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Ultra-Orthodox rabbis ban women from going to university
Decree seen by The Independent warns ‘We will be very strict about this. No girls attending our school are allowed to study and get a degree. It is dangerous.'
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Scale of British rush for passports revealed
Enquiries about Hungarian citizenship are up more than 20-fold while Sweden and the Netherlands say inquiries have stabilised since July
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Stop making memes of Harambe, Cincinnati Zoo pleads
‘We are not amused by the memes,’ the zoo has said, joining other online voices in asking for the joke to come to an end
French businessman offers to pay fines for women who defy burkini ban
Rachid Nekkaz has already paid out more than £200,000 in fines and legal fees levied on Muslim women who defied bans on the niqab
Matthew Norman Mo Farah and Andy Murray deserve knighthoods for restoring patriotism
If Sebastian Coe was thought worthy of a life peerage for winning two Olympic golds and losing at judo to William Hague, Farah should certainly have a hereditary one
Paralympics vital in 'breaking down barriers' for disabled
'The plane door opened and not only was there a ramp, there was a member of staff to greet me. I had never seen that in Nigeria before'
Everything we think we know about the iPhone 7
All the leaks and rumours, including price, release date, spec – and the missing headphone jack
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World news in pictures
World news in pictures
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1/30 17 August 2016
Indonesian students play traditional drums called "Dol" from Bengkulu province as they participate in the Indonesian Independence day ceremony in Jakarta
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2/30 17 August 2016
A woman attempts to cover a tear gas canister fired by police at a crowd in Srinagar protesting against the recent killings in Kashmir
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3/30 17 August 2016
Participants struggle to reach the prizes on the top of greasy slippery poles in Jakarta, as part of Indonesia's celebrations to mark its 71st independent day anniversary
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4/30 16 August 2016
An air tanker drops fire retardant on the Blue Cut wildfire in Lytle Creek, California. The fire is currently 9,000 plus acres, with 700 personnel on scene. Fifty-seven engines, 8 crews, 8 air tankers, 2 Very Large Air Tankers (VLATS), with additional firefighters and equipment on order
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5/30 16 August 2016
Free Syrian army fighters stand atop of a hill as the moon is seen in the background in the south of Nawa city, in Deraa Governorate, Syria
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6/30 16 August 2016
A Palestinian youth is being evacuated after he was wounded during clashes with Israeli soldiers conducting searches in the Palestinian al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of the West Bank city of Hebron
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8/30 16 August 2016
Mine workers sing as they wait for the commemoration to get under way near Marikana in Rustenburg, South Africa. On 16 August 2012 police shot and killed 34 Lonmin striking miners, apparently while trying to disperse them and end their strike. Ten people, including two police officers and two Lonmin security guards, were killed in the preceding week
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9/30 16 August 2016
People look at a crater caused by a Saudi-led coalition air strike at the yard of a hospital operated by Medecins Sans Frontieres in the Abs district of Hajja province, Yemen
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10/30 15 August 2016
People cool off at a swimming pool in Daying county, China
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11/30 15 August 2016
Turkish soldiers from a military guard of honor carry coffins during a mass burial ceremony for Turkish Cypriots who went missing in 1974 and whose remains have been found by the Committee on missing people in Cyprus (CMP), at a cemetery in the village of Tashkent (Vouno) in the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. More than 30 Turkish Cypriots, who had disappeared in Tochni near the coastal southern city of Limassol in August 1974 and were found in 2014 in a mass grave in the village, were buried during the ceremony
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12/30 15 August 2016
Indian paramilitary soldiers hug each other as they react to the news of killing of two suspected rebels in a gun-battle in the Nowhatta neighborhood of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Suspected separatist rebels and government troops were engaged in two gun battles in Indian-controlled Kashmir despite a complete security lockdown in the disputed region as India celebrated its independence from British rule
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13/30 14 August 2016
A spectator poses ahead of the Women's Marathon during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Sambodromo in Rio de Janeiro
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14/30 14 August 2016
Family members of Sylville Smith gather where he was shot and killed by police in Milwaukee. Police say a black man whose killing touched off arson and rock-throwing, was shot by a black officer after turning toward him with a gun in his hand
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15/30 14 August 2016
Men carry a dog, wearing a costume and seated on a stool, as a form of respect as they believe that dogs found water for their ancestors, during a local festival for the Miao ethnic minority in Jianhe county, Guizhou Province, China
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16/30 14 August 2016
A truck burns in the town of Lower Lake, California. A wildfire destroyed at least four homes and forced thousands of people in two Northern California towns to flee as flames jumped a road and moved into populated areas
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Kurdish Peshmerga forces fire a rocket toward Islamic State militants on the southeast of Mosul , Iraq
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An armed boy walks as he attends a gathering held by tribesmen loyal to the Houthi movement to show support to a political council formed by the movement and the General People's Congress party to unilaterally rule Yemen by both groups in Sanaa
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A jockey takes part in a traditional cattle race or "Pacu Jawi", to mark the end of the rice harvest in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia
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Rescue workers carry a survivor on a stretcher, after he was extracted from a collapsed wall in an informal settler house, just beside the city jail building in Manila
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Revellers take part in the Monsoon Holi Madrid festival in Madrid, Spain
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Revellers chat on Havana's Malecon seafront before performing at a carnival parade, Cuba
