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US rejects EU claim of insecticide as sole reason for bee colony collapse
Government study points to a combination of factors for decline in population, breaking away from singling out pesticidesA government report blamed a combination of factors for the disappearance of...
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Mix-up at piracy talk as WI put on fancy dress
Colin Darch, a former hostage of Somali pirates, speaks of WI embarrassment when his hosts arrived in fancy dress• When fancy dress goes wrongA former hostage has spoken of the moment he walked into a...
View ArticleWould you get a tattoo for a pay raise? | Poll
A real estate firm will give its employees a 15% raise if they tattoo the company logo somewhere on their bodies. Would you ink that deal?
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Obama turns to Chicago again and picks Penny Pritzker for commerce job
Nomination of Hyatt heiress and Democratic fundraiser likely to upset unions who oppose hotel giant's treatment of workersBarack Obama made a controversial choice as commerce secretary Thursday when he...
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Picture desk live: The Guardian's award-winning picture team rounds up the most eye-catching images of the dayPicture DeskRanjit Dhaliwal
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Country diary: South Uist: It's the first time I've heard the chiffchaff's...
South Uist: Along the roadside the gorse is in full flower, laden with blossom of an almost impossibly rich golden yellowThe sun has shone all day, but only now as late afternoon drifts towards evening...
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From Greenland to Mount Everest, this is the season of reckless jaunts |...
The quest for risk is part of human nature. It can't be suppressed by bureaucracy or it will resurface elsewhereA young Briton dies trying to cross Greenland in a blizzard. Another goes missing while...
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Letters: Plea for artistic freedom in China
As writers, artists, musicians, filmmakers and others active in cultural pursuits, we are inspired and enriched by the works of colleagues beyond our borders. The strength of our work individually, and...
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Letters: Cost of cheap labour
Shameful, monumentally shameful! As a worker in the garment centre for over 35 years in New York, I'm furious at the needless brutality to the workers at the Bangladesh textile factory, which killed...
View ArticleSyria: eastern Raqqa 'hit by air strikes' – video
Amateur footage purports to show heavy shelling on the eastern city of Raqqa, Syria
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US calls for immediate release of Kenneth Bae from North Korean jail
State Department says there has been a failure to grant due process but does not confirm is envoy will be sent to PyongyangThe US has called for the immediate release of an American citizen sentenced...
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Howard Kurtz axed by the Daily Beast after bungling Jason Collins column
Publication's star columnist fired after falsely accusing NBA player of concealing that he was once engaged to a womanIn an unusually high-profile termination in the media world, the Daily Beast...
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California wildfires: Firefighters prepare for 'worst-case scenario'
Wildfires prompt evacuations and warnings of worse to come as strong winds and hot temperatures create tinderboxFirefighters are battling to control a brush fire which has scorched homes, vehicles and...
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Maryland abolishes death penalty as governor signs bill into law
Maryland becomes the 18th state in the union to abolish the death penalty and the sixth state in as many years to do soMaryland has become the first southern US state to abolish the death...
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François Hollande: a year of living dangerously | Editorial
The problem is not that the French president has been inactive. It is that most of his activity has backfired on himPolitical anniversaries are artificial constructs. There is no real-world reason why...
View ArticleSteve Bell on Barack Obama, Guantánamo Bay and drones – cartoon
The US president has pledged a new push to close the Cuban prison amid a growing prisoner hunger strikeSteve Bell
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Body of Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev claimed
Spokesman for office of chief medical examiner says funeral services company retained by family claimed bodyThe body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been claimed on behalf of...
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US reconsiders its opposition to arming Syrian rebels
'We are re-evaluating the situation', says Barack Obama as US waits for evidence of chemical weapons useThe Obama administration is reviewing whether to arm the rebels in Syria, defence secretary Chuck...
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Barack Obama discusses business and the drug war with Mexican president
US president plays down war on drugs and praises Enrique Peña Nieto for his boldness over economic reformsUS president Barack Obama and his Mexican counterpart Enrique Peña Nieto appeared determined to...
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Rhode Island becomes 10th US state to allow gay and lesbian marriage
Rhode Island's 16-year effort to extend marriage rights in heavily Roman Catholic state finally comes to fruitionRhode Island on Thursday became the 10th US state to allow gay and lesbian couples to...
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