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Ecuador voters bar ex-president Correa from comeback   Interim results of Sunday's referendum show 64 percent of ballots in favour of restoring the measure which prevents presidents from running indefinitely, effectively barring ex-president Rafael Correa from...

Super blue blood moon: when and where to see the rare lunar eclipse Michael Slezak   Blue moon, super moon and blood moon will all coincide in 2018 for the first time since 1866. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK8fVusOEm8?enablejsapi=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&origin=https://www.theguardian.com] People from Moscow,...

Greek Cypriot president wins second term     Nicos Anastasiades won re-election as Greek Cypriot leader since voters gave a thumbs-up to his record in containing an economic meltdown in 2013 and conducting abortive peace talks with...

In Pictures: Celebrating Buddha's birthday Celebrated in various countries, from India to Thailand, Myanmar, South Korea, and Malaysia, Wesak Day, as Buddha's birthday is known, is a festival that celebrates the birth, death and enlightenment...

What is 'shithousery'? And why it's the World Cup's biggest problem John Ashdown   It’s become the talking point of the tournament but where does the term come from? And what are its worst examples? Shithousery is a...

Oh, Pippa Middleton – you should have gone full Eurotrash. Not be a Sloane married to a stuffed cashmere jumper Hadley Freeman Her honeymoon wardrobe of prissy dresses is the epitome of dull royal conformity. Plus:...

Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio set to star in Tarantino's Manson film   The project "Once upon a time in Hollywood," widely known as the Charles Manson film, is set in 1969 and will have two...