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Arabic oud icon seeks to 'change soul' of Iraq with music

Arabic oud icon seeks to 'change soul' of Iraq with music

Long uprooted from his native Iraq, Naseer Shamma, an icon of the Arabic oud, has returned home to help rekindle the flame of Iraqi music, snuffed out by decades of conflict.

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Austria gears up to fight EU 'green' nuclear energy plan

Austria gears up to fight EU 'green' nuclear energy plan

As the EU moves to label energy from nuclear power and natural gas as "green" investments, Austria is gearing up to fight this, including with a legal complaint.

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'Game changer' e-moped batteries spread from Taiwan across Asia

'Game changer' e-moped batteries spread from Taiwan across Asia

Every day, Aiden Lee joins the hundreds of thousands of people getting around Taipei on two wheels.

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China forcibly returned nearly 10,000 in overseas crackdown: report

China forcibly returned nearly 10,000 in overseas crackdown: report

Beijing has forced nearly 10,000 Chinese overseas nationals to return since 2014 using coercive means outside the justice system, according to a new report.

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Tension in Spain over use of EU recovery funds

Tension in Spain over use of EU recovery funds

The Spanish government is increasingly under fire over its use of the European Union's massive economic recovery funds, with critics blasting the distribution of aid as too slow and arbitrary.

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Verdict due in Belgium trial over UK migrant truck deaths

Verdict due in Belgium trial over UK migrant truck deaths

A Belgian court on Wednesday is to deliver its verdict in a trial of 23 people suspected of being involved with a gang that smuggled Vietnamese migrants to Britain, 39 of whom died in the back of a truck in October 2019.

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Broady slates 'absolutely awful' experience inside Kyrgios 'zoo'

Broady slates 'absolutely awful' experience inside Kyrgios 'zoo'

Liam Broady panned the intimidating home support for Nick Krygios at the Australian Open as an "absolutely awful" experience and one of the toughest atmospheres in which to play tennis.

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Microsoft-Activision deal: Key things to know

Microsoft-Activision deal: Key things to know

Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled its big-ticket plans to buy US video game powerhouse Activision Blizzard, a record-smashing acquisition in the gaming sector.

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42,000 rapid antigen tests snatched in Sydney heist

42,000 rapid antigen tests snatched in Sydney heist

A thief has made off with 42,000 much-sought rapid antigen tests from a freight depot in Sydney, authorities said Wednesday.

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Raducanu says 2022 will be a 'learning experience'

Raducanu says 2022 will be a 'learning experience'

Teenage US Open champion Emma Raducanu says 2022 will be a learning experience as she adjusts to the big time, with her first-round win at the Australian Open "a great step forward".

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