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Percival Everett's 'James' wins $50,000 Kirkus Prize for fiction
Percival Everett’s novel “James" has won a $50,000 prize that continues Everett’s recent wave of literary honorsOctober 16 -
Business - Financial Times
Elizabeth Line wins UK’s Stirling Prize
East-west London railway that came in late and £4bn over budget praised as a ‘triumph of architect-led collaboration’October 16 - United Kingdom -
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London's Elizabeth line wins top architecture prize
The Stirling Prize is normally awarded to a new building, but has gone to the entire train line.October 16 -
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EU and Gulf leaders held inaugural leaders' summit against background of Mideast turmoil
The leaders of the European Union and six Gulf nations held an inaugural summit against a backdrop of turmoil in the Middle East and struggles to find a unified position on the war in UkraineOctober 16 - European Union -
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World - The Guardian
More EU leaders expected to back calls for offshore asylum centres
Migration to dominate summit as four people including two toddlers die after falling from crowded speedboat off Kos. A growing number of European leaders are expected to back calls for offshore ...October 16 - European Union -
World - The Guardian
Human rights groups condemn EU summit with Saudi crown prince
Mohammed bin Salman attends Brussels meeting six years after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Human rights activists have condemned the EU’s decision to host the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin ...October 16 - European Union -
World - Financial Times
Why expectations are low for the EU-Gulf leaders’ summit
Also in this newsletter: Brussels calls on EU capitals to send aid to LebanonOctober 16 -
World - The Guardian
David Lammy urged to raise human rights concerns on China trip
Exclusive: Group of UK MPs says foreign secretary must ‘engage with China as it really is’ amid rapprochement drive. David Lammy must “engage with China as it really is under the leadership of Xi ...October 16 - China -
Politics - The Hill
How the UN Human Rights Council promotes dictatorships over human rights
The UN Human Rights Council has elected some of the world's most oppressive regimes, including Qatar, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia, to its membership, leading to a mockery of its ...October 15 - United Nations -
World - The Guardian
Von der Leyen to ask EU leaders to explore using ‘return hubs’ for migrants
European Commission president cites Italy-Albania deal as possible model for reducing irregular arrivals to Europe. The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has called for an ...October 15 - European Union -
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World - The Guardian
Human rights groups urge Polish PM to shelve plan to suspend right to asylum
More than 60 NGOs including Holocaust memorial group tell Donald Tusk region’s volatility ‘doesn’t exempt us from humanity’. Human rights organisations and a Holocaust memorial group have urged the ...October 15 -
World - The Guardian
Journalist or Russian spy? The strange case of Pablo González
As a Spanish reporter, Pablo González charmed his way into Russian opposition circles and covered Putin’s wars. Then, in 2022, he was arrested on suspicion of espionage. Many former associates now ...October 15 - Russia -
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Poland's leader defends his decision to suspend the right to asylum
Human and civil rights groups are expressing concern after Poland's leader said he would suspend the right to asylum because of its alleged abuse by eastern neighbors Belarus and RussiaOctober 14 -
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Canada expels top India diplomats, links them to murder of Sikh leader
Canada expelled six Indian diplomats, including the high commissioner, on Monday, linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader and alleging a broader effort to target Indian dissidents in ...October 15 - India -
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Nobel Economics Prize Awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson shared the award for their work on explaining the gaps in prosperity between nations.October 14 -
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France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen faces court on charges of embezzling EU funds
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen strongly denied committing any wrongdoing at a Paris court Monday as she and her National Rally party stand trial over the suspected embezzlement of European ...October 14 - European Union -
World - The Guardian
Trio of professors win Nobel economics prize for work on post-colonial wealth
British-born Simon Johnson and James A Robinson and Turkish-American Daron Acemoğlu share £810,000 prize . Three US-based professors, including two UK-born academics, have been awarded this year’s ...October 14 -
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Actor Zoey Deutch takes on Broadway in Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Our Town"
Zoey Deutch joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about stepping onto the Broadway stage as Emily Webb in the revival of "Our Town," a Pulitzer Prize-winning play about life in a small fictional town in 1901.October 14 -
World - The Guardian
Far-right leader who burned copies of Qur’an goes on trial in Sweden
Rasmus Paludan is accused of incitement against an ethnic group and insult in relation to gatherings in 2022. A far-right Danish-Swedish politician who burned copies of the Qur’an in Sweden has ...October 14 -
Business - Financial Times
Trio of economists wins Nobel Prize for work on wealth of nations
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson commended for advancing understanding of inequalityOctober 14 -
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EU targets top Iran officials and airlines, accusing them of supplying drones and missiles to Russia
The European Union has imposed sanctions on Iran’s deputy defense minister, senior Revolutionary Guard members and three airlinesOctober 14 - Iran -
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World - The Guardian
European audit of democracy standards too positive, says human rights watchdog
European Commission report ‘completely ineffective as an enforcement tool’, according to civil liberties organisation. The European Commission’s exhaustive annual audit of democratic standards ...October 14 -
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Excerpts from Russian opposition leader Navalny's memoir show he knew he would die in prison
Excerpts of a memoir written by late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have revealed he believed he would die in prisonOctober 13 - Russia -
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AI pioneers Geoffrey Hinton, Demis Hassabis win Nobel Prizes | 60 Minutes
Two scientists who were featured on 60 Minutes won Nobel Prizes for their work on artificial intelligence. Geoffrey Hinton shared the physics prize and Demis Hassabis shared the Nobel in chemistry.October 13 - Artificial Intelligence