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The coming winter and the threat of renewed fighting hang over Donetsk and Luhansk after rushed elections
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Israeli PM says status quo will not change at site known as Noble Sanctuary to Muslims and Temple Mount to Jews
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Beijing dismisses scathing EIA report on wildlife trade which claims ivory haul of Xi Jinping delegates in Tanzania doubled price on illegal market
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Prosecutors reportedly examining whether billionaire Russian gas trader transferred allegedly corrupt funds through US
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Proposed law to prevent Iranians from keeping animals deemed unclean is latest crackdown on ‘western cultural invasion’
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Republicans won eight out of nine key Senate races, regained control of the upper chamber of Congress and triumphed in crucial gubernatorial contests
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Critics deplore Leni Riefenstahl footage of Hitler games in promotional video – as ministry stresses mistake should not detract from Greek tourism success
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Titanochelon was 2 metres long and roamed the ‘streets of Madrid’ between 20m and 2m years ago, study finds
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Jesuit priest and writer whose God of Surprises persuaded many to stay within the church
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From members of the police to the deputy president, a commission seeks justice for the 34 miners who lost their lives at the Lonmin mine strikes in 2012. Greg Nicholson reports
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Amid the epidemic, young people are carrying on dancing at the Fatou Rose hotel, putting Red Cross health advice to one side and trusting in chlorinated water
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Lawyers for victims at inquiry into killing of 34 miners also call for South African vice president Cyril Ramaphosa to be investigated
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A porcupine at the Londolozi reserve in South Africa fights off a pride of 17 lions by shaking its tail and running backwards towards the predators
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Clashes erupt in Brussels between demonstrators and riot police after around 100,000 people marched through the Belgian capital in protest against spending cuts
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The wife of president Ashraf Ghani has surprised many Afghans by speaking out on women and internally displaced people
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Township residents celebrate 5 November by dressing up in their – or their parents’ – best clothes and asking for money. Photographer Daniel Born captures the characters of the ‘penny penny’ tradition
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Chi, which published topless pictures of Duchess of Cambridge, accused of sexism over images of minister Marianna Madia
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The newest resident of Chicago's Shedd Aquarium is an orphaned southern sea otter pup. Just five weeks old and weighing less than 6lbs, she was rescued along the California coast by state wildlife officials. Here she takes a bath at the aquarium and then is fed from a bottle
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Testifying against Shrien Dewani, Monde Mbolombo admits he lied in 2012 trial at which Xolile Mngeni was convicted
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Sovereign wealth fund wants to add banking and finance nexus in Docklands to portfoilo of trophy assets including Harrods and the Shard
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Lawyers for Abdel Hakim Belhaj claim MI5, MI6 and GCHQ may have intercepted legally privileged communications
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However the numbers are sliced and diced, the result was a GOP landslide, but how far this wave will actually carry the Republicans remains unknown
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The world’s biggest companies disclose little or no financial details about their operations outside their home countries, Transparency International says
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The findings of a new report on sporting injuries are both surprising (who would have thought golf is a hidden killer?) and expected (stay away from quadbikes), but how do the major codes stack up?
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Norway has been named the most prosperous country in the world for the sixth year in a row and European countries dominate the top 30 of the annual Prosperity Index
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The polls say the GOP will take the Senate, but their path to win a few difficult races could last for weeks after election day
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From the most popular Halloween fancy dress choices in the UK to the amount expected to be spent on festivities - here is everything you wanted to know about Halloween, in numbers
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A new report shows that most people are very wrong on some of the key facts about their home nation. See if you know any better
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International Ipsos Mori poll shows Australians are also wildly wrong in their estimations on teen pregnancy, immigrants and unemployment
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Number of billionaires on Earth has more than doubled since the financial crisis, according to a new report from Oxfam
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The UK falls eight places in rankings measuring gender equality worldwide, with Nordic countries such as Iceland and Sweden continuing to come out on top
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Twenty five years after its fall, more pieces of the Berlin wall are scattered across the globe – from Seattle to South Korea, Cape Town to Canberra – than remain in the city itself
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A new website aims to demystify Australia’s parliamentary voting process
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What do you call these things? These interactive maps show the language divide in Australia
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Sudden slump in price of crude – now at its lowest for four years – sends tremors through capitals of the world’s great oil powers. A look at the economic and geopolitical implications of $80 oil
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The proportion of the country’s wealth owned by the top 10% has increased between 2000 and 2014, according to a new report
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With an estimated 260,000 illicit firearms in circulation, an inquiry is examining the extent of the gun-trafficking problem
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Snake to be shrunk in half in an effort to reduce the sweet’s portion size
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From UN member states to NGOs, the African Development Bank and the private sector – the numbers revealed
