A METEOR that caused an earthshaking boom over suburban Pittsburgh on New Year’s Day exploded in the atmosphere with an energy blast equivalent to an estimated 30 tonnes (27,200kg) of …
A train on a line constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation and financed by Chinese government in Kimuka, Kenya. Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters ‘African economies would benefit by producing green …
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Lemi Ghariokwu, Fela Kuti’s artist: ‘He always had someone for rolling joints. It was a rockstar lifestyle’
By Nathan Evans The painter impressed Nigeria’s Afrobeat pioneer, and soon he was creating intricate record covers at Kuti’s right hand. But amid violence and disorder, their friendship soured TEEMING …
Some of the new books recommended by Guardian writers. Composite: From a Jacobean traveller’s travails in Sindh to the tangled roots of Nigeria, our pick of new nonfiction books that shine …
Peter Bradshaw THE Golden Globes nomination list has been announced with a solemn introduction from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s president Helen Hoehne, to the effect that the Globes’ much-criticised controlling …
Steven Morris@stevenmorris20 ANALYSIS of an extraordinary fossil discovered in a Gloucestershire gravel pit has given fresh insight into how an ancient sea creature swam through oceans and defended itself from …
Damian Carrington Environment editor@dpcarrington MICROPLASTICS cause damage to human cells in the laboratory at the levels known to be eaten by people via their food, a study has found. The harm …
Adrian Horton@adrian_horton DRAKE has decided to withdraw his two Grammy nominations. Though his motive remained unclear, Variety reported the 35-year-old artist withdrew his two nominations – best rap album for Certified Lover …
MILITANTS have killed at least 31 people in central Mali when they fired upon a bus ferrying people to a local market and attacked a UN convoy in the north of the …
Dan Sabbagh MI6 will have to become “more open to stay secret” and work with tech companies to counter threats posed by China and Russia who seek to gain advantage by mastering …