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50 million people stuck in 'modern slavery': UN

50 million people stuck in 'modern slavery': UN

Fifty million people around the world are trapped in forced labour or forced marriage, the UN said Monday, warning that their ranks had swelled dramatically in recent years.

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Williams driver Albon needed ventilator treatment after appendix surgery

Williams driver Albon needed ventilator treatment after appendix surgery

Williams' Formula One driver Alex Albon suffered "respiratory failure" and was left on a ventilator following complications from surgery on his appendix.

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Zverev out of Davis Cup with 'extreme pain', likely to miss 'months'

Zverev out of Davis Cup with 'extreme pain', likely to miss 'months'

Alexander Zverev will not feature for Germany in this week's Davis Cup group stage in Hamburg after experiencing "extreme pain" and is unlikely to play again this year, he said Monday.

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Liverpool 'horror show' leaves Klopp searching for answers

Liverpool 'horror show' leaves Klopp searching for answers

Jurgen Klopp said Monday he has spent days trawling over Liverpool's "horror show" of a 4-1 defeat to Napoli that leaves last season's Champions League finalists with little margin for error in Europe.

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Art world to mark 50 years since Picasso's death

Art world to mark 50 years since Picasso's death

From the Prado museum to the Pompidou Centre and New York's Met, the art world has mobilised to stage "an unprecedented" 42 exhibitions marking 50 years since Picasso's death, officials said Monday.

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Overnight queue, strict rules for Queen Elizabeth II's lying in state

Overnight queue, strict rules for Queen Elizabeth II's lying in state

Britons have a reputation for patiently waiting in line but the queue for Queen Elizabeth II's lying in state is likely to be unprecedented even by their standards.

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'Not something you can just make in a day': the queen's coffin

'Not something you can just make in a day': the queen's coffin

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin, which will lie in state in London for four days later this week before her funeral next Monday, was reportedly crafted more than three decades ago.

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Arsenal's Europa League clash with PSV postponed due to police shortage

Arsenal's Europa League clash with PSV postponed due to police shortage

Arsenal's Europa League clash with PSV Eindhoven on Thursday has been postponed due to a lack of police resources in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II's death last week.

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Queen's death ignites debate over Africa's colonial past

Queen's death ignites debate over Africa's colonial past

From Kenya and Nigeria to South Africa and Uganda, Queen Elizabeth's death met with an outpouring of official condolences, mourning and memories of her frequent visits to Africa during her seven decades on the throne.

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Brussels bombing accused Abdeslam denounces 'unfair' trial

Brussels bombing accused Abdeslam denounces 'unfair' trial

French jihadist Salah Abdeslam, already jailed for his role in the 2015 Paris attacks, refused to take the stand Monday on the first day of the trial for the 2016 suicide bombings in Brussels.

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