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Do millennials really prefer to rent – or have we just been cheated out of a proper home? | Arwa Mahdawi

The year is 2070. Nobody owns a home any more; the concept of individuals possessing property has gone the way of the floppy disk. Instead, a few large corporations control all the world’s real estate and people “subscribe” to...

Vermont drops all Covid restrictions as first state to reach 80% vaccination

Vermont has become the first US state to reach its 80% Covid-19 vaccination goal and is now shedding all its statewide restrictions on dealing with the pandemic, including letting a state of emergency expire by Tuesday night.Governor Phil Scott...

Lin-Manuel Miranda apologizes for lack of diversity in In the Heights

Actor and director Lin-Manuel Miranda has apologized for failing to adequately represent Afro-Latinos in his latest musical project, In the Heights, that is centered on New York’s Latino communities.The Hamilton star posted a note to social media on Monday...

South Korea says consensual sex act between male soldiers ‘bordered on rape’

A South Korean military court has been accused of discriminating against sexual minorities after it found two male soldiers guilty of indecency for engaging in consensual oral sex.The ruling, which took place in March but emerged last week, found...

Nicaragua rounds up president’s critics in sweeping pre-election crackdown

Nicaragua’s Sandinista rulers have launched an unprecedented crackdown on the country’s opposition, arresting a string of prominent critics of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice-President Rosario Murillo, in an apparent attempt to crush any serious challenge in November’s...

A different America: How Republicans hold near total control in 23 US states

Democrats across the US cheered last month, as Texas legislators staged a walkout from the statehouse to block the passage of a Republican bill that would enact a number of restrictions on voting access.But the victory seemed short-lived, as...

Israelis and Palestinians brace for unrest over ultranationalist march

Israelis and Palestinians are preparing for possible unrest ahead of a planned march by Jewish ultranationalists through East Jerusalem that could ignite protests and clashes with police only weeks after an an 11-day Gaza war.The march poses an early...

Time travel, killer aliens and a monster showdown: the best films of 2021 so far

The White TigerAdaptation of Aravind Adiga’s award-winning novel, with Rajkummar Rao and Priyanka Chopra Jonas as the wealthy couple to whom precocious “white tiger” Adarsh Gourav is forced to hire himself as a driver.What we said: “A dangerous adventure...

‘Fine under the circumstances’: Christian Eriksen sends message to fans

A smiling Christian Eriksen has insisted he is “fine – under the circumstances” as doctors work to determine the cause of his cardiac arrest.The 29-year-old Denmark midfielder continues to undergo tests in hospital after collapsing on the pitch during...

Cancer Alley campaigner wins Goldman prize for environmental defenders

A retired special education teacher from Louisiana who led a successful grassroots campaign to stop construction of a toxic plastics plant in America’s Cancer Alley has won the 2021 Goldman prize for environmental defenders.Sharon Lavigne, 68, organised marches, petitions,...
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