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Kurds in the new Syria want to preserve the cultural rights they gained in years of war
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Judges Generally Let Prosecutors Drop Charges. Maybe Not for Adams.
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PM pledges to close loophole that let Gazan family settle in UK
The family won an appeal to come to the UK, after originally applying through a scheme for Ukrainians.BBC News - Feb. 12 -
‘Let’s start a chapter of our own’: the couples who found love in bookshops
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UK trader wins fight against extradition to US on insider trading charges
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North Korea resolved a major flaw in one of its missiles after it let Russia use them against Ukraine, Kyiv's spy chief says
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Lib Dems say Badenoch is echoing Trump’s ‘dangerous rhetoric’ as she claims ‘some cultures better than others’ – UK politics live
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Australian art has long depicted outlaws, Khaled Sabsabi’s critics should remember. Let’s start with Ned Kelly | Ella Barclay
Sidney Nolan’s paintings of a notorious bushranger are national treasures. Great art should spark debate. Despite the perceived outrage at Khaled Sabsabi’s depiction of Hassan Nasrallah in his 2007 ...The Guardian - 1d -
Shark Bites Tourist Who Was Trying to Take Photo of It
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