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Gawker unveils new comments system and Nick Denton immediately uses it to...
After users accuse him of trying to emulate BuzzFeed, Denton jumps into the fray to accuse rival Jonah Peretti of 'stunt' tacticsIn announcing a facet of his site's new commenting system, Gawker...
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Now Charles Taylor has gone, Sierra Leone is on the rise | Aminatta Forna
The nation has been booming since the civil war ended. Now his conviction offers the hope of political maturity tooThere will be celebrations in Sierra Leone following the conviction of Charles Taylor...
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John Edwards lawyers attack credibility of key witness in campaign funds trial
Former Edwards aide Andrew Young grilled in court as defence lawyers accuse him of fabricating stories to profit from scandalDefence lawyers in the trial of John Edwards have launched a stinging attack...
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Greece did not cause the euro crisis
Yes, my country was the spark, but it merely exposed the inherent flaws within the eurozoneDuring the recent debate in the parliaments of many eurozone member states regarding the approval of the new...
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In praise of … Nina Katchadourian | Editorial
'What is art?' asks one of her constructed sentences in the Sorted images of book spines. 'Close observation,' is the replyFaced with a long flight, many people take a Valium and doze. Nina...
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US environmental official apologises for 'crucify' gaffe
Film circulated by GOP senator Jim Inhofe shows Al Armendariz urging EPA staff to 'crucify' firms that break environmental lawsAn official from the environmental protection agency has apologised for...
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Rare second world war-era German warplane found in Denmark – video
A Heinkel bomber, on of the most sophisticated warplanes of its time, has been retrieved off the coast of Denmark
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Brooklyn DA refuses to release details of Orthodox sex abuse suspects
Refusal to grant FOI request marks acknowledgement by Charles Hynes that suspected Orthodox child abusers receive special treatmentBrooklyn district attorney Charles Hynes has refused a freedom of...
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Comparative far right politics, US and Europe | Jason Farago
Economic crisis in Europe has fueled rightwing populism. But it lacks its American counterpart's free-market fundamentalismLast Sunday, in the hours after the first round of the French presidential...
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Bradley Manning judge warns military prosecutors in WikiLeaks case
Judge refuses to dismiss most serious charge but tells prosecution it must prove private knew he was aiding the enemyThe military judge in the court-martial of the US soldier accused of handing...
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Pakistan deports Bin Laden's family
A statement from the interior ministry said that 14 members of the family had been sent to Saudi ArabiaOsama bin Laden's three widows and his children have been deported from Pakistan and were en route...
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Police inspector latest to be arrested for alleged racism
Met police said the inspector was arrested by officers working in the force's complaints department. He has been suspendedThe controversy over alleged racism in Britain's largest police force has...
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Images of Osama bin Laden killing not to be released, judge orders
A US federal court has backed the Obama administration in refusing to release pictures or video from military operationA federal judge has refused to order Barack Obama's administration to release...
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Spain's credit rating downgraded
Standard & Poor's drops rating from A to BBB+ and warns that Spain's recession is likely to deepen by the end of the yearSpain's precarious economic situation has worsened after the ratings agency...
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Chinese activist flees house arrest
Chen Guangcheng has escaped the house arrest he has lived under for a year and a half, fleeing to an unknown locationA blind legal activist who is a key figure in China's rights movement has escaped...
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Escaped Chinese activist fears retribution
Blind rights activist Chen Guangcheng flees detention but expresses concern as authorities round up people who helped himThe blind Chinese rights activist, Chen Guangcheng has made a daring escape from...
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Ukraine blasts injure dozens ahead of Euros
Authorities treat as terrorism series of explosions injuring at least 29 in city of Dnipropetrovsk just weeks before football finalsAt least 29 people were injured on Friday in a series of explosions...
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British MPs say EU must do more to ensure aid reaches neediest countries
Select committee concerned too much money goes to higher middle income countries, potentially devaluing concept of aidToo much EU aid money is given to relatively wealthy countries at the expense of...
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Martin McGuinness hints he may meet the Queen on diamond jubilee tour
Northern Ireland deputy first minister says Republicans must make new compromisesFormer IRA chief of staff turned Northern Ireland deputy first minister, Martin McGuinness, has given his broadest hint...
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Mitch Dobrowner wins L'Iris d'Or photographer of the year award
US photographer credited with 'enormous skill in his craft' for shots of storm systems in Appalachian mountains• In pictures: a selection of the winning photographsLast night, at a lavish ceremony at...
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