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Dwarf planet, believed to be a barren space rock, has an ‘extensive reservoir’ of brine beneath its surface, images showThe dwarf planet Ceres – long believed to be a barren space rock – is an ocean world with…

Doubts growing over viability of season taking place this fallWhy Covid-19 is the perfect storm for college footballDonald Trump has tweeted his support for college football players pushing for the opportunity to compete this season despite…

Perhaps it was inevitable that in being a leader, an ambassador, an entertainer and a salesman, something had to giveThree years ago, I went to Sheffield to interview Joe Root. It was his first summer as England captain and as he parsed his…

Europa League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off in CologneBorussia Dortmund insist Sancho will not leave this summerAny comments? You can email rob.smyth@theguardian.com 7.49pm BST “Hi Rob,” says Peter Oh. “It looks like…

Two ex-members tell independent inquiry the church believes it is ‘answerable only to God’Two former Jehovah’s Witness elders have called for mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse, saying the organisation believes it…

Fire crews work to rescue people trapped in debrisHomes flattened as cause of blast remains unknown A major gas explosion tore through a Baltimore neighborhood on Monday, leveling several houses, killing one person, with firefighters…

Exclusive: experts say staff and pupils should be screened for virus, possibly by group testingScientists have called for routine Covid testing of teachers and pupils alongside a robust test-and-trace system, amid a debate over how to…

Enhanced photosynthesis holds promise of higher yields in a drought-afflicted futureTobacco plants have been modified with a protein found in algae to improve their photosynthesis and increase growth, while using less water, in a new…

A tanker leaking tonnes of oil off the coast of the Indian Ocean island is breaking up, threatening ecological disaster Continue reading... A tanker leaking tonnes of oil off the coast of the Indian Ocean island is breaking up, threatening…

More than 100 people arrested after overnight looting on shopping district as mayor says this was ‘an assault on our city’Unrest and violence erupted in the center of Chicago early on Monday after weeks of bubbling tension in a…

The implausible results of Sunday’s presidential elections have triggered a pushback like never beforeFrom the residential area of Minsk where I’m writing, I can hear the incessant honking of car horns. The sound marks the…

The popular outrage following Alexander Lukashenko’s rigged election victory is unprecedented. The west should show active solidarity with the opposition’s demand for change Nigel Gould-Davies, the former British ambassador to…

Things had not been looking good for the president, but Joe Biden should not take victory for grantedA month ago it looked like curtains for Donald Trump. The number of Covid-19 cases was surging across the US. Consumers were taking the…

Forward had already agreed terms with Manchester UnitedDortmund’s Michael Zorc: ‘He will play for us next season’Borussia Dortmund’s sporting director, Michael Zorc, has said Jadon Sancho will not be transferred to…

Seed-coating chemicals harm birds’ development, study findsUS and Canada have lost 29% of birds since 1970Popular pesticides are causing bird species to decline at an alarming rate in the US, adding fuel to a 50-year downward trend in…

President due to address nation after resignations over last week’s blast at Beirut portLebanon’s besieged government is poised to fall after more than a third of ministers quit their posts, forcing the prime minister, Hassan…

Hundreds of voters turned away from shuttered centers that received ballots several hours late or never received them at allPuerto Ricans demanded answers Monday after botched primaries forced officials to reschedule voting at centers…

Company, which halted all cruises in March, says crisis causing ‘unprecedented challenge’ to industryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageRoyal Caribbean Group has reported a net loss of $1.6bn…

Morikawa insists ‘it doesn’t stop here’ after maiden major winCalifornian won by two shots at TPC Harding ParkCollin Morikawa will not shy away from any sense that victory at the 102nd US PGA Championship is just the…

Although nobody is talking about coalition, the two parties – and their leaders – sink or swim togetherDon’t turn away, but the UK’s most boring leadership election ends on 26 August. Few but their closest coteries…

Jury is out on whether video-sharing site could make Microsoft a social media giantAs the clock ticks on Microsoft’s fast-track talks to buy TikTok the jury is out on whether it marks a unique opportunity to become a global social…

Stranded oil tanker is breaking up, threatening even greater ecological devastationPeople living in Mauritius have described the devastation caused by an oil spill from a stranded tanker and called for urgent international help to stop the…

Change must come from within Lebanon, but Emmanuel Macron and others can help by ending their patronage of a disastrous regimeIn the aftermath of the devastating Beirut port explosion last week, it is not just the role of the Lebanese…

Yes, the schools should reopen next month – but where was the talk of morality at the height of the first wave?We should beware. The prime minister has recovered from Covid-19 only to be struck down by a new ailment: morality.Not…

‘I still had my old job when it went to No 1. There were women chasing me across the factory floor’I still had a day job at a laboratory when the melody for In the Summertime entered my head. The lyric took 10 minutes to write.…

