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At least five dead as refugee boat carrying 550 overturns and sinks
Extraordinary images capture the moment an overloaded vessel described as being in 'precarious condition' capsized within sight of the Italian navy
Rupert Cornwell So what is Donald Trump hiding in his unpublished tax returns?
Maybe he pays little or no tax, but 60 per cent of independent voters – which he needs if he is to win in November – want him to release his returns, and half of Republicans believe he should too
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McDonald’s ex-CEO says it's cheaper to hire robots than people
Some business owners have already begun to take humans out of the picture
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World news in pictures
World news in pictures
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1/30 25 May 2016
Riot police stand guard behind a fire as refinery workers hold a blockade of the oil depot of Douchy-Les-Mines to protest against the government's proposed labour reforms
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2/30 25 May 2016
Vehicles are stuck in a sinkhole near Ponte Vecchio. A sinkhole measuring about 200 meters long and seven meters wide opened up in central Florence
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3/30 24 May 2016
Protesters picket outside the event site before Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump begins a rally with supporters in Albuquerque, New Mexico
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4/30 24 May 2016
An Indian policeman uses a baton to disperse demonstrators during a protest by government employees demanding their long pending arrears and a regularisation of their temporary jobs, according to protesters, in Srinagar
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5/30 23 May 2016
Confiscated rare and protected wildlife products such as these stuffed Sumatran tiger skins are burned and destroyed during a ceremony by government forestry and wildlife officials in Banda Aceh, Indonesia
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6/30 23 May 2016
A woman leads a school pupil away from tear gas and a burning barricade in Kibera slum, during a demonstration of opposition supporters protesting for a change of leadership ahead of a vote due next years in Nairobi
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7/30 23 May 2016
A crane destroys over one million pirated music, movie and software CDs and DVDs in a campaign against piracy organised by the government in Algiers, Algeria
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8/30 23 May 2016
Shi'ite fighters forces launch a rocket towards Islamic State militants on the outskirts Falluja, Iraq
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9/30 22 May 2016
Yemenis take part in celebrations marking the 26th anniversary of Yemen's 1990 reunification in the capital Sanaa
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10/30 22 May 2016
Indonesian soldiers carry resident's belongings as they aid in evacuation efforts from a village impacted by the Mount Sinabung eruption at Gamber Village in North Sumatra. At least six people were killed and two others were seriously wounded after the Mount Sinabung volcano in North Sumatra province of western Indonesia erupted
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11/30 21 May 2016
Demonstrators clash with riot police in the surroundings of the Congress in Valparaiso, while Chilean President Michelle Bachelet delivers her annual message to the nation
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12/30 21 May 2016
The Egyptian military spokesman released pictures of debris that the search teams found in the sea after the EgyptAir Airbus A320 crashed in the Mediterranean
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13/30 21 May 2016
Sri Lankan flood victims push a trishaw through floodwaters in the Kolonnawa suburb of Colombo
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14/30 20 May 2016
A protester write on the facade of the Ministry of Justice building with color spray during an anti-government protest in Skopje, in a series of protests dubbed Colourful Revolution. Crisis-hit Macedonia postponed elections due next month, after the European Union called on Skopje to delay the polls to ensure they could take place freely and fairly
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15/30 20 May 2016
Members of the Ukrainian national guard "Azov" regiment and activists of the Azov civil corp take part in a protest against local elections in pro-Russian rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine under the Minsk peace agreement, in Kiev
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16/30 19 May 2016
Families of passengers who were flying in an EgyptAir plane that vanished from radar en route from Paris to Cairo react as they wait outside a services hall at Cairo airport
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17/30 18 May 2016
A man clashes with policemen during a protest against new emergency powers decreed this week by President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas. Public outrage was expected to spill onto the streets of Venezuela, with planned nationwide protests marking a new low point in Maduro's unpopular rule
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18/30 18 May 2016
A police car explodes after being set on fire during an unauthorized counter-demonstration against police violence in Paris, as Police across France demonstrate today against the "anti-cop hatred" they say they have endured during a wave of anti-government protests since early March
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19/30 18 May 2016
Sri Lankan military personnel take part in relief and rescue efforts following a landslide in the village of Bulathkohupitiya. Rescue workers recovered the bodies of 17 villagers buried in landslides in Sri Lanka after three days of torrential rain. The disaster hit two small villages in Kegalle, a mountainous area northeast of Colombo, and takes the overall death toll from flooding and landslides in recent days to 36
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20/30 18 May 2016
A protester against visiting Zhang Dejiang, the chairman of China's National People's Congress, confronts police in Hong Kong
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21/30 18 May 2016
Chicks dyed to draw attention are offered for sale at a small poultry market in Jakarta, Indonesia
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22/30 17 May 2016
A man throws a fire extingusher at Parliamentary security behind a closed door after members of Julius Malema's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) were evicted from Parliament during President Jacob Zuma's question and answer session in Cape Town, South Africa
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23/30 17 May 2016
Supporters of Federal Alliance, a coalition of Madhes-based parties and other ethnic political parties and organizations, protest against the constitution near the Prime Minister's official residence in Kathmandu, Nepal
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24/30 17 May 2016
Members of a Sri Lankan Army rescue team carry a woman to safety through floodwaters in the suburb of Kaduwela in capital Colombo. Emergency workers in Sri Lanka found the bodies of a woman and two children killed in a landslide, taking the toll from two days of heavy rain to 11, with thousands more forced to flee their homes
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25/30 16 May 2016