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A man fights against the active front of a forest fire near Arouca, Portugal
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A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky above medieval tombstones in Radmilje near Stolac, south of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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An injured man receives first aid after two bombs exploded in the Thai seaside resort of Hua Hin
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Children try to push an injured and weak dolphin back into the water after it washed ashore during bad weather and high tide on a beach in Cilacap, Central Java, Indonesia
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A man collects coconuts and other items thrown as offerings by worshippers in the Sabarmati river, a day after the "Dashama" festival in Ahmedabad, India
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An injured riot policeman is helped by comrades during clashes with independent miners against Bolivia's President Evo Morales' government policies, in Mantecani near La Paz, Bolivia
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A team equipped with anti mosquito spray packs walks through the Koumassi district of Abidjan during an operation aimed at preventing the spread of the zika virus in Côte d’Ivoire
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An Indian policeman uses a slingshot during clashes with demonstrators following a protest in Srinagar against the recent killings in Kashmir
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Allardyce ready to build England defence around Stones
Stones failed to make an appearance for England during the failed Euro 2016 campaign
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Allardyce refuses to rule out an England comeback for Terry
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Klopp warns fringe players he has no plans to make mass changes in cup
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McCarthy 'sick to death' with Ipswich supporters after derby draw
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Jones and Rojo face Man Utd exit as Mourinho targets Fonte
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Celtic fans to match Uefa fine for Palestine flag display for charity
Murray relishing chance to rest after 24-match winning streak ends
The 29-year-old Scot flew from Brazil to Cincinnati to contest the Western & Southern Open
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Murray brothers knocked out of Olympic doubles in shock defeat
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Williams sisters knocked out after suffering first ever Olympic defeat
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Did Brazil boo boys go too far in taunting injured Brown?
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Murray's Olympic gold defence off to perfect start in Triocki victory
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Williams overcomes blustery conditions to set sights on Olympic gold
Will Gore In Caster Semenya's case, we've lost all our compassion
Semenya herself has spoken little about the controversy, concluding that 'God made me the way I am and I accept myself.' It is unclear whether she has even seen the results of every test to which she has been subjected. She deserves our compassion for the way she's been treated
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Grace Dent The student whose pictures with Usain Bolt went viral has won gold
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Jennifer Lipman Bake Off is the best antidote to clean-eating food evangelists
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Khalid Albaih What happened when my cartoon of Omran the Syrian child went viral
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Jamie Green It's clear that the Paralympics are nothing more than an afterthought
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Robert Fisk Turkey's hit list of enemies grows as Erdogan prepares to enter Syria
Read Tyler, The Creator's poem for Frank Ocean's Blonde
'The early chapters of my book included bus passes / Now its tire traction off like fuck crashes, ask him how? '
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Laura Marling launches podcast on lack of women in recording studios
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Madness to host special one-day festival featuring Toots & The Maytals
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There's a 140 hour version of Frank Ocean's Endless out there
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Read Kanye West's poem 'The McDonald's Man' penned for Frank Ocean
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World in awe of Andre 3000’s solo verse on new Frank Ocean album
Stranger Things soundtrack creators on blowing up and season 2
Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein are so busy since Stranger Things dropped they haven't even had a chance to see the final cut
Beer to be made from yeast swabbed from Roald Dahl's writing chair
The unusual beverage will feature on the menu of London's Dinner at the Twits production
The Bomber Jacket: How to style menswear’s transitional must-have
It’s one of those timeless pieces that deliver real-world dressing without skimping on style. Lee Holmes discusses why the humble bomber jacket will be your trans-seasonal go-to
True British bake off: Bakeries from around the world flock to London
The Great British Bake Off makes its return Wednesday, 24 August, but world-renowned bakeries have already begun their own battle, hoping to take a bite out of London’s bakery market
Malta's best hotels: fit for Brad, Angelina and Game of Thrones
With more than 300 days of sunshine a year, incredible clear seas and Game of Thrones-worthy medieval cities, these hotels join a long list of reasons to visit Malta
Built around a 130-year-old tree this Peckham house is now worth £3m
The phenomenal planning problems were nothing compared with the fruit tree trauma. But this family ploughed on to build their concrete and timber home.
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Fifteen stylish and sustainable design ideas for your home
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Design Destination: OD Talamanca, Ibiza
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How clever space-saving tricks transformed a tiny studio flat
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John Lewis's new roof garden has a cocktail bar and pop-up restaurant
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Decorating rental flats: top tips from interior designer Sophie Ashby
Google releases new mobile operating system
The company has allowed people to play with Android 7.0 ahead of its release, and it was first unveiled in June
How new Apple Watch software could make wearers better people
Breathing is key to a sense of calm, and the new app intends to make you remember that
Rogue gaming sites let children gamble hundreds of millions
More than £5 billion worth of 'skins' bet globally in 2015
10 best TV streaming boxes and sticks
This lot will mean you can catch your favourite shows and movies - and discover some new ones. We put the latest set-top and plug-in gadgets to the test