headlines
Wednesday
14 December 2016
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Call for international community to put a stop to fighting as evacuation of civilians from stricken city blocked by militias
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Tax authority encounters problem restoring online services and says some data has been corrupted but not lost
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Apparently 2016 was the worst year ever. But was it really?
First Dog on the MoonEveryone is running about in a flap with their end of year undies on their heads. Let’s take a look at some other arbitrary times and a good thing that happened -
spotlight
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When it comes to knowing the place you live in, the gulf between perception and reality is often huge
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Tracks found by accident on proposed museum site in Tanzania were preserved in volcanic ash dampened by ancient African rains
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Michelle Guthrie, the ABC and the turning of a once-shining jewel into mainstream sludge
Richard AcklandAll public broadcasters are engaged in a constant process of chopping and every boss spreads his or her own brand of unhappiness -
Since it opened in 1981, West Edmonton Mall has been one of the defining features of Alberta’s capital. With its giant water park, ice rink and 800 shops promoting a culture of consumerism, is the mall more than just ‘space’?
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Australia have opted against naming an XI for their day-night Test against Pakistan, with selectors mulling whether to unleash a four-pronged pace attack in Brisbane
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Intrepid reporter Joshua Robertson tries out cricket’s latest gimmick – a swimming pool inside the Brisbane stadium for Australia v Pakistan
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Some of the NRL’s biggest names have been overlooked for the World All Stars because of their packed scheduled over the next 12 months
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Tough draws for A-League sides in ACL group stage
John DuerdenAustralia’s three representatives in the continental tournament will have to be at their very best if they are to negotiate tricky routes handed to them in Asia
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With Trump and Tillerson, Abbott's 'shirtfront' comment looks even sillier
Kadira PethiyagodaThe choice of Rex Tillerson to be secretary of state leaves Australia with little choice but to reset its foreign policy towards Asia -
Twisted narratives won’t spare Aleppo a moment of its agony
Janine di GiovanniA lament about feeling I’d failed as a war crimes reporter was met with abuse – it’s proof of how badly the complexities of the war in Syria have been communicated
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How to make a profit from defeating climate change
Mark Carney and Michael Bloomberg
video and pictures
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The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including artists in Harbin and a decorated bus
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Graeme Robertson visits H Forman & Son – where the founder’s great-grandson Lance produces ‘London cure’ using original methods – and with a drone captures where the fish are farmed
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The Australian pro surfer pulls on a thick wetsuit and hood to surf under the stars in Norway
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Janet Murray asks why women still feel ashamed to talk about miscarriage
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Samantha Power tells the security council that the Syrian regime and its allies bear responsibility for killings of civilians in Aleppo
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Pop star Bruno Mars bops to his latest hit ‘24K Magic’ alongside James Corden in the latest edition of Carpool Karaoke, which was aired on the CBS TV network on Tuesday
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US president Barack Obama says Russia’s involvement in the email hacks that blighted the US elections was no secret
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February closure announced after administrators unable to find a buyer for the retail chain
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Prices for Australian chickpeas reached $1,250 a tonne after farmers plant record-breaking million hectares across Queensland and NSW
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Ridley Scott’s feminist thriller and John Hughes’s 1985 teen flick deemed ‘culturally, historically or aesthetically significant’ by Library of Congress
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In the run-up to the US election, aide to John Podesta spotted phishing email but flagged it as ‘legitimate’ instead of ‘illegitimate’
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explore
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Speed of human mating might be behind the lack of a baculum in humans, suggests study tracing bone’s evolution
people
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Rupert Hunt, whose roommate-finding service has arrived in the US after success in the UK, says he shares his place by choice: ‘It can be life-changing’
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Glasgow’s post-rock behemoths have been mesmerising listeners for 20 diverse and prolific years. Here’s our pick of their tracks
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Acclaimed novelist, close friend of Graham Greene and critic of the UN
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Impresario says he spotted singer entertaining at Sandy Lane, Barbados, but decided not to ‘bring her back’ from holiday to join his stage stable
the big picture
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Dafydd Jones spent the 1980s documenting balls, galas, and debutantes’ dances – and all the spiffing high jinks that ensued
most viewed
George Brandis Attorney general appoints Stephen Donaghue as new solicitor general