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A professor of statistics at Monash University explains exactly what is seasonal adjustment, why it matters and what went wrong in the July and August figures
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Over 13,000 Instagram photos captured during 144 hours of the Ukrainian revolution in February have been used to create this huge data visualisation
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From members of the police to the deputy president, a commission seeks justice for the 34 miners who lost their lives at the Lonmin mine strikes in 2012. Greg Nicholson reports
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Senator Jeanne Shaheen’s re-election was a bright spot for Democrats in the midterms, but it might not have been so if she faced a different candidate, reports Jon Swaine
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The Republican senate will mean go-slow on domestic policy, so the president’s best chance of a lasting impact is overseas
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From the first Haitian-American elected to Congress to the youngest-ever state legislator, the 2014 midterms produced some notable election precedents
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Republicans successfully tamed their Tea Party fringe and ran against Obama, but some Democrats are ruing caution, negativity and misjudged campaign themes
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An overhaul of the Grand Duchy’s corporate tax law and administration is required
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Assault signals that sectarian tensions unleashed by Syrian war and rise of Isis now pose a real security threat in the kingdom
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Policy of collective punishment after brutal attack on army checkpoint may stoke insurgency in long run
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Revolutions are hard, dangerous and violent – what the country needs is a clear plan for the future, writes Simon Allison
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From Oscar Pistorius to Senzo Meyiwa and Shrien Dewani, the wheels of justice turn only for those with wealth and power, writes Justice Malala
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As organised crime continues to dominate local politics, the contrast between rhetoric and reality in Mexico is exposed
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From women in the workplace to youth football and recycling, country is more East German than it likes to admit
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Guy Goodwin-Gill, who represented the UN in Australia in the Fraser years, says today’s asylum policy is ‘wrong, and also very dangerous’
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The Ebola outbreak has killed about 5,000 people in west Africa, and affected the US and Spain, where people returning from the region have died and transmitted the infection to several nurses. We examine the background to the disease, its spread and its impact
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His succession is taboo in Iran, but when he dies his country’s political trajectory will change at home and on the world stage
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The Republicans appear set to win a majority in the Senate, giving them control of both houses. We examine how this has happened, and what the implications are for US politics
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John Browne: By coming out as a gay man, Apple’s Tim Cook will accelerate change in the corporate world
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A porcupine at the Londolozi reserve in South Africa fights off a pride of 17 lions by shaking its tail and running backwards towards the predators
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Clashes erupt in Brussels between demonstrators and riot police after around 100,000 people marched through the Belgian capital in protest against spending cuts
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Township residents celebrate 5 November by dressing up in their – or their parents’ – best clothes and asking for money. Photographer Daniel Born captures the characters of the ‘penny penny’ tradition
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The newest resident of Chicago's Shedd Aquarium is an orphaned southern sea otter pup. Just five weeks old and weighing less than 6lbs, she was rescued along the California coast by state wildlife officials. Here she takes a bath at the aquarium and then is fed from a bottle
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Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters clash with police in the densely populated district of Mong Kok
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We asked you to share your photos of the Anonymous Million Mask March via GuardianWitness. Here is a selection of our favourites
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Local organisations are shocked at the treatment of family members with mental illness, discovered in the aftermath of typhoon Haiyan
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AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd is charged with trying to arrange the murders of two people in New Zealand, and with drug possession
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Mitch McConnell, who is poised to become the next Senate majority leader, says his first priority is to get the Senate 'back to normal'
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A man lost at sea when a fishing boat capsized has been found clinging to a foam cooler in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Colombia
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Clive Palmer launches the PUP campaign in Victoria ahead of the state election
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Tony Abbott has announced $20m to help set up a 100-bed Ebola treatment centre being built by the UK in Sierra Leone
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The newest resident of Chicago’s Shedd Aqaurium is an orphaned southern sea otter pup. Just five weeks old and weighing less than 6lbs, she was rescued along the California coast by state wildlife officials
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UK-based Icap is one of the world's largest electronic brokers and one of its most lucrative operations is in Luxembourg. The Guardian found a small office above a stamp shop, with little sign of activity
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Israeli police have published a video showing security forces clashing with Palestinian stone-throwers at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa compound
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The Spanish nurse, Teresa Romero, who was infected with Ebola leaves the Madrid hospital where she was treated
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Philadelphia police have released CCTV footage of a person of interest in connection with the abduction of Carlesha Freeland-Gaither
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Ed Miliband questions Cameron on the European Union during prime minister's questions on Wednesday