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Investigation of Musk’s Neuralink targets federal oversight of animal testing

Sources tell Reuters law enforcement authorities are concerned about USDA’s record on animal welfare violations

The Guardian - US · Dec 20, 2022

Germany returns 21 Benin bronzes to Nigeria – amid frustration at Britain

Artefacts looted in 19th century by UK soldiers and sold on, with many more still held by the British Museum

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022

Seven reasons to be cheerful about the Amazon in 2023 – and three to be terrified

The electoral defeat of Jair Bolsonaro by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is good news for world’s largest rainforest, but the situation remains perilous

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022

‘You can’t begrudge Messi’: Parisians react as France lose World Cup final

Patrons of French capital’s bars go through gamut of emotions as Argentina eventually win out on penalties

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2022

2022 World Cup final: Argentina 3-3 France (aet, 4-2 on pens) – as it happened

Kylian Mbappé scored only the second hat-trick in World Cup final history, but it wasn’t enough to deny Lionel Messi his destiny. Scott Murray was watching

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2022

French prosecutors investigate Lyon fire in which 10 people died

Inquiry launched into ‘wilful damage leading to death’ after six adults and four children perished on Friday

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2022

Violent protests in Peru evoke memories of darkest days of civil war

At least 20 people have been killed in demonstrations against the ousting of Pedro Castillo, a flashback to a past many hoped they had left behind

The Guardian - US · Dec 18, 2022

Aircraft piece from crashed MH370 flight found after being used as ironing board

An angler called Tataly found the panel in 2017, three years after the plane - which had 239 people aboard - disappeared in March 2014. His wife was using it as a washing and ironing board

Daily Mirror · Dec 18, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war live: ‘fragile morale’ among Russian forces, says UK – as it happened

British ministry of defence says Russian soldiers also troubled by lack of equipment and uncertainty over war’s objectives

The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2022

France’s survivors daring for greatest heist yet against Messi and Argentina

Didier Deschamps’ pragmatists will be set on stifling Lionel Messi’s magic as they aim to complete a hat-trick of World Cups for France

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022