How do we re-moralise our society? | Nick Spencer
So we are less honest than a decade ago. No wonder, we've shed the familial, community and economic links that moralise usSo now we know. It's not just lying politicians, thieving bankers, treacherous...
View ArticleThe Florida Republican primary: a basket case of sick puppies | Carl Hiaasen
Between Mitt hoping Fidel Castro will 'self-deport' from the planet and Newt's moon shot, it's a weird GOP race. But this is FloridaIf you're a Democrat, here's what you're thinking two days before the...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland to bring in 5p plastic bag tax from 2013
Environment minister says population uses 160m bags a year and 'government is dedicated to the clean and green agenda'A 5p plastic bag tax will be imposed throughout Northern Ireland from next...
View ArticleAfrican Union left in limbo following leadership vote impasse
Gabon's Jean Ping fails to secure two-thirds majority despite withdrawal of rival candidate Nkosazana Dlamini-ZumaA high-profile race for the post of chairman of the African Union (AU) commission...
View ArticleMerkel to join Sarkozy on campaign trail
Merkel's plan to make joint appearances with Sarkozy is seen as highly unusual but also a sign of things to come in EuropeEyebrows are being raised across Europe after Angela Merkel pledged to join...
View ArticleTheodore Enslin obituary
Avant-garde American poet whose lines were inspired by musical compositionAs he made his debut in the literary magazine Origin, edited by Cid Corman, Theodore Enslin, who has died aged 86, was often...
View ArticleFrom the archive, 1 February 1948: An interview with Gandhi
Originally published in the Observer on 1 February 1948 It is the violence of Gandhi's death, this complete and contemptuous negation of everything he lived for, which is the shocking thing. Yet...
View ArticleFlorida primary: how will the GOP candidates help people facing home...
In the final part of our primary election video series, Suzanne Goldenberg asks Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich how they intend to help people who have lost their homesLaurence TophamSuzanne Goldenberg
View ArticleGreek shoppers look but don't buy as economic crisis bites
Athens shopping streets may be busy, but thousands of stores are going out of business in the sector's worst crisis in decadesIn recent weeks Antonis Megoulis, who heads the national confederation of...
View ArticleSarkozy on eurozone crisis and France's deficit - video
French president Nicolas Sarkozy says measures he has taken have helped stabilise the economic crisis in France and in the eurozone
View ArticleFlorida highway collision: authorities search for cause of pile-up that...
Authorities to investigate whether a brush fire that caused blinding haze and smoke on Interstate 75 was intentionally setAuthorities in Florida are trying to determine what caused a horrific highway...
View ArticleGlassmakers of Murano fight to survive influx of cheap imitations
Glass has been made on island in the Venetian lagoon for hundreds of years but now the future is far from clear"It's like watching a choreographed ballet," says Francesco da Mosto, a Venetian architect...
View ArticleSyria army digs in after retaking Damascus suburbs
Free Syrian Army rebels claim to have made a tactical withdrawal and vow to mount guerrilla-style operationsSyrian forces remain heavily deployed in parts of Damascus that were controlled by rebel...
View ArticleOccupy movement: Help us map which protests are still active
We're mapping how many Occupy protest camps are still active across the world. See the list and help us track which camps are still open here • Get the data• Interactive mapSince its inception in...
View ArticleHernán Crespo fetches most money in auction for Indian football league
• Former Chelsea striker cost £536,000 in inaugural auction• Robert Pires went for £511,000, Robbie Fowler £338,000Hernán Crespo became the hottest property of the new Indian football league starting...
View Article'Honour killings': Shafia trio jailed for life in Ontario - video
Three members of an Afghan family living in Canada have been sentenced to life in prison for the murders of three teenage sisters and the ex-wife of one of the defendants
View ArticleCongress to subject itself to harsher penalties on insider trading
Congress expected to pass bill that would impose restrictions on the use of nonpublic information for personal benefitAware that most Americans would like to dump them all, members of Congress hope to...
View ArticleGingrich: Obama's financial regulation is 'direct hit' on housing market
Former House speaker repeated vow to repeal Dodd-Frank Act, which he says is stalling housing market's recoveryRepublican hopeful Newt Gingrich has accused Barack Obama of carrying out a "direct hit"...
View ArticlePolitics Live blog: Ed Miliband's speech on Scotland staying in UK
• Today's agenda• Ed Miliband's Glasgow speech - summary• Lunchtime summary• Afternoon summary4.00pm: Here's an afternoon summary.• Kenneth Clarke, the justice secretary, has announced that victims who...
View ArticleFrance plans Tobin tax on financial transactions
French president Nicolas Sarkozy said he hoped his move would push other countries into taking actionNicolas Sarkozy has announced plans to impose a tax on financial transactions.The French president...
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