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Saturday
5 December 2020
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President and first lady set for rally ahead of January runoffs but observers say refusal to accept defeat to Biden may depress turnout -
Riot officers fire teargas and charge protesters in one incident after fireworks launched at their lines
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Michel Barnier returns to Brussels as Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen prepare for direct talks -
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More than 1,000 researchers also sign letter after Black expert on ethics says Google tried to suppress her research on bias
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WHO says virus spreading fast despite vaccine progress; French infections rise to 2.29m; Brazil reports 627 new deaths. Follow latest updates -
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More than 14m cases recorded with 2,607 deaths on Friday, while Anthony Fauci says healthy Americans unlikely to be vaccinated before April
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Spotlight
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Online shopping How retailers use psychology to make us spend more – and how it harms the vulnerable
Online stores draw in shoppers but those with mental health issues are particularly susceptible -
The 27-year-old activist, who was forced to flee the city by Beijing’s crackdown, is determined to continue the fight for freedom
Opinion
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A recent study suggests lengthy, complex corporate filings are increasingly read by, and written for, machines -
Life chances are in danger of being blighted by the pandemic. That’s why young people are at the heart of our charity appeal this year
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My friend Aynür’s life tells the story of how Uighurs have been purposefully dehumanised by the party-state, says David Tobin of the University of Manchester -
Though a poor diagnosis of global events, this implausible theory offers a grim insight into the public mood, says history professor Quinn Slobodian
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Can Ole Gunnar Solskjær side bounce back from their midweek loss to PSG against the in-form Hammers? Join Scott Murray -
Raheem Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne helped City jump from 11th to fourth with a comfortable victory over Fulham -
Ireland recovered from a soporific start to claim third place in the Autumn Nations Cup with an ultimately comfortable win against Scotland
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The animals are supplied to frankfurter brand Herta and sold in supermarkets including Waitrose, which has pulled the products pending investigation -
A breakdown in EU talks would cause more chaos than Britain can stand. He should plan to compensate the industry instead, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins -
Analysis: exasperation as fates and fortunes of large industries reliant on efforts to expand much smaller one -
The September blaze that ravaged the Moria refugee camp in Greece left thousands of people homeless overnight. Photographers Vincent Haiges and Julian Busch picked through the wreckage
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The first female US Treasury secretary must tackle the damage wreaked by the pandemic while keeping Wall Street happy -
Man is in isolation in hospital after flight criticised by some Windrush generation members
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‘This is the first big one’ of winter, NWS meteorologist warns, as suburban Boston could see a foot of snow -
Men in their mid-30s drown and boy, 9, in hospital, after incident on Australia’s Sunshine Coast -
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It takes thousands of years for soils to form, meaning protection is needed urgently, say scientists -
Boris Johnson promises to go further and faster by setting target of 68% reduction in annual carbon emissions -
National Audit Office finds UK is projected to fail to meet targets aimed at achieving climate goal
Culture
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When R numbers have been daily news, and medical officers have shared platforms with politicians, Gaia Vince reflects on a challenging and exhilarating year of being a science writer -
His impressions of everyone from Grimes to the Kardashians have won him a huge audience – but they’re meant with love
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Lifestyle
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As Covid infections rose, hospital felt like an increasingly dangerous place to have a baby. But is labouring without midwives or doctors the answer?
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Vulnerable fraud victim, who was threatened in his own house, did not get refund until we intervened -
Turkey and all the trimmings is all very well, but to turn heads this Christmas, try spatchcock chicken in chilli butter with surprising side dishes
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Posts shared thousands of times shone a spotlight on nurses and doctors speaking out during the pandemic -
Rightwing prime minister Viktor Orbán reignites anti-Soros rhetoric with EU dispute -
Ramesh thought the people who encouraged him to recruit overseas students to an illegal ‘visa mill’ were his friends – but they worked for US immigration authorities -
North-Rhine Westphalia’s hopeful Armin Laschet says accusations over PPE contract are obscene
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hlcarpenter.com’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world -
Danish photographer Søren Solkær captures the dazzling, shifting shapes of flocks in flight
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A look into the battle against Covid-19 in hospitals across the United States -
The pick of this week’s best flora and fauna images -
Originally a means of preserving vegetables during winter, kimchi is emblematic of Korean cuisine -
From drama at the Grand National to London 2012, via England winning the Cricket World Cup, hlcarpenter.com and Observer sport photographer has picked his favourite images from thousands he has shot during the past 10 years. hlcarpenter.com is offering readers the chance to buy exclusive prints of Tom’s favourite photographs
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