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North Korea demands 'sinister' Malaysia stop investigating Kim Jong-nam deathState news agency insists leader’s half-brother died of heart attack not poisoning, and blames South Korea for ‘conspiratorial racket’ -
Trump to scrap transgender students' bathroom rightsPress secretary Sean Spicer says ‘further guidance’ to come -
Mexico's sugar tax leads to fall in consumption for second year runningHealth experts are watching the progress of the tax to see if it will lower the rates of obesity-related diseases and type 2 diabetes
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Finland's solution to automation, fewer jobs and lower wagesBoth left and right are promoting the idea of a basic wage for everyone, currently on trial, as a solution to the new world of work
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UKUKStorm Doris 'weather bomb' brings snow, gales and travel disruption – live updatesFollow live updates as the worst storm of winter lashes the UK on ‘Doris Day’
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EuropeEuropeSwedish MEP says Boris Johnson's liberation comment crossed 'red line'Anna Maria Corazza Bildt says she spoke out in part because her own parents had been liberated from the Nazis
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'Leniency is over': the controversial plan to scrub off São Paulo's famous street artMayor João Doria has been down on his knees, spraying grey paint over the city’s beloved graffiti murals. Locals – not to mention the artists – are furious
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A tale of four skulls: what human bones reveal about citiesHas the great urbanisation of our species over the last 5,000 years been good for humanity or bad? It’s a story that can be told by examining ancient skeletons – which reveal incredible dangers, but also point to a bright future
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Country leaders convene in Oslo for Nigeria food crisis summitHopes of renewed impetus on efforts to prevent famine in north-east Nigeria tempered by concerns over omission of word ‘donor’ from summit’s official title
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How to donate: South Sudan famine and Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria food crisesFamine has been declared in parts of South Sudan, while Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria are also at risk. Here’s a roundup of some of the main appeals
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opinion & analysis
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How different would North Korea have been under Kim Jong-nam?Kim Jong-un’s multilingual, well-travelled older brother might have helped the country towards reform
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We must resist until China gives Hong Kong a say in our futureIf Beijing allows human rights to deteriorate in Hong Kong, its freest city, then the whole country will lose all hope of reform
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After Guantánamo: what became of the Britons freed from the US camp?Jamal al-Harith joined Isis and became a suicide bomber, but what did the future hold for the other UK citizens and residents?
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Donald Trump's envoys head to Mexico as cracks emerge in border wall planBureaucratic wrangles pose threat to US president’s campaign pledge but visit by top officials raises other contentious issues
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Bolivia's salt flats – in picturesThe salt flats in Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, are the largest in the world and contain 50-70% of the world’s lithium reserves
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What do we know about Donald Trump and Russia? – video explainerLuke Harding considers the many links between Donald Trump’s administration and Russia
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Hair-razing: Japanese men hold annual competition to celebrate baldness – videoA men’s social club celebrates their lack of hair in Tsuruta City with a bizarre game of tug of war
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White House says transgender bathroom guidance under review – videoWhite House press secretary Sean Spicer says justice and education departments are reviewing current federal guidance on public schools
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Tents set ablaze at North Dakota pipeline protest campsite – videoSeveral fires were lit at the Dakota Access pipeline protest campsite in Cannon Ball, North Dakota, early Wednesday ahead of a deadline from authorities to abandon the area
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Republicans confronted over Trump at town halls around US – videoFootage has emerged of spirited confrontations at events in Florida, Kentucky and Iowa
Astronomy Seven Earth-sized planets found orbiting nearby star