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Last year’s summer was so warm that it helped trigger the loss of 600bn tons of ice from Greenland

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Last year’s summer was so warm that it helped trigger the loss of 600bn tons of ice from Greenland – enough to raise global sea levels by 2.2mm in just two months, new research has found. The analysis of satellite data has revealed the astounding loss of ice in just a few months of abnormally high temperatures around the northern pole. Last year was the hottest on record for the Arctic, with the annual minimum extent of sea ice in the region its second-lowest on record. Elsewhere, Donald Trump has crowned himself a “wartime president” fighting an invisible enemy, and … Continue reading Last year’s summer was so warm that it helped trigger the loss of 600bn tons of ice from Greenland

Joe Biden vowed to pick a woman as his running-mate as polls suggested he is set to cement an unassailable lead over Bernie Sanders

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Joe Biden vowed to pick a woman as his running-mate as polls suggested he is set to cement an unassailable lead over Bernie Sanders with victories in four state primaries tonight. Mr Biden, 77, made his pledge on his vice-presidential choice during a feisty duel with Mr Sanders in their first head-to-head TV debate. Polls gave him double-digit leads in Arizona, Florida, Illinois and Ohio. The document, seen by the Daily Telegraph, proposes that these criteria ‘must include age of less than 80’. Doctors have already described making life-or-death decisions about who can be treated and who may effectively be … Continue reading Joe Biden vowed to pick a woman as his running-mate as polls suggested he is set to cement an unassailable lead over Bernie Sanders

A Japanese man has been sentenced to death after killing 19 disabled people

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A Japanese man has been sentenced to death after killing 19 disabled people in a knife-wielding rampage in 2016. Satoshi Uematsu, 30, admitted to stabbing to death or injuring the victims at a care centre for people with mental disabilities where he had once worked in Sagamihara, southwest of Tokyo. It was the standout development of a joust overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic. Originally scheduled to take place in Phoenix, Arizona, the debate was moved to Washington and had no studio audience. The two candidates’ podiums were placed precisely six feet apart, in accordance with public health guidelines, and they … Continue reading A Japanese man has been sentenced to death after killing 19 disabled people

On 1 September 1991, a large private yacht cruised towards the Statue of Liberty

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On 1 September 1991, a large private yacht cruised towards the Statue of Liberty. It was a clear, breezy evening, and from the upper deck of the Spirit of New York, a golden sunset could be seen glinting off the Manhattan skyline. Downstairs, a party was in flow. Scores of teenage girls in evening dresses and miniskirts, some as young as 14, danced under disco lights. It could have been a high school prom, were it not for the crowd of older men surrounding them. As the evening wore on, some of the men – many old enough to be … Continue reading On 1 September 1991, a large private yacht cruised towards the Statue of Liberty

Bernie Sanders admitted yesterday that he was losing his bid for the White House to Joe Biden after another set of poor results

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Bernie Sanders admitted yesterday that he was losing his bid for the White House to Joe Biden after another set of poor results, but vowed to stay in the race to try to force his policies on to the former vice-president’s agenda. Despite an emphatic defeat in the key state of Michigan on Tuesday Mr Sanders, 78, refused to yield to calls from Democratic party grandees to give Mr Biden a clear run and unify the fight against President Trump. Speaking hours after world health officials declared the coronavirus a pandemic, Trump repeatedly defended his own actions and vowed the … Continue reading Bernie Sanders admitted yesterday that he was losing his bid for the White House to Joe Biden after another set of poor results