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UK government talks tough on immigration -- again

UK government talks tough on immigration -- again

Accusing asylum seekers of "abusing the system" and urging the need to "take back control", the UK government is once again talking tough on immigration.

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England pledge support for US women's team after abuse scandal

England pledge support for US women's team after abuse scandal

England's players will join forces with the US women's team to show solidarity with victims of the abuse scandal that has rocked football in America ahead of Friday's sell-out match at Wembley.

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European 'community' meets in face of Russia's war

European 'community' meets in face of Russia's war

Leaders from Ukraine, Britain and Turkey joined their EU counterparts on Thursday for an inaugural summit of the "European Political Community" aimed at bringing the continent together in the face of Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

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Annie Ernaux: 'I'm just a woman who writes'

Annie Ernaux: 'I'm just a woman who writes'

A feminist icon for generations in France and beyond, the newly crowned Nobel literature laureate Annie Ernaux described herself to AFP earlier this year as "a woman who writes -- that's all".

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Exhausted Ukrainian soldiers say 'only death' awaits Russians

Exhausted Ukrainian soldiers say 'only death' awaits Russians

Exhausted and caked in mud, Ukrainian paratroopers fly their blue and yellow national flag from tanks, fresh from recapturing the strategic city of Lyman from the Russians.

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Russian elite voice growing anger as losses mount in Ukraine

Russian elite voice growing anger as losses mount in Ukraine

A growing list of failings and defeats in Ukraine have spawned angry outbursts from Russia's elite, who still support the "military operation" but have gone as far as to suggest army chiefs should face the firing squad.

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Nobel winner Ernaux: godmother of French grit lit

Nobel winner Ernaux: godmother of French grit lit

Hugely popular for her deceptively simple novels drawing on personal experience of class and gender, the Nobel Literature Prize winner Annie Ernaux is a kind of French working-class Marcel Proust.

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England's Walker in World Cup fitness race after groin surgery

England's Walker in World Cup fitness race after groin surgery

England defender Kyle Walker faces a race to be fit for the World Cup after Manchester City revealed he had undergone groin surgery.

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French author Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Literature Prize

French author Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Literature Prize

French author Annie Ernaux, known for her deceptively simple novels drawing on personal experience of class and gender, won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday, the jury announced.

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N.Korea fires missiles, flies warplanes as it blames US for 'escalation'

N.Korea fires missiles, flies warplanes as it blames US for 'escalation'

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles Thursday and flew warplanes, while claiming its recent blitz of sanctions-busting tests were necessary countermeasures against joint military drills by the United States and South Korea.

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