At least eight people dead after storm sparks flash floods on island of EviaThe body of a man missing after a storm sparked flash floods on the Greek island of Evia over the weekend has been recovered, Greece’s coastguard has said,…

NGOs also targeted in tit-for-tat measure arising from Hong Kong security crackdownChina has placed sanctions on 11 US citizens, including legislators and the heads of several US-based non-governmental organisations, in the latest…

Exclusive: Wildseed Studios mentored Paul Neafcy and Drew Casson to create 10-part eco fableThey learned their trade by writing and directing YouTube videos in their bedrooms. Now Paul Neafcy and Drew Casson are working on their first…

Jihadists suspected of attack that killed six French aid workers, a driver and a guideFrance’s anti-terrorism prosecutor has opened an investigation into the killing of six French aid workers at a wildlife reserve in Niger, as…

Wolff says Verstappen is now a genuine title contenderMercedes principal says tyres investigation under wayThe Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, has said he welcomes the challenge from Red Bull after his team were soundly beaten in the…

A fuss-free tart that punches well above its weight in terms of effort and end resultThere has been a bumper harvest of cherries this year, and I can’t get enough of them. This quick galette, which uses readymade all-butter puff…

Social Democrats name pragmatic ex-mayor Olaf Scholz as candidate for chancellorGermany’s Social Democrats have fired the starting gun in the race to replace Angela Merkel as chancellor by announcing the pragmatist finance minister,…

Prime minister hints at law change to make deporting migrants easierThe prime minister, Boris Johnson, has branded attempts by people to cross the Channel in small boats a “very bad and stupid and dangerous and criminal thing to…

US president asked South Dakota official how to add extra presidents, says New York TimesDonald Trump has denied that his team ever approached South Dakota’s governor about adding his face to the iconic monument depicting four…

Biden seems to think a mythical ‘special relationship’ with the black community allows him to get away with offensive commentsIf the 2020 election was left up to white Americans, Donald Trump would be given a second term.…

Photojournalist Gary Calton packed his earplugs alongside his cameras as he visited the north of England’s only drag racing track on the day Melbourne Raceway reopenedYorkshire’s Melbourne Raceway held its first event after a…

A recent Gucci beauty campaign, starring model Ellie Goldstein, who has Down’s syndrome, was a smash hit. But campaigners say they are still facing an uphill battle for disability visibility in fashion“In a world where the…

‘I will believe my own eyes,’ says Svetlana Tikhanovskaya after commission says Alexander Lukashenko won landslideShare your reaction on the Belarus election resultThe main opposition candidate in Belarus’s election has…

Investigation focusing on why chemicals were stored at port for six years despite warningsA Lebanese judge has begun questioning the heads of the country’s security agencies over last week’s devastating blast in Beirut, as…

Bayern Munich should be too strong for Barcelona while PSG have only played two games in the past five monthsOn the one side, the fairy story of this season’s Champions League, the sole remaining Italian club in the competition with…

Acting immigration minister Alan Tudge said man was in process of being ‘evicted’ from Australia due to ‘criminal background’ A 46-year-old New Zealand man has died in an immigration detention centre in…

The star of camp sci-fi classic claims the monarch told him she watches it with her grandchildren every Christmas, and asked the actor to recite dialogueBrian Blessed has claimed that the Queen revealed to him that her favourite film is…

New data shows huge uptick in infections of childrenUS passes 5m Covid-19 cases as Joe Biden says pandemic ‘breaks heart’Trump’s coronavirus relief orders described as ‘laughable’ by Andrew CuomoAlex Azar…

Roger Moore, Daniel Craig and George Lazenby sidelined in Radio Times poll asking readers to name best portrayal of 007Sean Connery has swept to victory in a new survey seeking to find the best ever James Bond, with actors assumed to be…

Years of spending cuts and deepening inequality meant the worst off limped into this pandemic in a parlous state• Michael Marmot is professor of epidemiology at University College LondonCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our…

Cheerful and anarchic, the forebears here are still intriguing and mysteriousThe Ancestorsare having a summit –they chase around the gardendisturbing hens. Continue reading... Cheerful and anarchic, the forebears here are still…

If you live, work in Belarus or are an expat, we would like to hear your thoughts on the election resultProtests have broken out in Belarus after Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled for 26 years, claimed he had won a landslide victory in an…

The majestic fish inspired Ernest Hemingway but as numbers falter alternatives to landing the ocean giants are finding favourRead more in our Seascape seriesAs a child, I strolled the docks during the Big Rock tournament in Morehead City,…

The raccoons of the resistance express solidarity with the United States Postal ServiceSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog…

Sam Selvon’s 1965 novel about a group of West Indian friends attempting to buy a house together in London is perfectly observedBritish landlords who put signs in windows in the 1950s and 60s warning “No Blacks, No Irish, No…