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Ukraine invasion
Wednesday
1 June 2022
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US president says move will enable Ukraine ‘to more precisely strike key targets’; most of Sievierodonetsk under Russian control -
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High Mobility Artillery Rocket System can hit Russian targets up to 50 miles (80km) away, helping to ‘even the playing field’
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Services for Amerie Jo Garza and Maite Rodriguez held on Tuesday, with 19 more planned for coming weeks -
Justice department seeks former aide’s communications with ex-president and his attorneys
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Oaxaca state counts cost of strongest hurricane ever to come ashore in May during eastern Pacific hurricane season -
Reports of cheers at an advance screening as Hollywood risks anger in Beijing at depiction on apparel of Cruise’s Captain Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell -
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Young fans peer through the gates while K-pop sensations meet the president and address the press -
Group of city council members seeks to protect patients from criminal prosecution if supreme court ends abortion rights -
First lady tells Harper’s Bazaar she settles disagreements with president by text and stresses need for independence to daughters -
Lia Thomas, who became the first transgender swimmer to win a major US college title, has pushed back against criticism that she had an unfair advantage
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Once it was a sideshow – but this year, Ukranian soldiers competed with LGBTQ+ pioneers in a sport that’s being taken seriously -
I was putting off adulthood by trying my luck as an athlete. But when I was hit in the face I had a realisation
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Baby boomers were complicit in the decay of our civic life and cultural fabric – and we must play a serious role in fixing it -
Scientists have found 3% of the population need less shut-eye than the rest of us. Could I train myself to be one of them, asks Arwa Mahdawi
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The virus’s behaviour in highly vaccinated countries may offer clues to our future with the disease, says Aris Katzourakis, a professor in viral evolution at Oxford University -
After taking my daughter to the paediatrician, I was left wondering if I want to raise her in a country obsessed with the right to own deadly weapons, says Arwa Mahdawi
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Rolling report: Join our team of writers as the quarter-finals get under way at Roland Garros -
The Giants manager boycotted the national anthem after recent mass shootings. He is somewhat of a rarity in baseball, a sport not noted for its progressive values
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The World Cup playoff semi-final in Scotland is a reminder that the war-torn country’s identity and football heritage are intact -
Coco Gauff moved into her first grand slam semi-final at the French Open after a 7-5, 6-2 win over Sloane Stephens
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The fossil fuel industry faces a reckoning in the Niger Delta after disasters made it one of the most polluted places on the planet -
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UK scientists say carbon capture is ‘hard and expensive’ and focus must be on reducing emissions
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Last Friday, Boris Johnson was asked if the UK was heading for recession. He replied “not necessarily at all”. Richard Partington explains why we are facing such economic uncertainty
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Ingram has revealed some of the ‘hundreds’ of abusive messages she’s received after debuting in the Star Wars show, saying ‘there’s nothing anybody can do to stop this hate’ -
In a new retrospective of his work, the New York-based photographer looks back on his illustrious career and the connections he’s made along the way
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The actor has become the first openly trans performer to receive a Tony nomination for her role in the Pulitzer prize-winning musical A Strange Loop -
She’s been called a fascist, a parasite and a pretty nice girl who doesn’t have a lot to say. So are all pop songs about the monarch treasonous? And are they really directed at her? -
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I have slept with men and women, but have only had one orgasm. I like the idea of sex but don’t enjoy it in the moment. What’s going on? -
According to an expert on artificial intelligence, would-be parents will soon be able to opt for cheap and cuddle-able digital offspring
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A spicy Japanese take on a classic chicken dish. By Nigel Slater -
A well-organised wardrobe saves time and stress when getting dressed, and can help cut down on dry-cleaning bills and time spent ironing too -
Gleaming 90s-style lips are everywhere, just like shiny fabrics. Is it simply because we’re in the mood for a party?
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Recent revelations that Manchin quietly made millions from his coal business could come back to haunt him as he eyes a run for re-election -
Michael Sussmann’s case is first courtroom test of special counsel John Durham’s inquiry into FBI’s Trump-Russia ties investigation
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Lisa Jones-Engel quit her work as a lab researcher when she began to see how ‘like us’ monkeys are -
At least nine people died and more than 60 injured in incidents in which four or more people were shot or killed -
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Sense of crisis deepens in No 10 as speculation mounts about no-confidence vote in prime minister -
Residents in areas deemed low-risk for Covid are allowed to move around the city freely again
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Painted wooden coffins and bronze statues of deities dating to 500BC found by archaeologists in Saqqara -
Genetic testing has determined a single 4,500-year-old seagrass may have spread over 200 sq km of underwater seafloor – about 20,000 football fields -
Explore
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From wild parrots in the streets of Tokyo to charismatic pigeons and locked-down penguins, Gemma Padley invites us to look anew at life in the air by bringing together the world’s best bird photography -
Chauncey Hare’s Photographic Work is the first critical biography of the American photographer Chauncey Hare (1934–2019).
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Twice a year, the sunset lines up between blocks in New York City, creating a phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge that is beloved by locals
Amanda Lear The androgynous muse to Dalí who made disco intellectual