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27 May ' 02:34
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1. Eurovision ends in Swedish win and humiliation for Engelbert Humperdinck
- Teacher Network newsletter: bring computer science into your classrooms plus carni masks
- Marshmallow Skye by Cathy Cassidy - review
- Afghan civilians killed in Nato air strike
- Olympic torch route, day 9: Aberystwyth state of mind
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26 May ' 20:02
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Tony Blair's moral decline and fall is now complete | Nick Cohen
The Observer, 27 May 2012
Nick Cohen: Tony Blair's willingness to prop up the brutal Kazakhstan regime shames the one-time champion of democracy
as an example of how sour polite society became. In 2007, John Humphrys of the BBC interviewed Blair about the oppression in .Blair: "There is global struggle in which we need a policy based on democracy, on freedom and on justice…"Humphrys…
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26 May ' 14:01
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Joe Biden: withdrawal from Iran and Afghanistan allows military to refocus
guardian.co.uk, 26 May 2012
Matt Williams and agencies
Speaking to graduates at West Point, Biden lists Obama administration's achievements and rejects criticism from Romney
Joe Biden: withdrawal from and Afghanistan allows military to refocus…
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Is it unparliamentary to call someone a 'muttering idiot'?
The Observer, 26 May 2012
Gaby Hinsliff and Quentin Letts
David Cameron has called Ed Balls a 'muttering idiot' in the Commons. Quentin Letts and Gaby Hinsliff debate the use of 'uparliamentary' language
to watch his lip? Do younger voters think, "Go for it, mate"?Simon Carr in the Independent asked a clever question: would Cameron react the same way to the president of Iran if he niggled him? Fair point. But I'd rather have a PM who told Ed…
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26 May ' 07:31
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Iran has enough uranium for five nuclear weapons, claims US thinktank
guardian.co.uk, 26 May 2012
Damien Pearse and agencies
Institute for Science and International Security says uranium output up by a third but needs more refining for use in bombs
has enough uranium for five nuclear weapons, claims US thinktank … Iran has significantly increased its output of low-enriched uranium and if it was further refined could make at at least five nuclear weapons, according to a US thinktank.The Institute for Science and International Security, which tracks…
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26 May ' 01:19
- Travel:Tuscany on a budget
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25 May ' 18:34
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Yemen: suicide attacks on school and protest march kill 12
The Guardian, 26 May 2012
Reuters
Militant Sunni Islamist group claim responsibility, saying they were revenge for killings in the country's north
they grabbed Saudi territory in 2009.The US envoy to Yemen said in February there were signs that Shi'ite was becoming more active in Yemen and could pose a deeper threat to its stability and security. denies interfering in the country.…
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My hero: Dag Hammarskjöld by Timothy Mo
'The world may yet rue the fact that a man of the calibre of the austere Swede is not at the helm'
. If a deadly epidemic comes, or the US and Israel bomb 's nuclear plants, the world may yet rue the fact that a man of the calibre of the austere Swede is not at the helm.…
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Dar al Hossoun: a real riad in Morocco
The Guardian, 25 May 2012
A hotel with stunning gardens in the sleepy, ancient town of Taroudant in southern Morocco is a riad in the true sense of the word, says Gavin McOwan
for their neighbour, the former empress of , who wanted her residence built with rammed earth, but in a traditional Persian style.All the rooms in the hotel are these traditional structures with thick earth walls that provide insulation against the heat…
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- Art & design:Tracey Emin should have had more fun at the seaside
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25 May ' 12:00
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Iranian team to collaborate with US company on nuclear fusion project
guardian.co.uk, 25 May 2012
New Jersey company says it has permission for unique partnership to work toward the holy grail of energy sources
team to collaborate with US company on nuclear fusion project … A US company and an Iranian university have agreed to collaborate on nuclear fusion, the elusive technology that promises a limitless supply of clean energy.New Jersey…
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Guardian Sustainable Business
Subsidising the wrong energy
guardian.co.uk, 25 May 2012
Roger Cowe for the Guardian Professional Network
Despite the logic behind encouraging businesses to switch to renewable energy, governments still provide much larger subsidies for fossil fuels. This must change, says Roger Cowe
subsidies. Russia, China and India are leading examples, although they have begun to cut subsidies. More surprisingly, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has identified as energy spendthrifts, using approximately a third of its annual budget to keep…
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Syria rebels free Lebanese hostages
guardian.co.uk, 25 May 2012
Associated Press
Twelve men released unharmed amid growing concern Syrian unrest has spread to neighbouring Lebanon
and a Syrian driver, were believed to have been returning from a trip to Iranian holy sites when they were abducted.Sunnis have formed the backbone of the Syrian revolt, raising sectarian tensions. The country's president, Bashar al-Assad, and the ruling…
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Detention centre failures led to death of asylum seeker, inquest finds
- Doma ruled unconstitutional for denying benefits to same-sex couples
- French Open: Andy Murray in sunny mood before true battles begin
- HSBC UK bank boss encourages debate on free banking
- SpaceX Dragon docking with the space station – in pictures
