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Pixar 'switched Finding Dory plot' after killer-whale documentary row

Disney-owned studio said to have altered movie storyline after claims made in Blackfish over deaths at SeaWorldThe Disney-owned animation studio Pixar has taken the rare step of changing the plot of...

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Apple plans new iPhone launch for 10 September, say reports

Company lines up cheaper smartphone, dubbed iPhone 5C, and next generation model, thought to be called the iPhone 6.Apple is thought to be planning the release of two new phones on 10 September,...

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Jens Stoltenberg: the Norwegian prime minister and sometime cab driver

The head of state has become famous for a short stint driving an Oslo taxi during which he listened to the views of ordinary peopleName: Jens StoltenbergAge: 54.Appearance: Where you least expect him...

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Margery Lewis obituary

My mother-in-law, Margery Lewis, who has died aged 97, was among the original 36 women who walked from Cardiff to Greenham Common in 1981 – aiming to raise awareness of government plans to site nuclear...

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Tally hopes: flamingo count in Spain - in pictures

One of the largest colonies of flamingos in Europe is measured and tagged at the lagoon in the Fuente de Piedra natural reserve, near Malaga, southern Spain

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Tokyo, as you've never seen it: the second largest photo ever taken –...

To create this 360º 'Gigapixel Panorama' of the world's largest city, photographer Jeffrey Martin took over 10,000 photos from the Tokyo Tower, and combined them digitally to form an interactive image,...

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Should the Sulzbergers sell the New York Times? | Michael Wolff

There are two schools of thought on this: please no, keep the Grey Lady as she is; and, hell yes – get out of the way, ArthurThe rising discussion about whether the Sulzberger family will sell the New...

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A boy called Messiah: how a name can change your child's life | Holly Baxter

The baby renamed Martin by a US judge had a fortunate escape – I had to wait till I was 16 to change my name by deed pollWhen a US judge changes someone else's baby's name from Messiah to Martin...

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New York's stop-and-frisk policy is unconstitutional, judge rules

Judge Shira Scheindlin says policy violates individuals' right to protection and orders appointment of independent monitorA New York judge ruled Monday that "stop-and-frisk" searches carried out by...

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Dutch prince Johan Friso dies 18 months after skiing accident

The prince – once second in line to the throne – had been in a coma since February 2012, following fall in Lech, AustrlaDutch prince Johan Friso, who went into a coma following a skiing accident in...

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Justine Greening under fire over theft of British aid supplies to Somalia

Calls for better safeguards as UK development secretary says al-Shabaab looting demonstrates 'challenging conditions'The British government has been criticised over the theft of UK-funded aid supplies...

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The best news photographs of the day

The Guardian's award-winning picture team rounds up the most eye-catching images

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Eurozone crisis live: Greek economy shrinks 4.6% in second quarter

The Japanese economy grew at an annualised rate of 2.6% in the second quarter, missing expectations.Angela MonaghanKatie Allen

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Going against the drain: migration and youth unemployment in Somaliland

In Somaliland 75% of young people are jobless and migration is high. Daihei Mochizuki, from IOM Somalia tells us why effective policies must see both issues as interrelatedSomaliland is actually one of...

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Bauer - a media company's corporate culture has an impact on civil society

Bauer Media, the publisher of magazines in Germany accused of glorifying Adolf Hitler's regime (see here and here), clearly understands the value of a high-minded corporate culture for media owners.It...

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Man killed in fall from upper deck of Atlanta Braves' Turner Field

Ronald Lee Homer, 30, falls 60ft on to parking lot in third such accident at MLB stadium since August 2012The mother of a man who died after falling 60ft from the upper deck of Turner Field on Monday...

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Cleethorpes locals donate £1,500 to help find donkey attackers

Donations from public follow reports that two donkeys were 'kicked in the face, put in headlocks and hit with wood' After last week's unsettling news that the long-standing tradition of donkey rides on...

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British warship HMS Westminster leaves for Gibraltar - video

Britain sends a warship to Gibraltar amid heightening tensions between the UK and Spain

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Janet Hadley obituary

My friend Janet Hadley, one of the pioneering firebrands of the women's liberation movement, has died of cancer aged 63. Newer friends might have asked: "Janet, a firebrand?"The description doesn't...

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Barbara Mertz obituary

American crime writer and Egyptologist who created the feisty parasol-wielding Victorian heroine Amelia PeabodyThe American author Barbara Mertz, who has died aged 85, once described archaeology as...

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