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Afghans reel from MOAB's impactLocals describe the moment the device was dropped, as critics question the wisdom of deploying it -
Police search for man who killed 15-year-old in targeted attackThe incident at Glenfield in southwest Sydney is believed to be an act of revenge in connection with another homicide
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'Shots fired' as armed mob tries to storm facilityA group of locals, including personnel from naval base, tried to break into camp to attack refugees after incident outside the centre, according to reports -
weekend
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Literary highlights for Australia in AprilLizzie Borden’s 40 whacks, young adult cli-fi and novellas smuggled out of North Korea: here are the new release books you should know about
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Glowing mushrooms in Australia’s forestsStanding in a dark pine forest surrounded by bioluminescent mushrooms is as magical and mysterious as it sounds – and worth the midnight trek into the mountains three hours out of Sydney
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What is the historical evidence that he lived and died?Today some claim that Jesus is just an idea, rather than a real historical figure, but there is a good deal of written evidence for his existence 2,000 years ago
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Women of Hizb ut-Tahrir video is alarming – and based on misconceptionMost reactions speak as if the truth and reality of violence against women is something only Muslims need to learn
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Hazard and Mourinho: anatomy of a rollercoaster relationshipThe pair fell out at Chelsea and while there is no animosity now, stopping the forward is a priority for Manchester United manager in Premier League match
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Bulldogs edge past North Melbourne in gripping gameThe Western Bulldogs’ gripping three-point Good Friday AFL win over North Melbourne has been soured by an injury to spearhead Travis Cloke
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Wenger will not break wage structure for SánchezThe Arsenal manager has told Alexis Sánchez he will not be held to ransom by the forward’s wage demands and nor will he jeopardise the unity of the Arsenal dressing room by caving in to them
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Chris Christie rips 'liar' Eli Manning: 'He got caught'The New Jersey governor spared no criticism of the New York Giants quarterback in a radio appearance on Friday morning
documentaries
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Asylum seekers on Christmas Island
Where does this scenario take you in your thoughts and feelings?
Asylum seekers
on Christmas IslandWhere does this scenario
take you in your thoughts and feelings?Watch now
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Editorial staff in Queensland blame Sydney bosses and news.com.au for job losses, the Australian’s dinosaurs upskill, and the ABC keeps staff on their toesNews Corp staff deliver bolshie smack to senior managers amid job cuts
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Rising house prices, precarious incomes and the gig economy all mean a lack of stability for people in their 20 and 30s. No wonder we aren’t having childrenMy generation has to choose between a child or a career. We can’t afford both
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video and pictures
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Thai new year and tea pickingThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world
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Cockpit video shows MOAB strikeCockpit video shows the MOAB strike launched by the US military on Isis affiliates in Afghanistan
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A sharp style, and plenty of hope – meet Nairobi's model citizenStephen Okoth, film-maker and fashion icon, brings vibrancy to the streets of Nairobi’s Kibera district in this image from the #CelebrateAfrica photo competition
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The Hindu Lal Kach festival in DhakaDuring the Hindu Lal Kach festival in Dhaka, men and boys cover themselves in body paint and take part in processions through their local neighbourhoods wielding swords to ward off evil and welcome the Bengali new year 1424
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Easter around the worldFrom the Philippines to Spain and Berwick-on-Tweed, Christians have been celebrating Holy Week
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The end of the Ice RoadOur project to document communities undergoing irreversible change took us to the frozen Zanskar river, which in winter is the only link between Ladakh and Zanskar
Renewables roadshow
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Grandmother of baby whose teen parents fled hospital says she will stay at infant's sideWoman says social worker told 15-year-old mother she wouldn’t be allowed to take newborn to her boyfriend’s home
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Shop owner in remote Indigenous community fined $167,500Mintabie man sold second-hand cars through ‘book-up’ loans – then took almost $1m from his customers’ accounts
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Courts grant stays to remaining seven men set to die in executionsUse of lethal drug blocked in six scheduled executions while seventh spared by top court, thwarting the state’s plan to execute a total of eight men in 11 days
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Election challenger Anies accused of courting Islamic vote amid religious divideChristian governor Ahok used to enjoy a 70% approval rating but then came his blasphemy trial for allegedly insulting Islam. Now the vote is too close to call
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explore
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I've put my event on Facebook. Now how do I make sure people actually come?The instantaneous, impersonal nature of the platform means RSVPs remain about as binding as wet toilet paper. The secret? Approach your Facebook event like a marketing campaign
people
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Damn: more mellow but just as angryLuscious harmonies and hints of psychedelic soul – plus guest support from Bono and Rihanna – couch brilliant, sharp-edged storytelling from an artist at the top of his game
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Sequel to Labyrinth in the worksDon’t Breathe’s Fede Alvarez to write and direct the long-rumoured follow-up to the cult musical, but the film will not feature Bowie’s Goblin King character
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Actor quits apologising and goes for full-frontal defianceThe gaffe-prone Fast and Furious star has defended her role as a hitman punished by being turned into a woman in The Assignment
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Which ridiculous art project should he do next?The sometimes actor has announced that he’ll be spending a month alone in a Lapland cabin, so here are some ideas on how he should follow that up
the big picture
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Joseph Szabo's portraits of adolescenceJoseph Szabo was a frustrated high-school teacher in need of inspiration – so he started photographing his students, and captured all the angst and excitement of being caught between childhood and adulthood
Journalism faces a crisis worldwide – we might be entering a new dark age