The Guardian's best of 2015

Most recent stories in The Guardian's best of 2015

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  Lost at sea: the man who vanished for 14 months

  The Guardian - Jonathan Franklin

  In November 2012, Salvador Alvarenga went fishing off the coast of Mexico. Two days later, a storm hit and he made a desperate SOS. It was the last anyone heard from him – for 438 days. This is his story

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  Paris attacks: day after atrocity - as it happened

  The Guardian - Jessica Elgot

  Latest coverage of the attacks across Paris that have left at least 127 people dead

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  Paris attacks kill more than 120 people – as it happened

  The Guardian - Claire Phipps

  Shootings and explosions took place across city and Stade de France

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  The end of capitalism has begun

  The Guardian - Paul Mason

  Without us noticing, we are entering the postcapitalist era. At the heart of further change to come is information technology, new ways of working and the sharing economy. The old ways will take a long while to disappear, but it’s time to be utopian

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  Jon Stewart: why I quit The Daily Show

  The Guardian - Hadley Freeman

  Stewart’s decision to retire as host of the satirical news show after 16 years has left liberal America in mourning. So why is he leaving just before an election – and what will happen when he steps out from behind the desk?

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  Overpopulation, overconsumption – in pictures

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  How do you raise awareness about population explosion? One group thought that the simplest way would be to show people