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Coronavirus
Friday
12 June 2020
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Brazil reports 30,000 new cases in 24 hours; Sweden says keeping schools open did not lead to outbreaks; shortage of test kits ‘leading to spread in Africa’ -
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Study prompts further criticism that chances to suppress infection early in outbreak were missed
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CV explained thrasher
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President defends police, calling violence a matter of isolated incidents -
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For years, these women marched demanding for justice – what’s different now, they say, is a generation hungry for change -
Support has come from some less expected, fringe groups and allies, sometimes in very inventive ways
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Headlines
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‘Action arm’ will have intelligence-gathering capabilities, security chief says, as state media says legislators are working ‘day and night’ on new laws -
Biden says biggest fear is that Trump will ‘try to steal the election’ with Democratic challenger leading president in opinion polls
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‘Third-century’ artefacts with hieroglyphics and Basque words referred to non-existent gods and to René Descartes -
Woman who fled as schoolgirl to join Isis cannot fight fair appeal from Syria, lawyers say -
Spotlight
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What are implications of Harry Potter author’s detailed essay expressing views on transgender law reform? -
As a new David Attenborough documentary examines the waterway’s history, we rate the river’s finest movie cameos
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UK Black Lives Matter protests have been taking place across the country. They have not just been about solidarity with the US or racism in Britain today, but also about the need to address Britain’s past and the impact of that legacy
Opinion
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s threat will end hopes of a two-state system, says former Guardian Middle East editor Ian Black -
There’s no cause for celebration because the city’s people are still trying to process the horror of the last three months, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
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Suddenly even Fortune 500 companies are woke. Let’s make sure that politicians and corporations actually follow through
Our Iranian Lockdown
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Our Iranian Lockdown: How coronavirus changed one couple’s life in TehranOur Iranian Lockdown How coronavirus changed one couple’s life in Tehran
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The Irish government has contacted the UAE over the involvement of Daniel Kinahan in a proposed title fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua -
Minute-by-minute report: Two second-half goals earned Sevilla victory over their city rivals
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The Premier League will have no problem if teams wish to take a knee before games when competition restarts next week -
Justin Rose hit a superb 63 as golf returned after three months at the Charles Schwab Challenge which started with a moment of silence in honour of George Floyd
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US attorney’s office told to supply details of state counsel in case against Ali Sadr Hashemi Nejad, convicted of sanctions violations in March -
UN expresses horror at finds, mainly in town of Tarhuna, and backs GNA investigation -
Culture
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2 out of 5 stars.
Artemis Fowl Judi Dench gruffs it out amid rogue fairies
2 out of 5 stars.Kenneth Branagh directs this family-fantasy-by-numbers adapted from Eoin Colfer’s bestselling teen novels -
Jake Chapman wants Colston beheaded, Anish Kapoor wants a memorial to the millions killed by slavery, and Tracey Emin is thrilled the ‘stale old men’ are going. Artists and sculptors respond to statue outrage
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Paul Weller: On Sunset review Warm, wise and still capable of surprise
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Lifestyle
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The world’s largest digital arts centre opened this week in a former submarine base, its cavernous chambers and dazzling visual effects providing exactly what visitors need after nearly three months in confinement
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Confined to my home, all reason to try has been temporarily suspended. To my surprise, it’s felt like exhaling -
As some countries in Europe restart tourism, we round up lockdown-easing measures and restrictions country-by-country. Information will be updated as the situation changes
Explore
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Many have attempted to claim that ‘things are better here’ for black people than in the US. This ignores both Europe’s colonial past and its own racist present -
Presenters, performers, writers and politicians on whether the protests in the UK in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death will have a lasting effect -
From maternal mortality to access to pain relief, minority-ethnic groups have always suffered disproportionately. But now the data on Covid-19 deaths cannot be ignored
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Tell fellow readers about a Spanish place or experience that lingers in the memory - and you are longing to revisit -
We’d like your help identifying the US frontline healthcare workers who die after treating or helping patients with coronavirus
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Russian-born photographer Maria Quigley grew up in Britain. For this project she returned to her grandmother’s small flat in St Petersburg to explore themes of memory, isolation and female identity across three generations of her family -
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world
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Hurling and Irish dancing are part of County Wexford’s cultural tradition. Photographer Luis Alberto Rodriguez got physical with the locals -
The Guardian Print Shop is offering readers the chance to buy an exclusive print, created for the paper by Turner prize-winning artist Lubaina Himid as the cover of a special issue on racism in the UK, that ran in the G2 section. Proceeds will go to the ROOT-ed Zine, a quarterly magazine that aims to inspire, promote and support creatives of colour from, or based, in the north-west -
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Michael Turek spent three years photographing Siberia’s most remote settlements. He was struck by the region’s musical heritage – and its plan to build a drive-in theatre for tanks and tractors
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