memories not only for ...

Le dessin

1. ~Illinois minimum wage hike ~ A bill to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour in Illinois has ...