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Obama and Fry have history on their side: IOC should ban anti-gay Russia |...
The IOC banned apartheid South Africa, yet it says it 'cannot enter political debate' over the 2014 Sochi Winter OlympicsOn Tuesday night, Barack Obama addressed growing international calls for action...
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Ramadan is ending, but fasting endures | Nadeem Badshah
Eid is finally here. Long hot days made Ramadan tougher for British Muslims this year, but fasting is growing in popularityNo food or drink for around 18 hours, waking up at 3am each morning – and all...
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Mafia boss on run since 1994 arrested in UK
Italian interior ministry says 64-year-old Domenico Rancadore is wanted in Italy for involvement in Sicily's Cosa NostraA mob boss has been arrested in London and is to appear at an extradition...
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Johannesburg tops African millionaires list
Commercial capital of South Africa had 23,400 dollar millionaires at the end of 2012, says New World WealthJohannesburg, the commercial capital of South Africa, is home to far more dollar millionaires...
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Camus letter to Sartre discovered revealing buds of early friendship
Short missive from one French philosopher to another shows life before 1952 bust-up over necessity of 'revolutionary violence'The philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus are better known for...
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Raghuram Rajan: economics, paranoia and the problem of uncertainty
For economists who actively engage the public, it is hard to influence hearts and minds by qualifying one's analysis and hedging one's prescriptions. Better to assert one's knowledge unequivocallyWhy...
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Ad break: 'End Marmite neglect', Jason Sudeikis for NBC's Premier League
See a controversial advert spoofing Pet Rescue and a send-up of US ignorance about 'soccer' in our review of new workMarmite: 'Rescue Team' (starts at 00:07) - UKSpoofing the Pet Rescue documentary...
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Where the godless don't go | Tiffany Gee Lewis
I wish I could invite the world into my church meetings, especially those who find little redeeming value in religionI wish I could invite the world into my church meetings, especially those who find...
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Rawabi rises: new West Bank city symbolises Palestine's economic potential
Hi-tech city just a few miles north of Ramallah boasts cinemas, malls and homes for 40,000. But developers and investors have had to weather criticism that the project legitimises Israeli occupation –...
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Spanish railway safety under review after Galicia crash, say bosses
Presidents of national train operator and rail infrastructure company appear before parliamentary commissionThe boss of Spain's national train operator has told a parliamentary commission that the...
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Southern California wildfire prompts evacuations as three injured
About 1,500 residents evacuated and a dozen buildings damaged as fire rages out of control in San Jacinto mountainsA wildfire that broke out in the inland mountains of southern California has expanded...
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Eurozone crisis live: Greek unemployment hits record high
Number of unemployed people in the country is now 1.38m, an increase of 30,558 on AprilAngela Monaghan
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Syria conflict: Rebels claim to have attacked Assad convoy - live updates
Free Syrian Army says president's motorcade hit with artillery but government says news is 'wholly untrue'Haroon Siddique
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Tom Cotton puts Mark Pryor on the defensive in Arkansas senate race | Harry J...
Republican Cotton has a good chance to knock out the Democratic incumbent in this rapidly reddening stateRepublican representative Tom Cotton has announced that he will challenge Democratic incumbent...
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Planned Parenthood in fight-or-settle dilemma over anti-abortion lawfare |...
The Christian right's new tactic in its war on abortion is recruiting former PPFA affiliate employees for 'whistleblower' lawsuitsWhistleblowers are the good guys, right? They cry foul on charlatans...
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US tells diplomatic staff to leave Lahore
Non-essential staff told to move to capital of Islamabad after specific threat comes amid soaring terrorism in PakistanThe United States has ordered its diplomatic staff to leave Lahore, citing a...
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Sun's Irish editor - I dropped Page 3 after listening to readers
The Sun's Irish editor, Paul Clarkson, has explained a little more about why he suddenly decided to drop Page 3.He said during a discussion on RTE radio this morning, in which I took part, that he had...
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Israeli settlements approval raises tensions before Middle East peace talks
First substantive negotiations for five years between Israel and Palestinians will commence on WednesdayFormal peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians will begin on Wednesday amid rising...
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China takes aim at clouds as country roasts
Dry ice to be fired at clouds to entice precipitation as crops threatened by drought, after temperatures hit 40CChina is spending almost £20m to artificially trigger rain, helping farmers whose crops...
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Comment of the week: is having children always 'selfless'? | Dawn Foster
Sadhbh Walshe on why she picked a comment by MalDeDebarquement on her piece about women who choose not to have childrenIn this series Comment is free writers and editors want to highlight some of the...
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