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Dozens reported dead, 1,500 injured and many trapped after devastating quake in Japan
Rescuers are in a 'race against time' to save people buried beneath rubble and giant landslides, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says
Famed Vogue editor Anna Wintour apologises for 'migrant chic' comments
'The migrant crisis is real, and I didn't intend to trivialise that issue,' Vogue editor says
Man charged with murdering promising British cricketer in Trinidad
Mr St John was shot after two armed robbers ambushed his car in San Juan
Robert Fisk Giulio Regeni paid the price for investigating Al-Sisi’s Egypt
The Cambridge student had spotted that trade unionism is the greatest threat to dictatorship
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University students are struggling to read entire books
Students from the University of Sheffield say claims they are unable to focus on complex arguments are 'unfair'
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World news in pictures
World news in pictures
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1/30 15 April 2016
A city officer walks beside a collapsed stone wall at the Kumamoto castle in the city of Kumamoto, after strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu. The strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck in Kumamoto, central Kyushu killing nine people and collapsing homes, sparking fires and injuring hundreds, officials as rescuers worked through the night to find residents feared trapped in rubble
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2/30 15 April 2016
Male chimpanzee Chacha screams after escaping from nearby Yagiyama Zoological Park as a man tries to capture him on the power lines at a residential area in Sendai, northern Japan. The chimp was eventually caught after being shot with a tranquilizer gun and falling from the power lines
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3/30 15 April 2016
Firefighters and rescue workers search for survivors after a building collapsed in Los Cristianos, in the Canary Island of Tenerife, Spain
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4/30 14 April 2016
Nepalese revellers toss vermillion powder during The Bisket Jatra Festival at Thimi, on the outskirts of Kathmandu. The Bisket Jatra festival is celebrated during the Nepali New Year
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5/30 14 April 2016
Contestants wrestle in a pool of tomatoes during a local culture and tourism festival in Tianyang, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
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6/30 14 April 2016
French gendarmes clash with protesters who try to block the access to the Preissac domain in Castelmaurou, near Toulouse, southern France, before a meeting of the French local employers' union Medef
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7/30 14 April 2016
The Oriental Pearl tower's (top L) shadow is visible in the heavy smog while it is backlit by the sun near the Huangpu in Shanghai
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8/30 13 April 2016
A man throws a tear gas shell at the Macedonian police, as refugees try to break down the border fence near their makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border in Idomeni
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9/30 13 April 2016
A soldier from Indonesia's Rapid Reaction Strike Force (PPRC) jumps out from the back of an Air Force transport plane during a parachute training exercise in Tarakan, North Kalimantan province
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10/30 13 April 2016
Kashmiri relatives of Raja Bejum, 70, and who was killed in clashes with security forces, mourn during a funeral procession in Langate near Handwara. Angry residents clashed with police in Indian Kashmir, one day after three civilians were killed when soldiers fired on protesters incensed by the alleged molestation of a girl. Soldiers fired at the protesters as they stormed an army bunker and set it on fire in the northern town of Handwara, near the border dividing Kashmir between India and Pakistan
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11/30 13 April 2016
Two farmers working in terraced rice fields near the village of Tiantou in Longsheng county, in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
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12/30 13 April 2016
A Buddhist nun walks in line with novice nuns to receive food from people during the Songkran Festival at the Sathira-Dhammasathan Buddhist meditation centre in Bangkok, Thailand
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13/30 13 April 2016
Pepe the clown poses with a white Bengal tiger from Renato's Circus during a presentation in a radio station in Managua, Nicaragua
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14/30 13 April 2016
An Indian artist puts the final touches to statues of the Hindu God Lord Ram ahead of the Sri Rama Navami Festival at a workshop in Hyderabad. Sri Rama Navami will be held on April 15 and celebrates both the birth of Rama and his wedding to Sita
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15/30 13 April 2016
Senegalese fisherman Babacar Diouf arranges cuts of shark meat on the beach of Mballing, South West of Dakar. Shark meat is sold and eaten locally as well as exported to Ghana
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16/30 13 April 2016
A monk looks for his friends during a break in studies at Changangkha Lhakhang temple in Thimphu, Bhutan
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17/30 12 April 2016
Flames and smoke rise after a fight between Kurds and Arab Syrians at their makeshift camp in the northern border village of Idomeni. Tensions are high in the makeshift encampment at Idomeni, after 250 refugees hurt at the flashpoint Idomeni crossing as they tried to force their way into Macedonia
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18/30 12 April 2016
An Afghan man prays at a shrine on the ruins of the ancient city of Balkh, located outside the northern Afghan town of Mazar-i-Sharif. Once known as the "mother of cities," the ancient city of Balkh was a popular destination along the ancient Silk Route. Balkh was destroyed by Mongol conquerer Genghis Khan during his rule, with the city's ruins remaining as a tourist attraction today
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19/30 12 April 2016
Boys play water as they celebrate Myanmar New Year Water Festival in Yangon
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20/30 12 April 2016
Flower fields at seen from an aerial view in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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21/30 12 April 2016
People release balloons with an image of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, during a gathering to mark "Cosmonautics Day" near the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics in Moscow, Russia
