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Geert Wilders suspends election campaign over alleged security leakDutch far-right leader stops campaigning in public for March polls after a member of his security team is arrested -
New claims over scale of ex-Gambian leader's theft from state coffersMinisters say scale of looting by autocratic former leader Yahya Jammeh was much higher than originally thought and that he left country $1bn in debt -
Irish leader calls for united Ireland provision in Brexit dealEnda Kenny says deal should allow for Northern Ireland to rejoin EU should it be united with Irish Republic
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Finland's solution to automation, fewer jobs and lower wagesBoth left and right are promoting the idea of a basic wage for everyone, currently on trial, as a solution to the new world of work
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UKUKStorm Doris 'weather bomb': 94mph winds, travel chaos and snow – live updatesFollow live updates as the worst storm of winter lashes the UK on ‘Doris Day’
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EuropeEuropeGeert Wilders suspends election campaign over alleged security leakDutch far-right leader stops campaigning in public for March polls after a member of his security team is arrested
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One day in the life of San Francisco Bay – mappedHow do ships safely navigate the San Francisco Bay? In his latest data viz roundup, Max Galka gives a guided tour of the Bay’s marine traffic, tracks trees in major cities, and maps the US based on the flow of its commuters
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Paint it grey: the controversial plan to 'beautify' São PauloAs part of an effort to ‘clean up’ Brazil’s biggest city, mayor João Doria has been down on his knees, spraying grey paint over beloved street art. Locals are furious
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UK's £100m response to South Sudan famine comes from cash already allocatedInitial optimism quashed after it emerges that announcement of ‘new’ government support for famine-hit country refers to funding already in place
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Is child labour always wrong? The view from Bolivia – podcastKary Stewart looks at why 850,000 children work in Bolivia, and whether the numbers can be vindicated by the country’s unique cultural context
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How different would North Korea have been under Kim Jong-nam?Kim Jong-un’s multilingual, well-travelled older brother might have helped the country towards reform
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We must resist until China gives Hong Kong a say in our futureIf Beijing allows human rights to deteriorate in Hong Kong, its freest city, then the whole country will lose all hope of reform
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After Guantánamo: what became of the Britons freed from the US camp?Jamal al-Harith joined Isis and became a suicide bomber, but what did the future hold for the other UK citizens and residents?
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Donald Trump's envoys head to Mexico as cracks emerge in border wall planBureaucratic wrangles pose threat to US president’s campaign pledge but visit by top officials raises other contentious issues
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Kellyanne Conway at CPAC: 'Women don’t like women in power' – videoThe White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway criticized feminists and the Women’s March during her remarks on the opening day of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)
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Bolivia's salt flats – in picturesThe salt flats in Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, are the largest in the world and contain 50-70% of the world’s lithium reserves
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What do we know about Donald Trump and Russia? – video explainerLuke Harding considers the many links between Donald Trump’s administration and Russia
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Hair-razing: Japanese men hold annual competition to celebrate baldness – videoA men’s social club celebrates their lack of hair in Tsuruta City with a bizarre game of tug of war
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White House says transgender bathroom guidance under review – videoWhite House press secretary Sean Spicer says justice and education departments are reviewing current federal guidance on public schools
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Tents set ablaze at North Dakota pipeline protest campsite – videoSeveral fires were lit at the Dakota Access pipeline protest campsite in Cannon Ball, North Dakota, early Wednesday ahead of a deadline from authorities to abandon the area
Astronomy Seven Earth-sized planets found orbiting nearby star