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Global debt hits all-time high of $233trn... but who is it owed to?
As the total debt figure grows to three times the size of the world economy, what does it mean - and how worried should we be about it?
Cryptocurrency Dogecoin that started as parody now valued at over $1bn
Dogecoin was created in 2013 and took its name from a meme based around pictures of dogs with garbled captions that relay the animal’s supposed internal monologue
Ann Widdecombe under fire for using male pronouns for India Willoughby
Former Conservative MP has a history of voting against LGBT rights
Teenager found dead after posting about stalker on Facebook
Police investigating death of 19-year-old as a homicide
Ancient Mexican structure is a 'miniature model of the universe'
Underwater shrine appears to represent the beginning of space and time in Mesoamerican mythology
James Bulger's killer charged with having indecent images of children
Two-year-old's murderer will be tried in secret at unnamed court after allegedly being caught with child abuse pictures
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Glosswitch We need to talk about 'posh boy' misogyny
The sheer nastiness of Young and fellow ‘eccentrics’ Boris Johnson and Jacob Rees-Mogg hides in plain sight. When we see something so ugly, we search in desperation for the punchline. It turns out there isn’t one
Andrew Buncombe Trump trusted Bannon the most, and that could now cost him very dearly
It's the biggest political bust-up of the presidency so far
Letters I’m glad Hunt has finally realised the NHS problems are his fault
Please send your letters to letters@independent.co.uk
British Vogue wants to 'talk about race' while using white cover stars
Just how diverse really is the #NewVogue era?
Hiba Khan Everything wrong with the reaction to Ahed Tamimi
Where were the international calls for compassion, the reminders that this was a potentially traumatised child?
Sunny Hundal The Mumbai Dalit strike is just the beginning of unrest in India
Many Dalits had hoped the new BJP government, which talked loudly of development, would help them to progress through better jobs. Those dreams, now shattered, are turning to anger
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Why you should run year's half marathon, according to Olympic athlete
I was shocked to read in The Independent that one in 10 families rely on food banks to help feed their children, but it is also alarming how many children do not get regular exercise
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Sir Mo Farah urges readers to run the Big Half with Team Felix
'I’m a dad with four kids and it’s absolutely heartbreaking to think of children going hungry in our capital city'
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Heathrow backs Independent appeal with new van for The Felix Project
'I am delighted to see The Felix Project going from strength to strength, and we are pleased to support such a worthwhile cause,' says CEO
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Felix Project takes fight against food poverty to Leicester school
Thanks to the generosity of The Independent’s readers, children at Hazel Community Primary School won’t go hungry this Christmas
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Key to long life is drinking Diet Coke, says 104-year-old woman
'It just doesn’t seem like I should be that old'
Woman suffering from undiagnosed endometriosis visited A&E 200 times
Sinead Smythe wants to raise awareness for the excruciating condition
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World news in pictures
World news in pictures
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1/45 5 January 2017
Women mourn the death of a family member following a landslide in Kinshasa. Thirty-seven people died overnight when torrential rain and mudslides swept though shanty homes.
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2/45 4 January 2017
Mourners carry the body of Palestinian Mosab al-Tamimi, 17, who was shot and killed by Israeli troops, during his funeral near the West Bank city of Ramallah
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People take part in pro-government rallies, Iran
Tasnim News Agency via Reuters
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Indonesian bus passengers watch as Mount Sinabung spews thick smoke in Karo, North Sumatra
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People take part in the traditional New Year's Day swim in Scheveningen, Netherlands
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6/45 31 December 2017
Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour during New Year's Eve celebrations
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7/45 30 December 2017
An Indian muslim lifts a stool with a metal rod pierced through his cheeks to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Rafai Papa Miyan Sai at the Shah-E-Alam Dargah shrine in Ahmedabad
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8/45 29 December 2017
A New York apartment fire killed at least 12 people, including a baby, with four more critically injured. Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a press conference from the scene that 'it is the worst fire tragedy we have seen in this city in at least a quarter century.'
Reuters
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9/45 28 December 2017
Afghan women mourn inside a hospital compound after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan
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10/45 27 December 2017
Pope Francis greets newlyweds during his weekly general audience at Aula Paolo VI in The Vatican
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11/45 26 December 2017
Rohingya refugees walk next to a pond in the early morning at the Balukhali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
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12/45 25 December 2017
Members of ice swimming club "Berliner Seehunde" (Berlin Seals) take a dip in the Orankesee lake in Berlin as part of their traditional Christmas ice swimming session, in Berlin, Germany
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13/45 24 December 2017
Mourners carry the body of 19-year-old Mohamed Sami al-Dahdouh, a Palestinian youth from Jabalia who was killed in clashes with Israeli forces east of Gaza City
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14/45 23 December 2017
Policemen evacuate a baby after the Cagayan River swelled caused by heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Tembin. People have died and others are missing as the storm struck the southern Philippines unleashing floods and landslides across a region of 20 million people.
