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Swedish activist says world faces ‘existential crisis’ and must achieve goals of Paris deal
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Exclusive: US warns it will reject measure over language on sexual health in latest example of hardline abortion stance
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House judiciary committee chair demands McGahn testify before Congress as Democrats escalate investigation of Trump
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Chair of 1922 Committee is reportedly planning to tell PM to leave by the end of June
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Kingdom’s mission to bloc calls for tolerance and understanding over penal code
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Perth woman on flight says two-month-old girl with her Saudi parents had been restless from take-off
Spotlight
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The doctor visits once a week in Sayatón, an hour from Madrid. In the 28 April elections, vanishing towns like this could be a key issue
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Mike Brown singled out for criticism in damning City Hall report on project leadership
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Turnout in vote regarded as a fresh say on country’s name change too low to deliver clear result, say officials
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Locals say they live in fear of violence and face harsh punishment for breaking rules
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Almost two decades ago the World Health Organization declared leprosy eliminated, but millions of cases go undiagnosed
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Opinion & analysis
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As many challenges await as for leader he played on TV but with no certainty of a happy ending
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National Thowheeth Jama’ath blamed but attacks of this scale require huge organisation
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Death toll from Easter Sunday’s eight bomb blasts nears 300, with 500 others injured
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Features that make Facebook so useful for spreading information have also made it potentially dangerous
Pictures and video
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Watch the decorated Marine Corps veteran talk about his fame in Iraq, his attempt to stop Nancy Pelosi's re-election as House Speaker and what makes him stand out in a crowded Democratic field
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Japan still dominates the global cultured pearl market, despite a fall in specialised pearl farmers. In the past 10 years it has produced annually about 20 tonnes of farmed pearls
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The fight for communism is alive in the mountains of the Philippines, where the New People’s Army is celebrating 50 years since it took up arms
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Celebrants donned festive finery and showed off their very best headgear along Fifth Avenue
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Multiple attacks in churches and luxury hotels as worshippers attended Easter services have killed more at least 290 people
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Nearly 300 people are dead and 500 injured after a coordinated wave of bombings struck Sri Lanka
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