In 1926, Henry Ford gave his employees both Saturdays and Sundays off – and the two-day chunk of time to party, pray or simply do nothing was born. Now it’s changed beyond recognition For 11 years, from 1929 to 1940, the Soviet Union did not have weekends. Instead, to increase ...
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Destroyed crops, riverbed cyclists and a ‘Rock of Starvation’: how drought has devastated the DanubeDestroyed crops, riverbed cyclists and a ‘Rock of Starvation’: how drought has devastated the Danube
The Guardian travelled 100 miles along the EU’s longest river, where some residents are struggling to secure drinking water For centuries, the rock was seen as a warning. When it began to emerge from the Danube, beneath Gellért Hill in Budapest, it meant the river had fallen so low that ...
Marco Rubio has unique power to promote peace in the world. Why isn’t he doing his job? | Simon TisdallMarco Rubio has unique power to promote peace in the world. Why isn’t he doing his job? | Simon Tisdall
As chief US diplomat, Rubio could do great good – but he hasn’t yet. His pandering and neglect are a disgrace we shouldn’t ignore Viewed from the state department in Washington DC, the world is on fire – but record heatwaves are not to blame. The unresolved Iran war has ...
Reform UK plan would overhaul welfare system with £50bn in savingsReform UK plan would overhaul welfare system with £50bn in savings
The party plans to release a full 50-page plan on Monday outlining their proposed changes were they to come to power. ...
Solar demand prompts calls for local manufacturingSolar demand prompts calls for local manufacturing
Growing demand for solar power in Africa’s largest economies is driving governments to strengthen local manufacturing of components for panels. But China’s dominance of the supply chain means those ambitions could take years to materialize, energy analysts told the Associated Press. Solar use has surged in South Africa and Nigeria ...
Tecno, PalmPay seek Hong Kong listingsTecno, PalmPay seek Hong Kong listings
Two Chinese tech firms with major African businesses are turning to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in fresh capital, in the latest test of whether global investors see the continent as a source of scalable growth. Shenzhen-based Transsion — whose Tecno, Infinix, and ...
Rescuers search for survivors of powerful Indonesia earthquakeRescuers search for survivors of powerful Indonesia earthquake
Officials say a rapid assessment into the impact of the earthquake that destroyed hundreds of buildings and killed 47 is under way. ...
Morocco detains dozens of migrants trying to cross into Ceuta, reports sayMorocco detains dozens of migrants trying to cross into Ceuta, reports say
Security had been stepped up amid suggestions on social media of a second mass crossing on Saturday. ...
Eleven killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, authorities sayEleven killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, authorities say
Israel’s military said it had struck “Hezbollah terror infrastructure” in response to what it described as earlier action against its soldiers. ...
Liechtenstein changes succession rule to allow women to ascend the throneLiechtenstein changes succession rule to allow women to ascend the throne
The declaration was made on the national day of the central European country, which has a population of just 44,000. ...