Clashes over budget could push Germany’s ailing coalition to collapse

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Olaf Scholz (centre), Christian Lindner (left) and Robert Habeck are proposing contradictory approaches to fixing Germany’s ailing economy. Photograph: Axel Schmidt/Reuters Olaf Scholz (centre), Christian Lindner (left) and Robert Habeck are proposing contradictory approaches to fixing Germany’s ailing economy. Photograph: Axel Schmidt/Reuters Germany This article is more than 1 month old Analysis Clashes over budget … Read more

‘I grew up with it’: readers on the enduring appeal of Microsoft Excel

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‘I have graphs going back 10 years,’ said one Guardian reader who used Microsoft Excel to plan his newborn son’s feeding schedule. Photograph: Alberto Grosescu/Alamy ‘I have graphs going back 10 years,’ said one Guardian reader who used Microsoft Excel to plan his newborn son’s feeding schedule. Photograph: Alberto Grosescu/Alamy Microsoft This article is more … Read more

Child in Surrey dies after being struck by a branch that fell from a tree

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The Metropolitan police says it is in the process of informing the child’s family of the death. Photograph: Steve Taylor/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock The Metropolitan police says it is in the process of informing the child’s family of the death. Photograph: Steve Taylor/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock Surrey Child in Surrey dies after being struck by a branch that fell … Read more

Amazon pulls ‘fake’ Kim Porter memoir about Sean Combs after backlash

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Kim Porter with their twin daughters, D’Lila and Jessie, in 2007. Photograph: Mat Szwajkos/Getty Images Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Kim Porter with their twin daughters, D’Lila and Jessie, in 2007. Photograph: Mat Szwajkos/Getty Images Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs This article is more than 2 months old Amazon pulls ‘fake’ Kim Porter memoir … Read more

Fiscal policy was a squabble too far for German coalition’s odd throuple

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(From left) Christian Lindner of the FDP, the Greens’ Robert Habeck and the chancellor, Olaf Scholz, of the SPD at the budget debate session in January. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters (From left) Christian Lindner of the FDP, the Greens’ Robert Habeck and the chancellor, Olaf Scholz, of the SPD at the budget debate session in January. … Read more

Microsoft Excel’s bloopers reel: nearly 40 years of spreadsheet errors

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The US scholar James Kwak noted that Excel’s accessibility makes it easy to use but easy to insert mistakes. Photograph: IB Photography/Alamy The US scholar James Kwak noted that Excel’s accessibility makes it easy to use but easy to insert mistakes. Photograph: IB Photography/Alamy Microsoft This article is more than 1 month old Microsoft Excel’s … Read more

Nasa astronaut hospitalized after return from International Space Station

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Astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenki returned on early Friday. Photograph: Joel Kowsky/UPI/REX/Shutterstock Astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenki returned on early Friday. Photograph: Joel Kowsky/UPI/REX/Shutterstock Nasa Nasa astronaut hospitalized after return from International Space Station Four-member mission splashed off Florida … Read more

Prince William says he wants to carry out duties with a smaller ‘r’ in the ‘royal’

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Prince William during a recent visit to Cape Town, South Africa. Photograph: Victoria Jones/Rex/Shutterstock Prince William during a recent visit to Cape Town, South Africa. Photograph: Victoria Jones/Rex/Shutterstock Prince William Prince William says he wants to carry out duties with a smaller ‘r’ in the ‘royal’ Prince of Wales says he wants to approach engagements … Read more

Otters in hats and magical staffs: all you need to know about Throne and Liberty, Amazon’s new free fantasy game

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A hybrid of classic MMO combat and more modern action-oriented play … Throne and Liberty artwork. Photograph: Amazon Games A hybrid of classic MMO combat and more modern action-oriented play … Throne and Liberty artwork. Photograph: Amazon Games Games This article is more than 2 months old Otters in hats and magical staffs: all you … Read more