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22/30 12 April 2016
A boy sits on his ball next to a border fence on the Greek side of the border, as Macedonian police stand guard on the Macedonian side, close to a makeshift camp for refugees near the Greek village of Idomeni
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23/30 12 April 2016
A view of the Olympic Aquatics Stadium at the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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24/30 11 April 2016
A boy and an elephant splash each other with water during the celebration of the Songkran water festival in Thailand's Ayutthaya province, north of Bangkok
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25/30 11 April 2016
Members of Malaysia's Civil Defence Force pose with a python, that they estimated to be 7.5m (24.6 ft) long and 250kg (551 pounds) in weight, caught near a construction site in Paya Terubong, Penang
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26/30 11 April 2016
A man sleeps on a girder between the two pillars of a bridge on the Sabarmati river during a hot day in Ahmedabad, India
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27/30 10 April 2016
An Indian survivor is treated at a hospital following a fire at the Puttingal Devi Temple in Paravur. A massive fire swept through a temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala, killing more than 100 people and injuring at least 280 after thousands gathered to watch a fireworks display
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28/30 10 April 2016
A refugee carries a fellow injured man during clashes with Macedonian police next to a border fence at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece
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29/30 10 April 2016
People jump off a bridge, which has a height of 30 meters, in Hortolandia, Brazil. According to organizers, 149 people were attempting set a new world record for "rope jumping", in which people, tied to a safety cord, jump off a bridge
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30/30 10 April 2016
Thousands of runners are seen during a long exposure crossing the Reichsbrucke bridge over the Danube river, during the Vienna City Marathon in Austria. This year, around 42 thousand participants were estimated to take part at the Vienna Marathon
Walcott and Oxlade-Chamberlain face Euro 2016 axe due to Rooney return
Roy Hodgson is set to deploy Rooney on the right wing to accomodate both Harry Kane and Dele Alli, with Arsenal pair Walcott and Oxlade-Chamberlain set to pay the price for injury and poor form this season
Saints and Tigers play-off fight to outshine Wembley world record tilt
London Irish in last chance saloon at Newcastle while George Ford skippers Bath
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Toulon stunned as Machenaud kicks champions into touch to end reign
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Tuilagi sparks Leicester rout of Stade with English poised to dominate
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Gopperth stays cool at the death to send Wasps through to semi-finals
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Haskell’s return prepares buzzing Wasps for revenge
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Marler suspended for two games and fined £20,000 for 'gyspy boy' slur
Waqar Ahmedi Why has the Muslim Council decided I'm not Islamic enough?
As a young boy, I attended the mosque - and now I take my children. My wife proudly wears the hijab. I pray and eat halal meat. What is my crime?
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Jessica Brown What Stephen Crabb thinks about IDS's legacy is terrifying
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Janet Street-Porter Kate Middleton has turned into the Duchess of Drab
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John Rentoul Mea Culpa: How lengthy has this been going on?
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Letters The problems with EU democracy are echoed at home
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Mary Dejevsky PFI was an expensive folly that crippled our public services
JJ Abrams reveals a huge clue about Rey's parentage in Star Wars
You can count out pretty much everyone you thought it was
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Jeff Goldblum could be convinced to star in Jurassic World 2
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Emilia Clarke wants equal opportunity nudity: ‘Free the penis’
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Ghost in the Shell remake incites backlash against 'whitewashing
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Tim Millar is pushing for a Deadpool/Spider-Man crossover
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Batman v Superman was originally going to be 4 hours long
Record Store Day: The best exclusive vinyl on offer
The day eagerly awaited by all music aficionados has arrived
The undead to stick around as Fear the Walking Dead gets a season 3
The profitable TV bandwagon is showing no sign of stalling
Rachel Dolezal lands publishing deal to write book about race
Former NAACP regional leader famously identifies as black despite having white parents.
Downton Fab-y
Still mourning the demise of TV’s greatest hour? Look to spring’s catwalks for a pick me up
A simple spring time sauce
For a beautifully seasonal springtime sauce, look no further than this wild garlic mayonnaise recipe, made from two key pillars of spring - wild garlic and rapeseed oil.
Cool Place of the Day: The Diskery, Birmingham
Every day, a new place to discover or explore in the UK, from coolplaces.co.uk
Daytime chic to night-time glamour: create the ultimate roof terrace
Visual trickery and clever lighting takes a weatherproof Chelsea terrace from daytime chic to night-time glamour...
US government urges PC users to uninstall Quicktime over security fear
Apple is ending support for Quicktime for Windows, putting users at risk
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iPhone 7 could borrow its biggest features from the iPad Pro
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Vine introduces 'Watch' button in latest update
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Snapchat lets people have emoji follow them around inside the app
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iPhones could be forced to break by connecting to any Wi-Fi network
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Netflix starts HDR video rollout, but most people won't see it
- Review
- Tech culture
iPhone SE review: gently-refined handset is the best small phone ever
The most affordable iPhone yet is a subtle but important upgrade, writes David Phelan
Rainbow Six: Siege is free to play this weekend
There's also big discounts available if you want to buy the game after playing it
8 best solar chargers
Power up your device away from the socket with an eco-friendly gadget