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I’ve lost contact with my brother. Is it too late to reach out? | Ask Philippa

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We can get into the habit of thinking about our sibling with judgment and criticism

‘Eugenics on steroids’: the toxic and contested legacy of Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute

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Founded in 2005 and lauded by Silicon Valley, the Nick Bostrom’s centre for studying existential risk warned about AI but also gave rise to cultish ideas such as effective altruism

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Anger at party funding scandal in Japan threatens to bring down PM Kishida

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Despite talk of a Nobel peace prize, Japan’s leader is facing a backlash among voters as key byelection approaches

Spain’s PM Sánchez could quit after far-right attacks on wife and bid to ‘politically kill’ him

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Socialist prime minister poised to decide on his future, but some say it’s ploy to survive

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Portugal rejects suggestion to pay reparations for slavery after comments from president

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Statement from government contradicts stance taken by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who said Portugal should not put issue ‘in a drawer’

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Two Russian journalists arrested over alleged work for Alexei Navalny foundation

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Konstantin Gabov and Sergey Karelin face at least two years’ jail on ‘extremism’ charges, which they deny, amid continuing crackdown on dissent

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Ukraine war briefing: Russian airstrikes pound central and western Ukrainian power facilities

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Volodymyr Zelenskiy repeats pleas for more defensive missiles after fourth large-scale aerial assault on energy system in five weeks. What we know on day 795

Ammunition explosion at Cambodia military base kills 20 soldiers

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Four buildings destroyed in blast that also damaged homes in nearby villages

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Gabby Douglas competes for first time in eight years at American Classic

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2012 Olympic champion returns to mixed results in Katy, Texas; Douglas, 28, out to make five-woman US Olympic team for Paris

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NFL draft attendance record broken with over 700,000 attendees in Detroit

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The NFL draft has a new attendance record after more than 700,000 fans flooded downtown Detroit for the three-day event.

Melbourne arts identity one of two people killed after glider crashes near Mount Beauty airport

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Kate Callingham, 39, died when the light aircraft crashed north of Falls Creek in Victoria

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We love: fashion fixes for the week ahead – in pictures

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Audrey Hepburn in Paris, tennis-themed stationery and a pop-up shop celebrating summer

Gallagher rescues draw at Aston Villa but Chelsea fume over disallowed goal

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Perhaps the underlying reason for Mauricio Pochettino flanking Craig Pawson as the referee headed down the tunnel was the nagging sense that Chelsea should, really, have recorded an extraordinary comeback win long before Axel Disasi’s 95th…

Gold pocket watch of richest man on Titanic fetches record-breaking £1.2m

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Amount paid for businessman John Jacob Astor’s watch is highest ever for Titanic memorabilia, auctioneers say

Body of climber who died after 1,000ft fall recovered from Alaska mountain

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Robbi Mecus, 52, and climbing partner, who was rescued and hospitalized, fell from Mount Johnson in Denali national park

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Disgraced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein hospitalized

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Ex-movie mogul is at New York City department of correction for tests, his lawyer said, and will be transferred to Rikers Island

‘Like a war zone’: Emory University grapples with fallout from police response to protest

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A peaceful action at the school near Atlanta, Georgia, was met with violent use of force and 28 arrests of students and faculty

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The moment I knew: he kissed me goodnight – then rang to make sure I saw the moon

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When MasterChef Australia winner Julie Goodwin met Mick, she thought he was ‘too cool’ for her. Then one moonlit night, she realised he was a keeper

‘I didn’t expect anything to change’: what makes long-term de facto couples decide to marry?

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Why tie the knot with someone you have lived with for years – and what happens next? Three women share their stories

‘Always respond to what the instrument is doing’: the Melbourne shop showcasing the rare craft of restoring violins

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Martin Paul reveals how he brings new life to old instruments, and his own journey from musician to luthier

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Baltimore teacher accused of using AI to create fake, racist recording of principal

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Dazhon Darien arrested over fake recording of principal complaining about students and faculty members

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Aston Villa v Chelsea: Premier League – live

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On TNT Glenn Hoddle is talking empathetically about Mauricio Pochettino, the latest of his many successors as Chelsea manager. “He needs to know who his five or six big players are,” Hoddle says. “You need a spine. I don’t think he’s…

Everton v Brentford: Premier League – as it happened

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Idrissa Gueye’s second-half strike was one of few highlights in a largely dreadful game and proved enough to guarantee Everton’s Premier League survival

Iraq makes same-sex relations punishable by up to 15 years in jail

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Amendments to anti-prostitution law also enable courts to sentence trans people to three years in prison

Sanders hits back at Netanyahu: ‘It is not antisemitic to hold you accountable’

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US senator says Israeli prime minister is using antisemitism to distract attention from ‘extremist and racist government’ policies

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Arizona woman pleads guilty to stealing parts of corpses and trying to sell them

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Candace Chapman Scott of Little Rock, 37, worked at a mortuary and arranged to transport remains to buyers across state lines

Chinese jets fly sorties over Taiwan strait in show of force as US delegation departs

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End of secretary of state Antony Blinken’s three-day visit marks upsurge in military activity after period of relative calm

Moses McKenzie: ‘I was thinking about the predicament of the black British diaspora’

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The award-winning Bristol-raised novelist on his new book about a teenage Rastafarian living in the city in volatile times, how he was influenced by The Catcher in the Rye - and being celebrated by a Tory politician

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South Africa marks 30 years since apartheid amid growing discontent

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Polls predict ANC likely to lose parliamentary majority, due to high unemployment and wealth inequality

Manchester United 1-1 Burnley, Sheffield United relegated after rout – as it happened

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It was the end of the road for Sheffield United, but André Onana’s late clanger at Old Trafford boosted Burnley’s survival bid