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FranceFrance squad for 2014 World Cup: the 23 chosen by Didier DeschampsThis is the France squad for the Fifa 2014 World Cup finals with the official squad numbers Karim Benzema: can he finally find his goalscoring touch? France: a tactical analysis Which French player sleeps with the trophies he’s won? 1 Hugo Lloris (captain) goalkeeper, Tottenham 2 Mathieu Debuchy defender, Newcastle 3 Patrice Evra defender, Manchester United

Ohio train derailment This article is more than 5 months oldMarjorie Taylor Greene’s campaign manager to pay $25k over Ohio train derailment scamThis article is more than 5 months oldIsaiah Wartman and two others ordered to pay restitution over role in fraudulent fund claiming to help East Palestine victims The manager of the 2020 campaign that launched the far-right politician Marjorie Taylor Greene to Congress has been ordered to pay $25,000 for his role in a charity scam aimed at capitalizing on the East Palestine train crash.

Pink Floyd The Wall, 1982 (MGM/Tin Blue/Goldcrest). Photograph: AlamyPink Floyd The Wall, 1982 (MGM/Tin Blue/Goldcrest). Photograph: AlamyFrom the Guardian archivePink FloydReview15 July 1982: ‘I found the album inflated, uneven but still quite something and that’s exactly what the film is’ No American director would or could have made Pink Floyd The Wall (Empire, AA). It is simply not the sort of project the Spielbergs, Scorseses and Coppolas would interest themselves in.

Gadgets This article is more than 3 years oldSegway, personal vehicle known for high-profile crashes, ending productionThis article is more than 3 years oldCompany will retire Segway PT, popular with tourists and police officers, on 15 July Segway, which boldly claimed its two-wheeled personal transporter would revolutionize the way people get around, is ending production of its namesake vehicle. The Segway PT, popular with tourists and police officers but perhaps better known for its high-profile crashes, will be retired on 15 July, the company said in a statement.

Russia Several people injured in factory blast in Russia's Rostov region – video At least 10 people have been injured after a powerful explosion partially destroyed a polyester staple fibre plant in the city of Shakhty, Rostov, in southern Russia, authorities said in a statement. Firefighters extinguished the fire caused by the blast and no fatalities were reported. According to the statement, there is no threat to residential buildings as the plant was in an industrial area.

CS Lewis This article is more than 9 years oldUnseen CS Lewis letter defines his notion of joyThis article is more than 9 years oldAuthor of spiritual memoir Surprised By Joy tells correspondent that joy is ‘almost as unlike security or prosperity as it is unlike agony’ A letter from CS Lewis which was discovered inside a secondhand book sees the author writing of how “real joy … jumps under ones ribs and tickles down one’s back and makes one forget meals and keeps one (delightedly) sleepless o’ nights”.

WeatherwatchDroughtWhile many methods have been proposed for weather control, few have been quite as peculiar as the cloudbuster invented by Austrian psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich. This device manipulates Orgone Energy, a cosmic life force which also happens to hold clouds together. It resembles the chi of traditional Chinese belief and has yet to be detected by orthodox science. The cloudbuster is a set of hollow tubes pointing to the sky and "

Book of the dayScience and nature booksReviewThe author of this funny and profound book lived in a sett, swam as an otter and foraged in bins as a city fox – to find out what being a wild animal was really like Read an extract Interview by Simon Hattenstone Worms from the Chablis region of France, when chewed, have a long, mineral finish. Worms from Picardy are apparently musty, like splintered wood.

US Open Tennis 2022InterviewElena Rybakina: ‘My coach got a tattoo of my name. It’s crazy but we had a bet’Tumaini Carayol in New YorkThe Wimbledon champion has dropped to No 25 in the world despite her triumph and is looking to rise again at the US Open In February 2020, as Elena Rybakina’s rise up the rankings became impossible to ignore, she and her coach, Stefano Vukov, made a mischievous bet during the Qatar Open.