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15/45 22 December 2017
Carles Puigdemont gives a thumbs up after the Catalonia Regional Election results
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16/45 21 December 2017
A white SUV sits in the middle of the road as police and emergency personnel work at the scene of where it ran over pedestrians in Flinders Street in Melbourne.
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17/45 20 December 2017
This combination of pictures shows Syrians covering one eye with their hands, in the rebel-held town of Douma, as part of a campaign in solidarity with a baby boy, Karim Abdallah, who lost an eye, as well as his mother, in government shelling on the nearby town of Hammouria.
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South Korean and U.S. Marines take part in a winter military drill in Pyeongchang, South Korea
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Belgian police officers stand guard outside the trial of Salah Abdeslam, one of the suspects in the 2015 Islamic State attacks in Paris, at a courthouse in Brussels, Belgium
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Members of the International Space Station expedition 54/55, Roscosmos cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov (C), NASA astronaut Scott Tingle (R) and Norishige Kanai (L) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) during the send-off ceremony after checking their space suits before the launch of the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft at the Baikonur cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan
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21/45 16 December 2017
The former wife of the late South African President Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela (R), and the candidate for the African National Congress presidency and ex-wife of the incumbent South African president, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma greet each other as they attend the 54th ANC National Conference at the NASREC Expo Centre in Johannesburg on December 16, 2017. Thousands of delegates from South Africa's ANC party gathered on December 16, 2017 for a five-day meeting to elect their new leader in a divisive race seen as a pivotal moment in the country's post-apartheid history. he winner will be well placed to be the next president, but the ANC has lost much popularity since Nelson Mandela led it to power in the euphoric 1994 election that marked the end of white-minority rule.
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Palestinian protesters wave the national flag during clashes with Israeli security forces near the border fence with Israel, east of Gaza City as demonstrations continue over US President Donald Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital
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Hamas supporters take part in a rally marking the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Islamist movement, in Gaza City
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Democratic candidate for US Senate Doug Jones thanks supporters as he holds his wife Louise's hand
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men gather during the funeral ceremony of prominent spiritual leader Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman, who died on Tuesday at the age of 104, in Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv, Israel.
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A Palestinian protester kicks a flaming tire during clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Ramallah
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Demonstrators set US and Israeli flags on fire during a protest against Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, in Istanbul
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People gather to watch the bikers' procession during the funeral ceremony in tribute to late French singer Johnny Hallyday in Paris
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A Palestinian protester uses a sling to hurl stones towards Israeli troops
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Firefighters monitor a section of the Thomas Fire along the 101 freeway, north of Ventura, California.
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Palestinians burn an Israeli and a U.S. flag during a protest against the U.S. intention to move its embassy to Jerusalem and to recognize the city of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Gaza City
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Former Georgian President, Mikheil Saakashvili, flashes a victory sign after he was freed by his supporters in Kiev
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A man exercises in a park on a winter morning in Kolkata, India
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A supporter of Salvador Nasralla, presidential candidate for the Opposition Alliance Against the Dictatorship, puts a balloon on the shield of a soldier in a protest while the country is still mired in chaos over a contested presidential election in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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A man dressed as Santa Claus skiis down a mountain during the Saint Nicholas Day at the Alpine ski resort of Verbier, Switzerland
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A nurse takes blood for a HIV test for French President Emmanuel Macron as he visits the Delafontaine Hospital on World Aids Day
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An activist pours gasoline as an effigy of President Rodrigo Duterte and U.S. President Donald Trump burns during a protest action against Duterte's plan to set up a Revolutionary Government, along a street in metro Manila, Philippines
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South Korea's Hyunmoo II missile is fired during an exercise at an undefined location in the east coast of South Korea
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People fall as police fire tear gas to try control the crowd trying to force their way into Kasarani Stadium to attend the inauguration of President Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi
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Rohingya refugee Amina Khatun, 55, rests at the bank of the Naf river after crossing it on an improvised raft to reach Bangladesh, in Teknaf. Two of her sons were killed by gun fire when her village was attacked by Myanmar military, she says
Reuters
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Mount Agung volcano is seen spewing smoke and ash in Bali
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A Pakistani protester throws a tear gas shell back towards police during a clash in Islamabad
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Zimbabwe's former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa arrives ahead of his inauguration ceremony to be sworn in as president in Harare
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Comrades of missing crew members express their grief after the Argentine Navy announced that the sound detected in the missing submarine search is consistent with an explosion
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Former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic shouts at the presiding judge during the verdict hearing in his genocide trial, in The Hague, Netherlands
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Wenger banned and fined for comments after Arsenal draw with West Brom
Wenger has also separately been asked for his observations for comments made both before and after Arsenal's 2-2 draw with Chelsea and could face further punishment
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Newcastle legend Lee opens up as his sons prepare to face Magpies
