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Wednesday
1 July 2020
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Carrie Lam toasts ‘success and affluence of our motherland’ at flag-raising ceremony as first arrest is made under new law
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Russia allegedly paid bounties for deaths of US soldiers in Afghanistan, and Democrats ask: what did the president know – and when?
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Infectious disease expert says US ‘going in the wrong direction’ and admits ‘I’m very concerned. I’m not satisfied with what’s going on’
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Lawmakers have seen increasing pressure to change the flag amid a nationwide reckoning with systematic racism
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He has worked with Tennessee Williams, Robin Williams – and, controversially, Roman Polanski. The former 007 discusses fatherhood, family and the lonely childhood that shaped him
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Time and again, the commander-in-chief has failed to protect military personnel. For Trump, he always comes first, no matter who dies
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Dominic Cummings will always dress like he doesn’t care. As for the rest of us, we’ll soon find out what works, says the Guardian’s acting joint fashion editor Morwenna Ferrier
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The largest celebration of the Confederacy should be obscured by vegetation and the park outside Atlanta repurposed away from white supremacy
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Parliament’s intelligence and security committee produced a report into alleged Russian interference in UK politics, but the UK prime minister withheld its release. Luke Harding investigates what could be in it
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Director of Steve Martin comedies The Jerk and The Man With Two Brains was also famed for his collaboration with Mel Brooks
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Growing number of activists camp out at City Hall Park in New York City ahead of budget deadline to ask for funds to be reallocated
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The chief justice has been in the majority in 52 of 53 recent rulings. Is he putting justice before politics or vice versa?
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Gas leak at Sina At’har clinic in northern Tehran kills 15 women and four men, say fire officials
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Thaçi says he will leave office if The Hague confirms charges made against him last week
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Istanbul Photo Awards 2020, organised by Anadolu Agency, has announced the winners in four categories of the annual competition: single news, story news, single sports and story sports
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A new exhibition features art made during quarantine as well as pre-existing pieces that speak to a tumultuous year
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Detroit’s early 20th century buildings were astonishingly grand – now they’re being destroyed. Philip Jarmain captured their fading glamour
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