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2021-10-18 21:40:20 Editor of German tabloid Bild sacked after sexual misconduct claims

Julian Reichelt departs after reports that he promoted an employee he had an affair withThe editor of Germany’s biggest tabloid has been relieved of his duties as its publisher faced allegations that it tried to cover up the full findings of an investigation into sexual misconduct and bullying within its own offices.Media giant Axel Springer SE, the largest media publishing firm in Europe, recently expanded its global portfolio by acquiring the US political news website Politico for more than $1bn, inviting closer scrutiny of its workplace culture on the other side of the Atlantic. Continue reading...

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2021-10-18 21:40:16 The Guardian view on China’s missile launch: the arrival of a peer competitor | Editorial

Unlike the Soviet Union, China is an economic, technological and military challenger to the US. That raises questions – especially for TaiwanWhether China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile that can circle the globe or not, there is a convincing argument that the country has emerged as a serious strategic rival to the United States. With scores of nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles, China already has the ability to strike the US mainland with devastating force. However, the hypersonic missile test – which the Chinese say was a peaceful spacecraft launch – can be read as a warning from Beijing that it could defeat, through its technological prowess, US missile defences.What remains largely unacknowledged is that both Washington and Beijing have been building their strategic nuclear capabilities at a rapid and potentially destabilising pace. The US plans to spend up to $1.5tn to overhaul its nuclear arsenal by rebuilding each leg of its nuclear triad – with new warheads, submarines and bombers being commissioned. China is doing the same. While Monday’s test made headlines around the world, China’s first hypersonic glide test was in 2014. The US has its own plans for such technologies. The unavoidable impression is that such efforts contribute to a dangerous arms race. Continue reading...

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2021-10-18 21:20:20 Arsenal v Crystal Palace: Premier League - live!

Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-offThe Fiver: sign up now and get our free football emailGet in touch! Email Daniel with your thoughtsArsenal (an invigorated 4-3-3): Ramsdale; Tomiyasu, Gabriel, White, Tierney; Partey, Odegaard, Saka; Pepe, Aubameyang, Smith Rowe. Subs: Leno, Lacazette, Maitland-Niles, Holding, Cedric, Tavares, Lokonga, Elneny, Martinelli.Crystal Palace (an uncomplicated 4-3-3): Guaita; Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell; Gallagher, Milivojevic, McArthur; Ayew, Benteke, Edouard. Subs: Butland, Tomkins, Olise, Kouyate, Hughes, Mateta, Schlupp, Clyne, Kelly. Continue reading...

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2021-10-18 21:20:16 Joe Biden leads tributes to ‘dear friend’ and ‘patriot’ Colin Powell

Political leaders from Tony Blair to Dick Cheney praise the former soldier and diplomat in the wake of his death from CovidTributes poured in for former Republican secretary of state Colin Powell after the announcement of his death on Monday morning at the age of 84.Leading praise from the US and around the world, Joe Biden hailed “a dear friend and patriot of unmatched honor and dignity” on behalf of himself and first lady Jill Biden. Continue reading...

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2021-10-18 21:00:16 Colin Powell – a life in pictures

Colin Powell, the former US secretary of state, has died from complications from Covid-19 aged 84, it was announced on Monday. Powell, a retired four-star general, was a key figure in the buildup to the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and served as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff in the early 1990s Continue reading...

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2021-10-18 20:00:15 Cameron Norrie backs up bravado to complete remarkable rise on court

Indian Wells champion highlighted his supreme confidence by predicting his own surge up the rankings this seasonAt the beginning of the 2021 tennis season, numerous ATP tennis players were asked to predict the year ahead for a cutesy social media video. When it was Cameron Norrie’s turn, his response to who he thought would enjoy a breakthrough season was telling – himself.As he now stands as the new British No 1, a top 20 player and a Masters 1000 champion, it is a small reminder of the confidence that he has carried with him up the rankings. While numerous experts and former professionals have admitted their surprise at his rise this year, Norrie’s ambition is stratospheric. He has constantly affirmed that his goal is to be No 1 in the world and he has already moved closer to it than most imagined. Continue reading...

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2021-10-18 19:40:22 Jack Hendry: ‘It’s been surreal but I came here to play in Champions League’

The Club Brugge defender has had a long road to the top level but now feels ready to test himself against the very bestOstend is an unusual place to encounter football rehabilitation. When Jack Hendry routinely references his pathway it is apparent he has taken an unorthodox route to playing against Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar in the Champions League. Next up for Hendry and Club Brugge: Manchester City.“It’s been a pretty surreal last few weeks,” the 26-year-old says. “One of the main reasons I came to Brugge was to play in the Champions League. I believed in myself that I could play on this stage and it was up to me to go and show that. I feel mentally, technically and physically I can compete at this level.” Continue reading...

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2021-10-18 19:40:19 Sharp-eyed diver finds Crusader’s ancient sword on Israeli seabed

Metre-long relic, encrusted with marine organisms, is believed to be about 900 years oldA sword believed to have belonged to a Crusader who sailed to the Holy Land almost a millennium ago has been recovered from the Mediterranean seabed thanks to an eagle-eyed amateur diver, the Israel Antiquities Authority has said.Though encrusted with marine organisms, the metre-long blade, hilt and handle were distinctive enough to notice after undercurrents apparently shifted sands that had concealed it. Continue reading...

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2021-10-18 19:20:26 Did you solve it? Hamiltonian ingenuity on the grid

The solutions to today’s puzzlesEarlier today I set you two puzzles based on Hamiltonian paths in a square grid. A Hamiltonian path is one which visits every cell exactly once. (If you want a print out of the puzzles, click here.)1. The Hamiltonian path Continue reading...

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2021-10-14 16:00:23 Coldplay: Music of the Spheres review – slipping status prompts a desperate pop pivot

(Polydor)Crafted with one eye firmly on the Spotify stats, the band’s synths-heavy ninth album features BTS and Selena Gomez amid a muddled cosmic conceptIn 2004, Chris Martin wrote a brief essay about U2 for Rolling Stone magazine. They were, he said, “the only band whose entire catalogue I know by heart”, although you didn’t need him to tell you that Coldplay were a band created in U2’s image. Like U2, who spent their early years being sneered at by the post-punk cognoscenti, Coldplay were never fashionable. As with U2, that quickly ceased to matter: huge, biggest-band-in the-world success being a fairly powerful riposte to tastemakers crowing that you’re a bit naff. And like U2, Coldplay only really make sense on a large scale. You don’t have to be a Coldplay fan to think they’re exceptionally good at headlining Glastonbury, just as even Bono’s loudest naysayer might be forced to concede that they’re uniquely skilled at playing stadiums. Grand gestures and vast audiences are a large part of both bands’ raison d’être.In recent years, that’s started to look like a problem. Coldplay’s last album, 2019’s Everyday Life, was their only one in the last 20 years not to go multi-platinum. In America it sold barely a tenth of its predecessor, A Head Full of Dreams. It dabbled in African music, doo-wop and gospel and included what appeared to be an unfinished demo – yet it was far from the kind of up-yours gesture to which artists who have tired of adulation are often prone. It still clearly wanted to be loved by a mass audience. There was a lot of straightforward Coldplay-ing among the experiments, including Orphans, a song so keen to attract thousands of people bellowing along that it borrowed the “woo-woo” vocals from Sympathy for the Devil. Continue reading...

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