David Cecil's The River and the Mountain tells of young businessman dealing with homophobia in the African country A Ugandan court has dismissed the case against a British theatre producer who faced two years in jail for staging a play about homosexuality . David Cecil was charged with "disobeying...
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Follow live updates after Barack Obama announced that the US will formally recognise the new opposition bloc as the legitimate representatives of the Syrian people Matthew Weaver
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Dispute between country and Nautilus Minerals may result in scrapping of plan to mine copper and gold from Bismarck Sea A dispute between Papua New Guinea and Canada's Nautilus Minerals threatens to sink plans to mine gold and other metals for the first time from the ocean floor . It could also work...
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Inspectors will check all animal shipments until satisfied 'there is no longer a high risk' after incident in which 40 sheep died Farmers, transport companies and ship operators involved in the export of live animals face tougher controls over their business as ministers seek to allay welfare...
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Some species can alternate between transparent and coloured to evade the attention of particular predators Some squid and octopuses can switch between two different types of camouflage according to which predators are nearby, scientists have found. In the cold, dim environment between 600 and 1,000 metres...
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