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Instead of serving as shields for Europe, African countries should pursue a common approach that puts their citizens first ..read more
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April 23 (Reuters) - Israel bombarded northern Gaza overnight in some of the heaviest shelling in weeks, causing panic amongst residents and flattening neighbourhoods in an area from which the Israeli army had previously down its troops, residents said on Tuesday ..read more
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PARIS/LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - At least five people, including a child, died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France, hours after Britain passed a bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda to try to deter the dangerous crossings ..read more
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SYDNEY, April 23 (Reuters) - Elon Musk lashed out at Australia's prime minister on Tuesday after a court ordered his social media company X take down footage of an alleged terrorist attack in Sydney, and said the ruling meant any country could control "the entire internet ..read more
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TAIPEI, April 23 (Reuters) - Taiwan's quake-hit eastern county of Hualien was rattled by more than 200 aftershocks late on Monday and early on Tuesday, but only minor damage was reported and no casualties and major chipmaker TSMC said it saw no impact on operations ..read more
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 (Reuters) - Two Malaysian navy helicopters collided in mid-air during a rehearsal for a naval parade on Tuesday, killing all 10 crew members aboard, the navy said in a statement ..read more
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The US and world anti-doping authorities are on a legal collision course following an admission that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for banned substances before the Tokyo Olympics ..read more
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Wednesday’s by-election in the town of Oudtshoorn could be an indicator of the working relationship between the Patriotic Alliance and smaller regional parties — all in a bid to get momentum ahead of the 29 May elections. ..read more
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8h ago
After it premiered in 1995, Anthony Akerman’s play about the charismatic and controversial poet Roy Campbell was performed to critical acclaim and garnered several awards. In this story, Akerman explains what drew him to Campbell and takes the reader on a literary pilgrimage that ends in a remote Portuguese hillside cemetery ..read more
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8h ago
Welcome to Daily Maverick's free mini crossword quickie. Follow the clues and fill in the squares to solve these minis ..read more