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It was a disappointing day for Britain and Ireland's boxers in Rio on day 10
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The Kenyan has cemented his status as one of the Games' greatest 800m runners after finishing in 1:42.15 minutes
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The International Olympic Committee said his actions were 'contrary to the rules of fair play'
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Gay man abstains from sex for a year so he can donate blood
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Sean O'Grady Middle-aged white men like me have no right to ban the burkini
Whether the ban on this modest swimwear is truly a contemporary expression of the French tradition of secularism, I cannot know. What I do know is that it is both wrong and counterproductive
Katinka Blackford Newman Antidepressants can save lives but they made me want to kill
After a difficult divorce, I was prescribed drugs to manage my mood. Instead, I became psychotic and dangerous – and terror attackers have taken similar medication
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World news in pictures
World news in pictures
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1/30 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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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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3/30 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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4/30 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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5/30 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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6/30 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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8/30 14 August 2016
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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Grecia the toucan, which lost most of his upper beak in an attack, eat with his new 3D-printed beak at Zoo Ave animal sanctuary in Alajuela, Costa Rica
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Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wave national flags as they listen to him through a giant screen in Istanbul's Taksim Square, Turkey
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A Zambian policeman stands guard as supporters of the Zambian Ruling party Patriotic Front and incumbent president Edward Lungu cheer during his presidential campaign closing rally in Lusaka. Violence during Zambia's election campaign could keep frightened voters away from the polls, a watchdog said, on the eve of voting in a country known for its relative stability. A tense presidential race between leading candidates incumbent Edgar Lungu and businessman Hakainde Hichilema has been marked by clashes between rival supporters
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Flames and smoke rising from a well on fire at Bai Hassan oil field, the largest in Iraqi oil-rich Kirkuk province. The explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) set fire to one of the wells at Bai Hassan according to a police lieutenant colonel and an official from the North Oil Company
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An Indian tribal farmer carries paddy seedlings for planting in his agricultural field in Raha village, some 100 kms from Guwahati, the capital city of the northeastern state of Assam. India is among the leading rice producers in the world and stands at second position in the world. India produces rice in a large quantity and in the last financial year, rice production crossed the mark of 100 million tonnes
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Pakistani nurses place candles at the site during a vigil to pay tribute to victims a day after a suicide bombing at the Civil Hospital in Quetta
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People take pictures of the smoke rising from a wildfire at Curral dos Romeiros, Funchal in Madeira island. Several houses were destroyed by multiple blazes in the region of Funchal and some 250 people were evacuated to spend the safe night in military installations
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Palestinian Suleiman al-Hadhalin (C) is evacuated by Israeli border police as he tried to prevent Israeli authorities to destroy his house, that they said was built without permission, in the village of Umm al-Kheir, south of the West Bank city of Hebron
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Indian schoolchildren wear the colours of the country's tricolour as they pray for world peace at The Anjuman-E-Islam School in Ahmedabad, while commemorating the 71st anniversary of the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki
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Dani tribespeople perform a mock tribal war battle during the 27th annual Baliem Valley Festival in Walesi district in Wamena, Papua Province. Performances at the 27th Baliem Valley Festival, taking place from August 8 to 10, feature mock battles of highland tribes of Dani, Yali and Lani to symbolise the high spirit and power that have been practised for generations
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Guardiola casts doubt over Toure's future after leaving him at home
Toure has not travelled to Romania for City's Champions League play-off first-leg after being left out of their opening Premier League match at the weekend
Police investigating claim British tennis player poisoned at Wimbledon
The 18-year-old’s family suspect foul play after she became suddenly unwell during a quarter-final
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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
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Konta misses top 10 chance as winning streak ended by Kucova
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Federer to miss Olympics after knee injury rules him out for season
Matthew Turner Don’t let the scare stories put you off antidepressants
I was an emotionally and physically paralysed version of the person that I used to be. Without medical intervention, I would still be that person today
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Rachael Revesz The NYC subway is filled with body shaming adverts and I’ve had enough
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Allan Hennessy The next Mo Farah could be turned away if the UK closes its doors
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Letters EU nationals are pawns in Nicola Sturgeon’s Westminster game
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Sean O'Grady Labour supporters aren’t Trotskyists, they are just misguided
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Editorial The three Brexiteers are out for themselves
The Birth of a Nation's release thrown into doubt at Fox Searchlight
The film's lead actor, writer and director was accused of rape in 1999
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One of Stanley Kubrick’s favourite films was White Men Can’t Jump
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Spike Lee was nearly kicked out of NYU for his Birth of a Nation short
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Black Panther writer reveals new details about Marvel film
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Under the Shadow trailer: Could this horror be the year's Babadook?
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Deadpool 2 writers want Kyle Chandler for Cable
Frank Ocean producer offers explanation for new album delay
Malay claims he has 'never heard of an actual date' for the long-awaited release
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Jack White unveils previously unheard White Stripes song 'City Lights'
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Young Thug is changing his name to 'No, My Name Is Jeffrey'
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De La Soul explain why their early albums aren't available online
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, review
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Adele turns down Super Bowl but NFL claims it never offered
Larry Whitmore on Nightly Show cancellation: I guess racism is solved
'Our show was at its best when the news was at its worst'
5 books Barack Obama thinks you should read this summer
From The Girl on the Train to Seveneves
Nike SB x Soulland Fri.Day Collection
Inspired by the freedom of Friday nights, this season sees the launch of a skate-worthy apparel and footwear collaboration writes Lee Holmes
How to make the Ice Cream Parlour
The Independent Food and Drink's Fantasy Cakes series with Lola's Cupcakes
Get high with these new mountain hotels
A room with a view comes guaranteed at these smart new hotels in some of the world's most epic mountain ranges
Shabby Victorian flat turned into 'the most fabulous house in Hackney'
The dream ticket came when the flat below became available. Then the real work began. Designer João Botelho went for glam grey and a look he terms “masculine-luxe"...
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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
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Flexible furniture: 20 space-saving ideas for compact city flats
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Why mezzanine floors are a better investment than a loft conversion
Torrenting sites stealing their users' bank account details
KAT disappeared in a mysterious takedown – and while others have sprung back up, they’re not all good
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
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Bound, PS4, review: 'Blurring the line between game and experience'
Sony Santa Monica - £15.99
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Pokemon Go trainers trying to catch ‘Seel’ creatures disturb real ones
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What it feels like to be releasing the biggest game in the world
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Pokemon Go update brings back ‘Nearby’ tracker – but only for some
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No Man's Sky review in progress: How the first few hours play
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Student shot dead in San Francisco while playing Pokemon Go
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