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Senegal revokes licences of foreign fishing trawlers
Government demands that 29 ships offload their catches before leaving the west African country's territorial watersThe new government of Senegal has cancelled the licences of 29 foreign fishing...
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Pakistan bombing kills 16 in marketplace
Blast follows US release of letters from Osama bin Laden's compound criticising Pakistani militants over killing of civiliansA bombing in a Pakistani market close to the Afghan border has killed 16...
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Syria executing Idlib residents, Amnesty says
Report gathers harrowing testimony of victims and families caught in purge of northern city by regime troops and loyalistsSyrian forces are executing scores of suspected opposition sympathisers in the...
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US expects China to allow dissident Chen Guangcheng to travel abroad
Officials say Beijing has indicated it will push through activist's application to leave China after offer of study from US universityThe US expects the Chinese government to quickly clear the way for...
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Protesters clash with security forces in Cairo
• Reports of teargas, gunfire, many injured• Syria: protests in Aleppo after student deaths• Bahrain blocks freedom-of-expression delegationRead the latest summary5.20pm: Here's a summary of today's...
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European elections: the false promises of populism | Jan-Werner Mueller
Parties from far right and left haunt ballots in France and Greece. But pandering to them has never really workedIt has become conventional wisdom: populist parties are on the rise across Europe, from...
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Adam Yauch and the indestructible spirit of the Beastie Boys
MCA, Ad-Rock and Mike D pushed the boundaries of hip hop to define an era – but their playful demeanor was just as influentialWhen the Beastie Boys signed to Def Jam in 1985 they were white, Jewish,...
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New York Post columnist uses racial slur to refer to Jay-Z's Brooklyn Nets
Sports writer Phil Mushnick under fire for suggesting new team be named 'New York N-----s'New York Post sports columnist and out-of-touch old white dude Phil Mushnick has sparked internet outrage for...
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The conversation: Why is there so much misogyny online?
Why do women face such misogyny in the media, particularly online? TV presenter Miriam O'Reilly and feminist writer Nina Power share their thoughts and experiencesA Twitter user called Conservative MP...
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Country diary: Sandy, Bedfordshire: The courteous call of the cuckoo
Despite their knavish reputation, cuckoos are courteous opponents in song, each allowing the other its sayThe clamour of competing voices at the heart of the wood is too much for me to assimilate. My...
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Letters: Tagore's legacy is political as well
You are right to note the 150th anniversary of the birth of the poet Rabindranath Tagore but neglect his politics in your editorial (The poet at 150, 30 April). For example, he repudiated his...
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Letters: Women's archive is as relevant today as the struggles it records
Thank you for raising awareness regarding the crisis facing the Women's Library (Women's archive hunts for a saviour, 1 May). Over 50 years ago the Guardian's Mary Stott was instrumental in founding...
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Warren Buffett faithfuls descend on Omaha for annual shareholders romp
Annual meeting for Berkshire Hathaway group comes this year as questions swirl about the Sage of Omaha's healthPrivate jets, chauffeur driven cars and even some economy flights will deposit some 35,000...
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Secret service prostitute says secret information was easily accessible
Woman who says she spent night with an agent speaks about scandal, saying the agents compromised president's securityA woman who says she was the prostitute who triggered the US secret service scandal...
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Mariano Rivera tears knee ligament catching a fly ball - video
New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera, 42, has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during batting practice in Kansas City. With more saves than any other pitcher in baseball...
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Texas judge rules ban on state funds for Planned Parenthood unconstitutional
Republican-controlled legislature had attemped to block the women's health group from recieving money from the stateA federal appeals judge says Texas cannot ban Planned Parenthood from receiving state...
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: former military prosecutor denounces trial
Morris Davis says allowing evidence from torture means the world will never see Guantanamo Bay trials as fairThe former chief US prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay has denounced the military trial of Khalid...
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Who will win the French runoff election? What the polls tell us | Harry J Enten
Two French election traditions are likely to be broken in Sunday's presidential runoff electionA few weeks ago, I wrote on the silliness of historical "rules" in US elections. While history provides us...
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Weak jobs figures are woe for Obama - US politics live
Latest figures on jobs show slow growth while US diplomats win concessions from China to release Chen Guangcheng5.20pm: All the exciting election action is in London tonight, where British people are...
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Do you think college is worth the expense? | Poll
Student loan debt in the US has hit the $1tn mark and the job market for college graduates is the bleakest it's been in a decade. Do you think a college degree is worth the expense?
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