In Brief

2014: The year in pictures

Powerful photos from around the world, including air strikes in Syria and the Ferguson protests

28 Dec 2014

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KOBANE, OCTOBER:

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WELLINGTON, APRIL:

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HONG KONG, OCTOBER:

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FERGUSON, AUGUST:

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DONETSK, JULY:

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LONDON, OCTOBER:

Injured miner is carried by rescuers in Turkey

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MANISA, MAY:

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GAZA, AUGUST:

US actor George Clooney and his wife Amal Alamuddin stand on a taxi boat on the Grand Canal on September 28, 2014 in Venice. Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney and Lebanese-British lawyer Am

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VENICE, SEPTEMBER:

UKIP leader Nigel Farage outside polling station in Biggin Hill

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LONDON, MAY:

Members of theUkrainian State Emergency Service search for bodies in a field near the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 near the village of Hrabove (Grabove), in Donetsk region

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DONETSK, JULY:

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PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 13 (SOUTH AFRICA OUT):Oscar Pistorius at the Pretoria High Court on March 13, 2014, in Pretoria, South Africa. Pistorius, stands accused of the murder of his gi

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PRETORIA, MARCH:

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 17:A young women joins Yes activists as they gather in George Square on September 17, 2014 in Glasgow,Scotland.The referendum debate has entered its final day of

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LIBERIA, AUGUST:

A Chinese relative (R) of passengers on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 prays in front of candles as he takes part in a prayer service at the Metro Park Hotel in Beijing on April 8, 2014. The

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BEIJING, APRIL:

The history of Pride

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Why we’re talking about . . .

The countries that have banned conversion therapy

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Getting to grips with . . .

‘Playground insults’: what world leaders have said about Vladimir Putin

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Quizzes and puzzles

Quiz of The Week

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Profile

John Lee: Hong Kong’s new chief

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In Focus

A sunshine state of mind: the mass exodus to Florida

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Tall Tales

North Korea blames Covid outbreak on ‘alien things’

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Today’s newspapers

‘Innocent lost in a house of evil’

Are we heading for World War Three?

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In Brief

What happened to Zara Aleena?

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Business Briefing

When will paper £20 and £50 notes expire?

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2014: The year in pictures

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