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25 May ' 04:40
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Iran nuclear programme talks salvaged from collapse
The Guardian, 25 May 2012
, diplomatic editor
Last-ditch agreement reached in Baghdad to make another attempt at a compromise deal in Moscow next month
nuclear programme talks salvaged from collapse … International talks over 's nuclear programme were salvaged from collapse in Baghdad with a last-ditch agreement to make another attempt at a compromise deal in Moscow next month.After two days of intense talks in the Iraqi capital…
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Iranian nuclear talks: stuck in a sandstorm | Editorial
The Guardian, 24 May 2012
Editorial: With a sandstorm swirling around them and closing the airport, the six-party talks with Iran in Baghdad had every incentive to get a peace process worth talking about back on track
nuclear talks: stuck in a sandstorm … With a sandstorm swirling around them and closing the airport, the six-party talks with in Baghdad had every incentive to get a peace process worth talking about back on track. In an election year, Barack Obama has no conceivable political … With a sandstorm swirling around them and closing the airport, the six-party talks with in Baghdad had every incentive to get a peace process worth talking about back on track…
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Corrections and clarifications
The Guardian, 24 May 2012
Corrections and clarifications column editor
Minority-ethnic MPs | Hitler's Children picture caption | Reza Marashi
that appeared in the print edition (Lobbying campaign wins banned Iranian terrorist group backing in Washington, 23 May, page 16), the first mention…
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British butterfly defies doom prediction to thrive in changing climate
Brown Argus, once rare and declining, depended on one plant species but warmer temperatures have helped it expand range
-laying as well as caterpillar diet. On the continent, where the Brown Argus ranges from the Pyrenees to , geranium species are commonly used, and a closely-related butterfly, not yet found in the UK, is called…
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US critical of Iran and Syria in human rights report on 'tumultuous' year
Chris McGreal in Washington
Report suggests Arab spring and reform in Burma may inspire change elsewhere – but warns of disturbing anti-LGBT trends
US critical of and Syria in human rights report on 'tumultuous' year … America's annual human rights report describes 2011 as a " tumultuous and momentous year" of change, from the Arab spring to the dramatic political opening in Burma which may yet inspire what it calls other closed societies – from Iran to North…
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24 May ' 08:37
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Net migration to UK remains at more than 250,000 a year
guardian.co.uk, 24 May 2012
Alan Travis, home affairs editor
Figure of 252,000 is a blow to Theresa May, who hopes to reduce number to 100,000 by next election
for asylum fell slightly to 4,844 in the first three months of 2012, with 706 applicants from Pakistan and 575 from .The number of people detained for immigration reasons in Britain, which is already the highest in Europe, reached new record levels…
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Iran nuclear talks continue into second day
guardian.co.uk, 24 May 2012
Western officials optimistic of progress despite 'fair amount of disagreement' over deal to defuse tensions in Middle East
nuclear talks continue into second day … Negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme in Baghdad have gone into a second day, amid wide differences over a compromise deal aimed at defusing tensions in the Middle East.A member of the Iranian delegation has accused negotiators…
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23 May ' 22:48
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Politicians and ideas: time to think big | Editorial
Editorial
Editorial: Prime minister's question time, elder statesmen sometimes lament, has been terminally damaged by television cameras
catastrophes ripples wider and wider, now embracing as well as Afghanistan, the Arab world as well as Athens, Berlin, Brussels and London, and yet…
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Hezbollah leader calls for calm after Lebanese pilgrims are kidnapped by Syrian rebels – video
The leader of the Lebanese Shia organisation Hezbolla, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, calls for calm in Beirut, after 13 Lebanese pilgrims travelling home from Iran are said to have been kidnapped by rebels from the Free Syrian Army on the border with Turkey
The leader of the Lebanese Shia organisation Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, calls for calm in Beirut, after 13 Lebanese pilgrims travelling home from are said to have been kidnapped by rebels from the Free Syrian Army on the border…
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High expectations for new leader
guardian.co.uk, 23 May 2012
in Cairo
President must steer tricky path between MPs, generals, unreconstructed bureaucracy and voters' unrealistic demands
; and the ongoing problems with 's nuclear programme – perhaps the greatest problem facing Egypt's new president will be the hopelessly unrealistic popular expectations that the election and military handover of power are likely to create. This election may well…
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Science:Neil Armstrong breaks his silence to give accountants moon exclusive
- Eurozone crisis: Germany and France clash over eurobonds at summit
- Kathryn Bigelow given information on unit that killed Osama bin Laden
- Liverpool owners cool their interest in André Villas-Boas
- Joey Barton given unprecedented 12-game ban by FA for violent conduct
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Chelsea tell José Bosingwa and Salomon Kalou they can leave
- Poetry in motion: exploring Simon Armitage's new Stanza Stone trail in West Yorkshire
- New Jersey Devils beat New York Rangers 5-3 in epic Game Five
- Phillip Phillips wins American Idol 2012
- Philadelphia 76ers force Game Seven with victory over Boston Celtics
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