the observer
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After a year of political turmoil and fears of a Zika epidemic, the mood in the Olympic Games host city is upbeat
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Labour leader urged to explain £10,000 raised for his 2015 campaign at dinner organised by Palestinian group
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A lifeline has been re-established to the opposition-held city. But will hardline jihadis reap the rewards for leading the successful offensive?
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Matteo Renzi’s pledge on constitutional reform is starting to look as ill-starred as David Cameron’s Brexit poll
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Lack of childcare means mothers have to stop working and see their incomes fall, according to LSE study
opinion
features
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The US box-office hit Bad Moms is the latest movie about women who rebel against the ideal of motherhood
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The photographer who created the supermodels talks to Tamsin Blanchard on the eve of his exhibition
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As artificial intelligence increases its influence on our lives, the talk is of job losses, self-driving car crashes, algorithms running amok. But there is an upside…
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The tech giants thought they would beat old businesses but the health and finance industries are using data troves to become more, not less, resilient
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China Why Uber has been taken for a ride
John NaughtonUber’s capitulation to its Chinese rival last week should temper the wishful thinking of Brexit cheerleaders -
After 25 years, the decision to site the National Forest amid derelict coal and quarry workings has borne spectacular fruit
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Museum to celebrate career of pioneers who transformed live music with their dazzling light shows
letters & editorials
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The chancellor has indicated a change in the Tory approach, but he needs to go further
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It will encourage people to avoid actions that are socially unacceptable
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Deaths from terror attacks have dropped dramatically since the 1980s, yet Pope Francis is right to say that we feel threatened
regulars
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Dear MariellaDear MariellaI’m happy now, but don’t know what to do with my lifeYou can have a good life without a high-flying career and material gains – but it’s wise to give yourself options, says Mariella Frostrup
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Jay Rayner on restaurantsJay Rayner on restaurantsOn Café, London: restaurant reviewThis little gem of a caff serves French patisserie and Chinese dim sum, and somehow it all makes sense
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Chris Riddell on the Bank of England interest rate cut and David Cameron’s resignation honours list
sport
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Britain’s William Fox-Pitt, placed in an induced coma 10 months ago, leads after the first of two days’ dressage, helping the eventing team to third behind Germany and Australia
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Mo Farah, the strongest favourite of the three at Rio 2016, believes he has the edge over his rivals because of his pedigree. It will be tougher for Jesscia Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford
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Andy Murray makes me so proud to be Scottish
Kevin McKennaThe Team GB flag-bearer honours us all whenever he plays -
The British light-flyweight boxer Galal Yafai earned a unanimous victory over Cameroon’s Simplice Fotsala at Rio 2016, the first Olympics since 1980 to do away with headgear
interviews
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The director has limited himself to ‘pure drama’ for his 20th movie. Here he talks about Brexit, the vanished freedom of the 1980s, and his need for solitude
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The US novelist, longlisted for this year’s Man Booker, talks inspiration, warts-and-all writing and her long slog to success
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food & lifestyle
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Even amateur sportspeople can learn to stave off exhaustion with a few mental tricks, says Amit Katwala
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Even a picture of peanuts can trigger a signal in the brain to remind us to drink
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Industrial furniture, stripped floors and Edison bulbs: why must we aspire to such bland monotony?
reviews
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The foursome swap arty erudition for rock swagger on a bigger, bolder fifth album
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Piper makes a shattering Yerma in Simon Stone’s inspired present-day reworking of Lorca’s tragic study of childlessness
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Climate change Scientists warn world will miss crucial target