At least 13 people have died and more than 70 have been injured after a roof fell at a nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic on Tuesday, the authorities have said. Juan Manuel Méndez, the director of the emergency operations centre, said crews had been searching for potential survivors in the rubble at…
When it comes to shopping for the teenagers in your life, it helps to consult an expert. So who better to advise than teenagers themselves? The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. We asked students in years 10 and 11 at the Maelor…
Florida Gators win third NCAA title in school history USA TODAY Sports’ Paul Myerberg breaks down Florida’s win over the Houston Cougars in the NCAA National Championship. Sports Seriously Another men’s college basketball season has wrapped up, and Florida has been crowned national champion. Even as the Gators bask in the glow of their title,…
Ritually important musical practices resounded across Bronze Age cultures from Arabia to South Asia, a pair of unusual discoveries suggest. Excavations at a roughly 4,000-year-old settlement near the modern village of Dahwa in Oman have uncovered two copper cymbals with far-reaching cultural implications, say archaeologist Khaled Douglas of Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat, Oman, and…
The biggest technology companies and their chief executives donated millions to President Trump’s inauguration, hosted black-tie parties and dinners in his honor, and allowed him to announce and take credit for new multibillion-dollar manufacturing projects. But less than three months into the president’s second term, Mr. Trump has hardly returned their lavish gestures with favors….
The penguin at the centre of The Penguin Lessons, a new movie by Peter Cattaneo, is nothing if not hard-working. The film, adapted from the 2015 memoir by Tom Michell, uses the political turmoil of Argentina in 1976 as a backdrop for the personal transformation of an English teacher at a boys’ school. Michell (Steve…