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PwC issues 'sincere apology'Accounting firm in charge of vote counting vows to investigate error that led to La La Land being awarded best film by mistake -
SpaceX to send two people around the moon who paid for a 2018 missionCEO Elon Musk said the private journey would take about a week, nearing the moon’s surface without landing on it
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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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UKUKDeportation of student halted hours before she was due to board planeShiromini Satkunarajah, months away from final exams at Bangor University, is told she and her mother will not be removed from UK to Sri Lanka
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EuropeEurope'Oui on peut': 40,000 sign petition for Barack Obama as next French presidentCampaign organisers came up with idea because they were disenchanted with the candidates running in France’s election
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Cathedrals of power: Philadelphia's abandoned turbine halls – in picturesThe Philadelphia Electric Company built enormous metropolitan power stations at the turn of the 20th century. Now vacant and decaying, these buildings are a blight in the eyes of city planners and a beacon to urban explorers
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Sand mining: the global environmental crisis you’ve probably never heard ofFrom Cambodia to California, industrial-scale sand mining is causing wildlife to die, local trade to wither and bridges to collapse. And booming urbanisation means the demand for this increasingly valuable resource is unlikely to let up
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US foreign aid expected to be biggest casualty of Trump's first budgetPrioritization of defence worries organizations who see in administration’s retreat from overseas aid the potential for humanitarian crises to fester
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EU urged to end cooperation with Sudan after refugees whipped and deportedMEP calls for inquiry as Ethiopian and Eritrean asylum seekers receive 40 lashes and $800 fines, while activists warn EU migration aid is emboldening Sudan
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Germany's rightwing AfD party struggles to cope with internal crisisAlternative für Deutschland’s support has slumped since a leading politician called for Germany to stop atoning for its Nazi past
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'Party for the people'? Democrats seek Perez unity but doubters are vocalThe former labor secretary and his main rival Keith Ellison – seen as representing the establishment and party activists respectively – must work to win over their base
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Donald Trump is not the first US president to boycott press eventsMissing a White House correspondents’ dinner is a serious sense of humour failure but is not without precedent
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CPAC conservatives drink the Trump Kool-Aid, but who will pick up the tab?A once-fringe presidential candidate has turned his doubters into cheerleaders. But the spiritual and financial cost of Trumpism has yet to be tallied
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Trump vows 'big' spend on defense and infrastructure – videoTrump discussed his upcoming budget Monday, saying the government needs to tighten its belt as he is set to propose a $54bn increase in defense spending
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Trump: 'Nobody knew healthcare could be so complicated' – videoDonald Trump said on Monday that his administration had come up with a solution to Obamacare, but contends it is a complicated subject
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Sunday carnivals around Europe – in picturesCarnival parades and celebrations are being held in many countries around the world. This selection stretches from Canary Islands to Russia
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Futbolistas migrantes estadounidenses: Los jugadores americanos cruzando la frontera borrosa de México – vídeoThe Guardian habla con equipos top en Pachuca, Torreón y Guadalajara, además de jugadores inmigrantes estadounidenses y legendario futbolista mexicano Jared Borgetti – quienes dicen que la idea de un muro en la frontera no se corresponde con la realidad de la relación interdependiente de las dos naciones
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America's soccer migrants: the US footballers crossing Mexico's border – videoThe Guardian travels to Pachuca, Torreón and Guadalajara to speak to top clubs, US immigrant players and Mexico legend Jared Borgetti – who find the prospect of a border wall at odds with the reality of the two nations’ interdependent relationship
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Tom Perez elected new chair of Democratic National Committee – videoFormer labor secretary Tom Perez was elected as the new chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Saturday
Trump's budget plan Big boost for defence at expense of aid and environment
US foreign aid expected to be biggest casualty of budget