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Leader reportedly tells military to adopt ‘pre-emptive’ posture after imposition of toughest UN sanctions to date
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Breakthrough in next generation of storage batteries could transform the US electrical grid within five to 10 years, says research agency, Arpa-E
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Not long ago, Turkey seemed optimistic about the future. But after clampdowns by strongman president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the rise of fanaticism and the Syrian war breaking out on its doorstep, the country is bitterly divided
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UKUKWest Yorkshire wakes up to heavy snowfall – videoFootage from Liam Calland shows Bradford covered in a blanket of snow, as parts of northern England woke up to almost 10cm of snowfall on Friday morning
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EuropeEuropeGermany wants to ban the neo-Nazis of the NPD again, but why now?A backlash against refugees has led to growing support for the far right and the need to send a strong signal of disapproval
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AfricaAfricaHi, my name is Evita and I'm a racist
Hi, my name is Evita and I'm a racist
Evita Bezuidenhout
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The 2006 winter Olympics was a symbol of Turin’s regeneration – but since then, many buildings have been left to crumble. Now migrants and refugees occupy the deserted athletes’ village, turning it into a ‘symbol of their protests’
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After suffering its worst floods for a century, the Indian city of Chennai is consulting cities all over the world – from New Orleans to Jakarta – about the ambitious projects that could reduce their risk of flood devastation
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A colony of people who fled their homes because of discrimination nestles alongside a hospital trying to eradicate the disease. But the stigma against deformity runs deep
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International Medical Corps adviser highlights cases of depression in Syria and psychosis in South Sudan, but says people with mental illness are marginalised
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A backlash against refugees has led to growing support for the far right and the need to send a strong signal of disapproval
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After the success of moderates in the polls, hopes grow that Rouhani will follow his nuclear deal success by tackling issues including the high number of executions and arbitrary detention
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I was robbed and I didn’t call the police. Here’s why
Kwan Booth in Oakland, CaliforniaI can’t condone their actions, and growing up in a tough place doesn’t give you an excuse to commit crime. But I understand where these kids were coming from -
Trump’s not unstoppable after Super Tuesday but the Republican battle could go all the way to the convention floor
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Video from Florida shows the almost three-metre long (10 foot) alligator being removed from Lakeland resident Craig Lear’s pool. According to ABC News, the 38-year-old thought the bubbles in his pool were caused by golf balls landing in the water from the nearby golf course, but it turned out to be something more frightening
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South Korea’s defence ministry said its northern neighbour fired short-range projectiles into the sea off its east coast
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Donald Trump has defended the size of his manhood during a Republican debate in Detroit.
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Chris Christie addressed the furore around his facial expression during frontrunner Donald Trump’s victory speech on Super Tuesday
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New Yorkers and tourists got their first look at the inside of the new $3.9bn transportation hub at the World Trade Center on Thursday
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Donald Trump on Thursday offered up a vicious rebuttal to Mitt Romney’s criticism earlier in the day, calling the former Republican presidential nominee ‘irrelevant’, a ‘failure’ and a ‘choke artist’
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French president François Hollande warns that Britain will face consequences if it votes to leave the European Union
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Donald Trump taunted by Cruz and Rubio during Republican debate