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Our photo coverage of the day's events in the UK and around the worldRoger ToothMee-Lai Stone
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What is the logic for logical reasoning? | Andrew Brown
Some say our capacity for abstract thought is a cognitive trick, yet this argument undermines itself. Can we trust our reason?One of the oddest things about evolution is the fact we know that it's...
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Irish Independent looking to UK for new chief? | Media Monkey
Independent News & Media in Dublin, late of the O'Reilly empire and now in the clutches of telecoms baron Denis O'Brien, advertised on Monday for a new editor-in-chief who would have responsibility...
View ArticleLuiz Felipe Scolari lets loose at Brazilian media - video
Brazil football coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has defended his selection decisions, saying he will be criticised whether he picks a player the Brazilian media wants to play or not
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US diplomat faces spy claims in Russia
American ambassador summoned to Russia's foreign ministry to face claims that US diplomat Ryan Fogle worked as spyThe US ambassador to Moscow has been summoned to Russia's foreign ministry to face...
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China tries to rein in microbloggers
Authorities show determination to control burgeoning culture of social media by closing accounts of writers and intellectualsChina has launched a new drive to tame its boisterous microblogging culture...
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Syria mutilation footage sparks doubts over wisdom of backing rebels
Anti-Assad fighter appears to eat internal organ of dead government soldier in horrific footageHorrific video footage of a Syrian rebel commander eating the heart or lung of a dead government fighter...
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Downfall: opening the book on the final days of Adolf Hitler
A cerebral film based on a memoir by Hitler's private secretary lifts the lid on Feathers McGraw's role in the Führer's overthrowDownfall (2004)Director: Oliver HirschbiegelEntertainment grade:...
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Bangladesh's garment workers face exploitation, but is it slavery? | Annie Kelly
It may be splitting hairs over what is and is not slavery, but mislabelling paid workers as slaves could harm their causeIt has taken a tragedy on the scale of the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh to...
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Clegg attacks Sri Lanka's 'suppression of press freedom'
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has attacked the lack of press freedom in Sri Lanka while defending the government's decision to attend a Commonwealth summit in the country.He did so when answering...
View ArticleWorld's most extraordinary species mapped for the first time - interactive
The black and white ruffed lemur, the Mexican axolotl and the Sunda pangolin are among the species on a pioneering map of the world's most unique and threatened mammals and amphibiansJessica...
View ArticlePrince Harry plays charity polo match in US – video
Prince Harry takes part in a polo match in Greenwich, Connecticut, on the last day of his week-long US tour
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African leaders must emulate Chinese celebrities to save elephants | Paula...
Li Bingbing and Yao Ming are among the celebrities campaigning to save elephants – now African politicians must do the sameThe world can no longer ignore the reality that elephants may be gone within...
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EU referendum bill to be put forward by Tory MP
James Wharton comes top of private member's ballot and vows to take up bill demanding in/out vote on EU membership by 2017A drawn-out parliamentary battle over the holding of an EU referendum by 2017...
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Nasa's Kepler telescope failure is not the end of searching for another Earth
Even if Nasa's Kepler space telescope is coming to the end of its mission, the search for other Earths will continueThe Kepler space telescope is in trouble. On Tuesday, during one of their regular...
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What apps can't you live without? | Open thread
As Apple sells its 50 billionth iOS app, we'd like to hear about the smartphone and tablet apps you have come to depend onThe 50 billionth iOS app was downloaded some time on Wednesday. The app market...
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Ad break: Levi's 'rubbish' jeans, Mike Mills 'bear' advert
Watch how twin girls cope when mum is as grouchy as a bear in our review of the latest TV and web ads from around the worldTempur-Pedic: 'Bear' (00:03) - USIn a wonderfully roundabout way, this...
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Bid to censor Anne Frank's 'pornographic' diary in schools fails
Michigan school committee rejects mother's plea to remove edition of Diary of a Young Girl from students' eyesA mother's attempt to ban Anne Frank's diary from classrooms in Michigan over...
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Disney retreats from Princess Merida makeover after widespread criticism
'Glam' version of character from Pixar animation Brave removed from Disney website after creator describes it as 'horrible'Disney has been forced to remove a "glammed-up" version of Princess Merida...
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Death in Bangladesh is too high a price for quick-fix fashion | Rosalind Jana
I love fashion but I try to buy fewer well-made clothes produced under fair wages. No one should have to suffer for our styleI cried when I saw the photograph (warning: graphic content). Two people,...
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