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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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PM’s decision to invite US president to Britain prompts renewed calls for protests
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Study shows how destabilised natural systems will worsen man-made problem
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Move follows New IRA’s admission of guilt over shooting of 29-year-old in Derry
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Christian Schilcher’s poem about immigration is described as ‘abominable’, ‘disgusting’ and ‘inhuman’
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Misuzu Ikeda becomes first assemblywoman in Tarumizu as record numbers of women elected nationwide
Spotlight
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The long read: The ‘wolf pack’ case inspired widespread anger and protests against sexual assault laws in Spain. But the anti-feminist backlash that followed has helped propel the far right to its biggest gains since Franco
Around the world
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Joe O’Brien, 24, died after fight outside pub in Failsworth in Greater Manchester
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North Korean leader expected to seek Russian president’s support over western sanctions
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After reports of transgender people being refused treatment, a new centre offers specialised services – and respite from discrimination
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Locals say they live in fear of violence and face harsh punishment for breaking rules
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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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