Protesters light flares and wave flags marching through a street, during an anti-government protest in Skopje, in series of protests dubbed "Colorful Revolution". Macedonia has been politically gridlocked for two years but the crisis rose a notch on 12 April when President Gjorge Ivanov halted a probe into more than 50 public figures suspected of involvement in corruption and a wire-tapping scandal. The move triggered street protests against Ivanov and the ruling party's leader, Nikola Gruevski. Fresh demonstrations drew several thousand, mostly young people who demanded Ivanov resignation
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26/30 16 May 2016
Kenyan riot police officers raise batons over a man during a demonstration of Kenya's opposition supporters in Nairobi. Opposition protestors led by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga gathered outside the Indepedent Electoral and Boundaries Comission building to demand the dismissal of IEBC commissioners, after alleged bias towards the ruling Jubillee Alliance Party
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27/30 16 May 2016
Pilgrims gather around an statue of the virgin Mary as it is carried during a procession in the village of El Rocio, southern Spain. El Rocio pilgrimage, the largest in Spain, gathers hundreds of thousands of devotees in traditional outfits converging in a burst of colour as they make their way on horseback and onboard decorated carriages across the Andalusian countryside
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28/30 15 May 2016
A clothing shop displays its merchandise beside a damaged building in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib province, Syria
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29/30 15 May 2016
A police dog jumps through a burning ring during a show in Guiyang, China
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30/30 14 May 2016
Participants march during the Belgian Gay Pride parade in Brussels
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Mourinho to be confirmed as United manager imminently on £10m contract
Mourinho will earn double the £5m-a-year salary paid to Van Gaal
Tuilagi pulls out of England squad for tour of Australia
Tuilagi sustained the injury in Leicester's Aviva Premiership semi-final defeat at Saracens on Saturday
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Saracens keep double dream alive with semi-final rout of Leicester
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Premiership preview: Saracens host Leicester as Wasps visit Exeter
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Marler withdraws from Australia tour as controversies take their toll
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Ford leaves Bath to put Hooper and Lancaster in the frame
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Owen Farrell kicks Saracens to their first European Champions Cup
Editorial Brexit will not bring forth an economic doomsday, but uncertainty
The problem for the Leave camp is that they have yet to make the longer-term economic case for Britain
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Benjamin Butterworth The Red Arrows flyover at Pride is cause for celebration
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Shehab Khan PMQs proved that George Osborne is not ready to lead the country
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Catherine Reid The 'chilli tampon' video is an advert for assault
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John Lichfield François Hollande’s labour reforms put the French economy to the test
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John Rentoul Did Ed Miliband vote for Jeremy Corbyn in the leadership election?
Disney considering a live-action The Little Mermaid remake
No, seriously, have they only thought of this now?
Nothing unveil video for 'ACD' - premiere
'These odd, home-made computer animations doing strange things give you an uneasy feeling, but also one of pure evil and chaos. I’m not sure what's so appealing about them'
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Album reviews: Mark Kozelek, Band Of Skulls, Tony Joe White and more
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The Monkees, Good Times!, album review: 'The band at their best'
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ABC, The Lexicon Of Love II, album review
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Beat classic Naked Lunch put to music for spoken word punk album
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Jay Z responds to Beyonce's Lemonade album for first time in new song
BoJack Horseman is back for more whiskey and ennui
He palms off the critical acclaim for the first two seasons
Towel Day: Google hides Easter egg tribute to Douglas Adams
Today is Towel Day, a brilliantly absurd annual celebration that sees people carry towels with them on the street.
What a load of pants: key moments in the evolution of men's underwear
With cult fashion publications featuring white y-fronts and Hollywood actors turning up to awards bashes in little more than their knickers, Simon Chilvers looks at some of the key moments in men’s underwear – pivotal pants, if you will…
Scientists attempt to quantify happiness caused by alcohol
'Drinking alcohol is associated with considerably greater happiness at that moment'
These are the 20 safest airlines in the world
No carriers from Africa and South America made the cut
Clerkenwell Design Week: everything you need to know
Clerkenwell Design Week is a feast of cutting-edge design trends, exhibitions, workshops and talks, many held in atmospheric, historic buildings. Now in its seventh year it’s booming, with more to see than ever.
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The experimental concrete house carved from a tight garden plot
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Reversible fabrics to keep your home looking fresh all year round
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Belgravia in Bloom celebrates the Queen's 90th birthday
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Don't move, improve: renovation ideas to add light, space and value
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Hi, chair: design revolution takes statement seating to new heights
Foxconn replaces 60,000 workers with robots at China factory
Employee numbers at the Foxconn factory in Kunshan were slashed from 110,000 to 50,000
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World's first bendable smartphone set to be launched this year
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iPhone 7 leaked picture claims to show Apple's redesigned new device
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Twitter changes character limit to extend 140-letter rule
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'WhatsApp Gold' scammers trick mobile users into downloading malware
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Self-driving car taught to drift round corners by American researchers
Your money or your files: the growing threat of ransomware
Ransomware – whereby phishers lock data-access and blackmail the owners into paying for the key – is the new internet plague coming from the US. But since the criminals’ transactions are untraceable, what is the remedy? Seung Lee reports
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HTC Vive review: This immersive high-end headset is truly compelling
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Pokémon Go 'field tests' are expanding, and you can sign up now
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DOOM review: 'Bound to attract a new generation of Doom enthusiasts'
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Doom: Reviews start to pour in for id Software's latest shooter
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The man behind the latest Doom on the blood-soaked series' new episode
7 best headphones for music lovers
We've tried and tested gear to find cans to please the most discerning of audiophiles