headlines
Wednesday
22 February 2017
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Indonesia's four richest men worth as much as poorest 100 millionOxfam warns that wealth gap personified by clove cigarette tycoons Budi and Michael Hartono will damage the nation’s economy -
North Korea accuses Malaysia of 'sinister purpose' in airport deathState news agency insists leader’s half-brother died of heart attack not poisoning, and blames South Korea for ‘conspiratorial racket’
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Next emperor announces readiness for Akihito to abdicateCrown Prince Naruhito turns 57 and says he will share ‘pain and joy of the people’ like his father, who wants to let him step down due to illness
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spotlight
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Exoplanet discovery: seven Earth-sized worlds found orbiting nearby starExoplanets found orbiting Trappist-1 raise hope that the hunt for alien life beyond the solar system can start much sooner than previously thought
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Wayne Rooney set to leave Manchester United as agent flies to ChinaWayne Rooney is highly unlikely to leave Manchester United next week and has been left surprised by José Mourinho’s claim he could do so
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Leicester show ‘big heart’ to keep hopes alive at Sevilla, says RanieriClaudio Ranieri praised Leicester City players for showing ‘big heart’ to fight back and keep alive their hopes of reaching quarter-finals of Champions League
opinion
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British suicide bombing suspect wasn't being tracked by UK intelligenceFormer Guantánamo detainee Jamal al-Harith was able to travel to Iraq because he was not considered a major security threat
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The president’s condemnation of hate crimes against Jewish targets would be more convincing if his record on prejudice in general wasn’t so lamentableDonald Trump's antisemitism comments: too little, too limp, too late
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Ankara lifts military ban on Islamic headscarfArmy was final Turkish institution in which women were prohibited from wearing headscarves
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Sugar tax leads to fall in consumption for second year runningHealth experts are watching the progress of the tax to see if it will lower the rates of obesity-related diseases and type 2 diabetes
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explore
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Is there any hope for an end to six years of war?UN talks resume in Geneva with Russia asking the Syrian air force to respect the ceasefire but little prospect of departure for Assad
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Liberal white racism is terrifying boogeyman in sharp horrorWriter-director Jordan Peele masterfully combines incisive social commentary with genuine, seat-edge suspense in film exploring evils of American suburbia
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Can the king of hyper-real photography help heal the world?The fashion photographer who defined the 90s is back working with Diesel. In this age of greed and bullies, he’s all about positivity
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Young Muslim women driving a fashion revolution in BritainThe first ever London modest fashion week brought hijabs, burkinis and kimonos to the catwalk this month. Now the British high street is finally beginning to cotton on
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How warring gangs in Mexico ended up signing a truceIn January, 13 gangs met at a gym hall in Monterrey to sign a truce – the project of a former gang member who is showing that militarised police is not the only way to fight Mexico’s gang violence
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The arrested, the wanted and people of interestWho are the people arrested and sought in connection with the assassination of the North Korean leader’s half-brother?
people
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I was racially profiled and asked to remove headscarf at HeathrowThe actor, who has been studying Islam, has said she was ‘freaked out’ by the request during an airport check
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Boris Johnson criticised for calling Brexit liberationFootage from recent Munich security conference shows Swedish MEP being applauded as she confronts Johnson
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Cult Japanese director dies aged 93Film-maker who paired pop art visuals and yakuza hitmen in Tokyo Drifter leaves behind a singular, surreal body of work that gained international acclaim
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How a shallow actor played the bad guy for moneyLike Donald Trump, Yiannopoulos grew out of a grotesque convergence of politics and the internet, and thrived by turning hate speech into showbusiness
the big picture
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Dachau's gate and a papal circusThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including the return of a stolen gate and a performance at the Vatican
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