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Boko Haram releases video appearing to show Chibok schoolgirlsAbout 50 girls are seen behind a Boko Haram militant, who demands the release of fighters in return for freeing the girls -
Kurdish forces in fresh push to recapture Mosul from IsisEleven villages taken as forces take up positions around Mosul, the recapture of which would be a major victory -
Swiss train attacker and female victim die from injuriesPolice searching for motive for attack by 27-year-old Swiss man after 34-year-old woman dies following multiple stabbing
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Conakry hairdressers dispense cut-and-dried contraceptive advice to womenGuinea is set to expand its use of hair salons to promote urban family planning beyond the capital, even introducing it to tailors’ shops
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UKUKUK's second heatwave of the summer on its wayBritain will feel the burn on Monday and temperatures will peak in high 20s on Wednesday, say meteorologists
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EuropeEuropeThe Guardian view on press freedom: the need for constant vigilanceEditorial: From Turkey to El Salvador, Asia to the Americas, the best journalists fight to hold a mirror to the world. They deserve our gratitude, and need our support
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Apocalypse soon: videogame visions of world cities in 2029 – in picturesFrom sky gardens over Rio to sprawling slums in Blackpool, artists at the game development studio Eidos-Montréal have reimagined global cities as part of their Deus Ex universe
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Lost cities #5: how the magnificent city of Merv was razed – and never recoveredOnce the world’s biggest city, the Silk Road metropolis of Merv in modern Turkmenistan destroyed by Genghis Khan’s son and the Mongols in AD1221 with an estimated 700,000 deaths. It never fully recovered
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Women in Peru protest against rising tide of murder and sexual crimeTens of thousands expected to support marches in Lima and beyond as women stage countrywide ‘cry against impunity’ in face of almost daily attacks
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Guinea eyes official end of polio outbreak but bigger challenge remains for AfricaFour-year-old Lounceny may yet prove to be one of Guinea’s last polio victims. But as Africa grapples with health and security threats – not least two new polio cases in Nigeria – hopes of eradicating the disease hang in the balance
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opinion & analysis
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Hillary Clinton got a big boost from the convention. What happens next?The Guardian analyzed RealClearPolitics polling averages from three previous election cycles to look at what could affect her lead over Donald Trump
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With ongoing austerity and low demand, Greece was never going to manage any sort of growth or budget surplusThe Greek crisis will flare up again. And why should it not?
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The lies Trump told this week: from Obama and Isis to support for vetsClaims that Obama ‘founded’ the terrorist group and that ‘nobody’s done more for vets’ than Donald were among the Republican’s most muddled ideas
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Thailand attacks: who are the likely perpetrators?Coordinated bomb and arson incidents in southern Thailand, home to an insurgency, could signal new phase of confrontation
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Swiss train attacker’s motive unclear, say police – videoPolice spokesman Hanspeter Kruesi says on Sunday that the motive of the man who carried out an attack on a train in eastern Switzerland on Saturday remains unclear
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Woman and dog rescued from sinking car in Louisiana flooding – videoA woman and her dog are rescued from a car in Baton Rouge on Saturday, as floodwaters swallowed the vehicle
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Reaction after imam and second man killed in New York – video reportNYPD deputy inspector Henry Sautner tells reporters on Sunday that they haven’t yet found a motive for the fatal shootings of Muslim cleric Maulama Akonjee and a second man, who were attacked by a gunman as they walked home from a mosque in New York on Saturday
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Milwaukee police shooting sparks violent protests – video reportViolence erupts in Milwaukee on Saturday night after a uniformed officer shot and killed a 23-year-old man during a foot pursuit which took place after an afternoon traffic stop
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Trump: Clinton can't win pennsylvania unless there's cheating – videoDonald Trump says the only way he can lose Pennsylvania is ‘if cheating goes on.’
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Trump: I'm 'sarcastic, but not that sarcastic' in saying Obama founded Isis – videoRepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump repeated his statement on Friday that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are founders of Isis
Rally in Philippines contests hero's burial for Ferdinand Marcos