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The Original Sound of Cumbia 1948-79 – review
(Soundway)Most DJs bitten by a musical bug simply buy up every available record of the genre that's fixated them. Infected by cumbia fever, Britain's Will "Quantic" Holland decamped to Colombia,...
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Face to face with Radovan Karadzic
Along with an ITN film crew, Observer reporter Ed Vulliamy uncovered the terrifying truth of Serbian-run concentration camps in the Bosnian war. While former Serb leader Radovan Karadzic stands trial...
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Undance – review
Sadler's Wells, London Undance is a collaboration between the visual artist Mark Wallinger, the composer Mark-Anthony Turnage and the choreographer Wayne McGregor. All three are practitioners working...
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Afghanistan – Britain's invisible conflict
On the eve of the international Afghanistan conference in Bonn, Britain has yet to spell out its position on ending the warTen years after the fall of the Taliban, with a withdrawal date fixed and...
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Revealed: true cost of the Christmas toys we buy from China's factories
Undercover investigation alleges hours of overtime, late wages and fines for using the toilet without permissionWith Christmas three weeks away, an undercover investigation has revealed the bleak...
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Carole Caplin is worth more than Alastair's apology | Barbara Ellen
Cherie Blair's former adviser has been undeservedly vilified for too longSome people don't half make you jump. During the Leveson inquiry, there suddenly appeared the velour-tracksuited, crystal-waving...
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Burmese authorities concede reforms at end of high-profile visit by Clinton
Decision to permit protests and ceasefire with Shan rebels announced as US secretary of state concludes tripBurma has approved a new law permitting peaceful protest for the first time at the end of a...
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Scandal-weary France votes on outlawing prostitution
As the public mood shifts, MPs consider six-month jail term for those caught paying for sexDegas and Toulouse-Lautrec painted them; Hugo, Balzac and Zola wrote about them; Napoleon licensed them and...
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Who will rid us of hate channels such as Press TV? | Nick Cohen
Ofcom is allowing an Iranian broadcaster to undermine our sense of broadcasting balanceAs they search for reasons to be cheerful about Britain, the liberal-minded can latch on to the comforting notion...
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Film reveals vision of a carefree Amy Winehouse at remote Irish festival
Striking footage shows singer aged 23, playing a church gig at Other Voices festival – before she was overwhelmed by fameWatch Spiritualized and Wild Beasts live at Other Voices tonight.Dingle, on the...
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Congo election: Joseph Kabila leads in early results
Incumbent president has just over 50% share of vote, but opponents accuse him of trying to engineer 'carnage'Congo's president, seeking a second term in a nation reeling from poverty, was leading in...
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Newt Gingrich leads in new Iowa presidential poll
Newt Gingrich is the new front-runner in Iowa, which holds the first of next year's US presidential nominating contestsA surge in support for Republican White House hopeful Newt Gingrich has made him...
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Russians vote in national elections
Vladmir Putin's United Russia party expected to see its support fall as people tire of prime minister's strongman styleBy JIM HEINTZ (Associated Press)MOSCOW (AP) – Russians cast their ballots with...
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Lars von Trier's Melancholia takes top prize at European film awards
A good night for Britons at ceremony with Colin Firth and Tilda Swinton, Terry Gilliam and Stephen Frears winning prizesThe apocalypse came with an added happy ending at the 24th annual European film...
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Sócrates
Formidable captain of the Brazilian team in the 1982 World CupSócrates – Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira – who has died of septic shock aged 57, was one of the most unlikely of...
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Britain spends £10m to fight deforestation in Brazil
Multimillion-pound project to help restore natural habitats, protect wildlife and halt climate change in central BrazilBritain is spending £10m to tackle deforestation in Brazil in an effort to protect...
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Syria given 24 hours to sign Arab League deal or face sanctions
AOfficials given ultimatum after missing deadline to let in international monitors amid rising death tollSyria has been given a final deadline by the Arab League to accept international observers into...
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Woman, 85, claims she was strip-searched at JFK airport
Lenore Zimmerman says she was made to remove her clothes after she asked not to go through a body scannerAn 85-year-old woman said she was injured and humiliated when she was strip-searched at an...
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Bomb explodes near British embassy in Bahrain
Bahrain's interior ministry says small blast near embassy in Manama was caused by bomb under a parked minibusA bomb has exploded near the British embassy in Manama, the Bahraini capital, according to...
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