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Friday
2
September
2016
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Intensification of conflict and refusal to allow aid agencies into besieged towns could lead to evacuations of tens of thousands of people, says UN special envoy
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Trump also files suit against Maryland blogger as UK newspaper issues retraction over articles that contained allegations about Trump’s modeling career
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When Nasa tried to launch a satellite into orbit, the rocket crumpled into smoke and fire. Almost 60 years later, SpaceX is feeling similarly explosive growing pain
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highlights
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Toddler’s death opened European hearts and policy towards refugees, but 12 months on those changes have proved temporary
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The desert festival returns as one utopian seeking writer takes in every hour of celebration – and transports to out-of-this world pleasure
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Researchers in Melbourne have used new eye-tracking technology to demonstrate that our brains prefer lush greenery in urban environments. But here they warn that collection of such data could prove a double-edged sword
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The Oscar-winner spoke at the premiere of The Light Between Oceans about co-star Michael Fassbender, and the challenges of playing a pregnant woman and having a family
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opinion
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Adjusting tone to audience can be a way to make sure you’re understood. But the way Donald Trump did it in Mexico and Arizona, it was just lying
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The impeachment now complete, Brazil is at the mercy of its ultra-conservatives – and led by a man who is also under investigation for corruption
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Game-by-game : all the live action as Australia’s Nick Kyrgios takes on Argentina’s Horacio Zeballos in the US Open
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49ers quarterback wore socks in pre-season, before his anthem protest, because ‘rogue cops are creating an environment of tension and mistrust’
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Investigation into Rhode Island boarding school details more than 60 alleged incidents and accuses six faculty and staff by name of crimes including rape
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Poor are disproportionately affected by global warming and fighting it should be one of seven works of mercy, pontiff says
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in depth
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Employers are turning to mathematically modelled ways of sifting through job applications. Even when wrong, their verdicts seem beyond dispute – and they tend to punish the poor
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Last year 20,000 elephants were being killed for their tusks in Africa – more than were born. Boosted by Chinese demand, poaching is on the rise and a race is on to save the largest animals on Earth
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No red carpet, a mystery lineup and 10 foreigners allowed entry … the Pyongyang international film festival isn’t your average affair. But now in its 15th edition, the event is growing – and evolving
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Dressed as a US general, Barry Nuttall formed a small army to resist Hull council’s demolition plans. When his home was destroyed, he lived in a camp amid the rubble. Thirty years on, Stephen Walsh goes in search of Nuttall’s legacy
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Border checks on a bridge linking German town of Freilassing and Austria began a year ago; migrants who did get across have been met with hospitality as well as hostility
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Country is officially leprosy free, meaning the disease afflicts fewer than one in 10,000 people but specialists say true infection rate is far higher
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Is being shy a boon or a burden? From Alan Turing to Morrissey, this sparkling cultural history draws the bashful in their true light, says Paul Laity
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The rapper learned how to make music in a Solihull youth club – now, after a false start, she’s working with Timbaland and is the toast of US hip-hop. ‘Basically,’ she says, ‘I’m on the up’
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He wrote The Wire’s funniest scenes. Now he’s scored a hit with The Night Of. Richard Price talks kicking drugs, angering cops – and wanting to kill David Simon
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Long maligned by critics after his initial successes, the would-be auteur has charted his own path to success by giving his loyal fans more of the same
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Rock's old masters: do Pink Floyd belong in a museum?
Jonathan JonesThe V&A has announced its exhibition dedicated to the psychedelic jesters turned unhip stadium titans. Can they do another Bowie? Is it even art?
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Russian town besieged by hungry bears
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the big picture
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The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including a São Paulo demonstration, newborn meerkats and the Dallas police chief retiring
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