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LONDON - Britain is eying investment in Africa as a way to boost trade and influence after Brexit - but it faces stiff competition from China. The U.K. has, to date, announced...
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Spain's judiciary in the dock

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MADRID - After years of being thrust unwittingly into the political arena and struggling to maintain a reputation for independence, Spain's judiciary is showing the...
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On Islam, Macron's no hard-liner

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Brits holidaymakers jetting to Canary Islands spared night-time curfew

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Conservatives win Lithuania election: preliminary results

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Restricting judicial review will undermine democracy, panel told

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Aerospace industry records worst quarter as Covid halts sales

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‘A national embarrassment': New documents reveal parents and pupils fury over Covid exams fiasco

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Free school meals row: Scottish Conservative MPs will not vote on England-only matters

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Scottish Conservative MPs will not take part in House of Commons votes that only apply to England after Douglas Ross came under fire for failing to support free school meals...
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Arsenal 0-1 Leicester: Jamie Vardy haunts the Gunners yet AGAIN for...

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Sacha Baron Cohen jokes about Orlando Bloom's nudes as Borat to wish pal...

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The Veronicas' Jessica Origliasso looks strained in Sydney amid split from...

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French prosecutors probing Jeffrey Epstein widen probe to include Ghislaine...

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Memphis Depay celebrates Lyon goal with class message to injured Virgil van Dijk

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Hospital patients will be able to order food 24 hours a day following review...

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Juventus 1-1 Verona: Juve can't break Hellas

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