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26 April 2019
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Maithripala Sirisena says investigations into alleged abuses weakened armed forces -
It is first time since UN began collecting figures that pro-government forces have caused majority of deaths
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Exclusive: broadcaster says older generations have done terrible things and should listen to young -
Landmark parliamentary address on LGBTI discrimination challenges reformist agenda of post-revolution government -
On 26 April 1986, the worst nuclear accident in human history occurred in the No 4 reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Soviet Ukraine. Kate Brown has spent years researching the cover-up that took place afterwards. Plus: Rory Carroll reflects on the legacy of the Northern Irish journalist Lyra McKee
Spotlight
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Success of Sweden’s flygskam campaign means rail-only travel agencies are getting a boost
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Key to the mega-studio’s all-conquering success has been its films’ firm response to the industry debate over representation -
The Libertines co-frontman is 40 – an age few expected him to reach. Yet he’s back with a new band, a seaside hotel and an unorthodox approach to dog-handling
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The Barcelona forward tells Sid Lowe about his Liverpool days, playing alongside Messi, and why he doesn’t mind being called fat -
Join Gregg Bakowski for the latest football news going into a busy and potentially decisive weekend of action -
F1’s first practice session in Azerbaijan has been cancelled after a loose drain cover wrecked George Russell’s Williams
Opinion
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Yemen’s rich cultural heritage has given much to the world. But the world has failed to stand up for it, says archaeology specialist Lamya Khalidi -
His failure to genuinely say sorry makes Biden not seem like a responsible, self-aware man who has learned from his mistakes and wants to make amends
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Farmers sued for allegedly growing potatoes used in Lay’s crisps without permission -
Figure comes as rift opens between Northern Ireland Office and MoD over how to deal with historical accusations -
Documentaries
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Culture
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The first single from Swift’s seventh album is a defiant reassertion of her positivity – a rabidly upbeat ode to individualism -
Ed Sheeran’s home improvement ideas have run aground. So how does his tale fit in with the four great categories of celebrity planning permission stories? -
After her embattled 2017 album and a retreat from the media, Swift is unveiling her next phase this Friday. Six critics discuss what might be in store
Lifestyle
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This former industrial area in Estonia’s capital has been revamped with bars, boutiques and galleries, along with several festivals -
Food entrepreneurs on the ecstasy of following their culinary dreams - and the 16-hour days necessary to be successful
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Explore
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Bastion of president’s base riven by financial woes and rows over its political campaigning -
The former vice-president says he’s a proud ‘Obama-Biden Democrat’ yet questions over his leftwing credentials remain
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An underwater restaurant in southern Norway is both a tourist attraction and a living laboratory for local marine researchers
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The birth of the teenager is documented at an exhibition hosted by the Classic Car Boot Sale in London on 27-28 April. Hundreds of pictures collected by the Museum of Youth Culture will be on show, with the opportunity for visitors to bring and and add images from their own youth to the archive -
Silo mural project in the little-visited La Mancha province turns Don Quixote land into giant art project
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The Guardian photographer Sean Smith has spent every day with the climate change group Extinction Rebellion during their two weeks of protests in central London -
The Kyoto photographic festival endeavours to take the pulse of the country -
Nigel Moon spent 10 years restoring this 18th-century mill. By isolating himself from the modern world, he has found what many of us lack – contentment -
Ioana Cîrlig captures life in the towns of Romania that were heavily industrialised under communism, but have been left adrift after the 1989 revolution and the transition to a market economy
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