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Chelsea to Newport via China: The route that led Nouble to the FA Cup
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Arsenal planning move for Boca Juniors forward to replace Sanchez
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Maddison on Norwich, being the new Alli and finally finding his feet
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The FA Cup has been devalued, but that's not to say it's unimportant
Debutant Crane delighted with England bowling bow
Crane bowled 17 overs in Australia’s first innings of 193-2 at the SCG, taking 0-58 but finding the edge several times amid the odd loose delivery
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Smith reveals desire to return to county cricket one day
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Woakes' injury leaves England spinning against history
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As history shows, England can now mark their territory for the future
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Stoneman arrives in his adopted city of Sydney with a point to prove
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No time like the present as Crane readies for Ashes debut
Patrick Cockburn Be careful who you put your trust in when it comes to Iran protests
A vacuum of information is created which, at a moment of intense international interest, is going to be filled with dubious stories from partisan sources
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Letters The NHS crisis is affecting real people's lives
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Shappi Khorsandi My ex-husband just got engaged and I couldn't be happier
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John Rentoul Mea Culpa: Palpable relief achieved by digging deep
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Editorial A latte levy is the right way to change our use of plastics
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Kim Sengupta Steve Bannon is going to be Robert Mueller’s greatest asset
Stephen Fry steps down from hosting BAFTAs
The comedian has hosted the prestigious ceremony a total of 12 times since 2001
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Everything you need to know about the Golden Globes 2018
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Kendrick Lamar to produce Black Panther soundtrack, releases single
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Detroit featurette looks at how the US army turned city into war zone
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Daniel Kaluuya and Timothée Chalamet among BAFTA Rising Star nominees
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Film reviews round-up: Hostiles, Brad's Status, Jupiter's Moon
Dua Lipa apologises for using 'n-word' during song cover
Singer admitted she could have used a different word
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The artists performing live at this year's Grammys have been revealed
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Reviews: Peter Blegvad, Tyler Childers and more
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Ticketmaster banned from claiming platinum tickets are 'best'
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Egyptian singer arrested over video accused of 'inciting debauchery'
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Donald Trump set to attend Kendrick Lamar performance
Prison Break will return to screens in 'new iteration'
Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller are expected to return in some capacity
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Star Trek actor Jon Paul Steuer dies, aged 33
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Aaron Sorkin: Trump isn't interesting enough for a West Wing reboot
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Seth MacFarlane explains Family Guy's decade-old Kevin Spacey joke
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The next season of Game of Thrones finally has a release date
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Dapper Laughs is heading into the Celebrity Big Brother house
White House says Michael Wolff 'made up facts to sell a lot of books'
The book's publication has triggered a firestorm in the White House
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Sarah Vaughan's Anatomy of a Scandal, review: Full of twists and turns
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Princes in Snow White and Sleeping Beauty 'are sex offenders'
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David Bowie's son invites fans to online book club of his top 100
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Crime novelist Sue Grafton dies after battle with cancer, aged 77
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Milo Yiannopoulos's book torn apart by Simon & Schuster editor
Supermarket staff accused of unwrapping Cadbury Creme Eggs on shelves
Shoppers vent their anger on social media days after Cadbury launches new creme eggs with cash prizes
Why January's the cheapest time to visit NYC
From discount Manhattan hotels to cheap Broadway tickets
Everything Londoners need for a healthy new year, without leaving home
Kick-start your year with a revamped fitness regime in a healthy space with the latest fitness gadgets, equipment, wearables and clothing.
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How Ikea used affordable and innovative design to transform homes
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See inside the former Regency wreck that's now a modern family home
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Unicorn-inspired design is a thing - and it's heading into our homes
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The best prints for creating an eye-catching gallery wall in your home
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Longlist for the best new building in the world revealed
Facebook wants people to post their Instagram Stories on WhatsApp too
The new feature will allow people to post the same content to both platforms in one move
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Zuckerberg admits Facebook is broken and promises to work to fix it
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YouTuber says he is not posting after 'suicide forest' video
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Millions of Android phones may need to be replaced due to Intel flaw
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How to stay safe from the security flaw affecting millions of devices
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New security flaw is so bad it will require entire new computers
How Apple finally made your wrist talk to your treadmill
Apple announced GymKit in the summer and now, the first examples of smarter gym equipment are finding their way into gyms in Sydney, London and elsewhere
The best video games of 2017
From shooting Nazis to exploring Egypt, 2017 has been an excellent year for games
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Call of Duty: WW2 review: A weak imitation
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Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp launch hit by server errors
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Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon review: Should have been DLC
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Microtransactions system used in world's biggest games could be banned
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Skyrim Switch review: One of the best games ever made, now portable
8 best gaming headsets
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