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Australia Covid update: positive test rate in NSW hits 20% high as Omicron cases surge
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Water safety warning after horror weekend of drownings in Victoria and NSW
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South Korean crosses demilitarised zone in rare defection to North
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‘Quite a bit to play out’ in Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open saga
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Labor promises $500m to start Sydney to Newcastle fast rail
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Cyclone Seth: heavy rain forecast after dangerous surf closes south-east Queensland beaches
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US judge delivers double setback to Prince Andrew’s abuse case battle
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Fire breaks out in South African parliament in Cape Town
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Speaker defends Tony Blair knighthood after backlash
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Is that really me? The ugly truth about beauty filters
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Short summer fiction: Emily Presents by Alison Gibbs
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Wave goodbye: the battle to protect Australia’s surf breaks
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Archibald, Beatles and desert art: this summer’s treats at Australia’s regional galleries
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New studies reinforce belief that Omicron is less likely to damage lungs
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Hungary election: outsider from the right backed by left to beat Viktor Orbán
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Whistleblower warns baffling neurological illness affects growing number of young adults
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Retrieved after decades: the painting supposedly ‘bought’ by the Nazis
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Female conductor takes the helm in first for Italian opera
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UK ministers eager to ease immigration rules for Indian citizens
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What is aquamation? The process behind Desmond Tutu’s ‘green cremation’
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‘Boys and girls have equal freedom’: Kerala backs gender-neutral uniforms
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Frozen in time: clock that tells tale of Jewish resistance in wartime Amsterdam
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Warmest UK New Year’s Day follows recordbreaking New Year’s Eve
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Eric Adams sworn in as mayor of New York City
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After her conviction, let’s call Ghislaine Maxwell what she is – a sex trafficker, not a socialite
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Nasa’s Webb telescope is a joy. But it’s the private ventures that push at limits
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Jamie Dornan’s right, comfort TV is causing our attention spans to desert us
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We talk a lot about freedom – but not enough about whose freedom is at stake
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Classical comeback: the pandemic proves the need to support musicians and orchestras
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Keir Starmer is making headway, but has he got enough to worry the Tories?
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Betting billionaire’s charity cuts donations from £9m to £6m
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6m UK homes may be unable to pay energy bills after price hike, charity warns
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Time to stockpile olives? Shortages as delis are hit by new Brexit import rules
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The Observer view on Britain’s climate crisis targets
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The Observer view on UK politics in 2022
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As a new year dawns, expect a fresh assault on big tech
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Britain got it wrong on Covid: long lockdown did more harm than good, says scientist
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Your attention didn’t collapse. It was stolen
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Can you capture the complex reality of the pandemic with numbers? Well, we tried…
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From stand-in stars to tech titans: The Observer’s faces to watch in 2022
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Sands of time are slipping away for England’s crumbling coasts amid climate crisis
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What are the current rules on self-isolation for Covid in UK, and what does the science say?
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Can’t quit, won’t quit: confessions of a diehard smoker
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There’s a new tax rule for US small business owners. What to make of it?
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From flying taxis to painless vaccines: seven businesses to watch this year
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England’s failure to use Mark Wood’s pace is missed Ashes opportunity
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Thomas Tuchel may drop Romelu Lukaku for Liverpool over interview
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Arsenal floored but Bukayo Saka and co left wearing a little halo of hope
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From the women’s Euros to Qatar World Cup, 2022’s football highlights
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Bulls’ DeMar DeRozan makes history with second buzzer-beater in 24 hours
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Premier League fans’ January transfer window wish lists
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Commonwealth Games 2022: how Birmingham’s big event is shaping up
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Manchester United will remain in limbo while uncertainty lingers over Rangnick