Foreign tourism to Portugal registers best-ever first half
LISBON The number of foreign tourists visiting Portugal surpassed eight million in January-June, making it the best first
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Rob Brydon crushed by questions over Barbie role
Rob Brydon has admitted it "stings" that people have questioned how he landed a role in the 'Barbie' movie.
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Uganda president defiant after World Bank suspends funding over LGBT law
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) -Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday denounced the World Bank's decision to suspend new funding
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Janis Joplin and The Kinks among London's Music Walk of Fame 2023 inductees
London's Music Walk of Fame is set to honour music legends including Janis Joplin, The Kinks and Eddy Grant.
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Hampshire family escapes 'Armageddon' Portugal wildfires
Hampshire mum Miranda Harvie-Watt and her family were evacuated from their house in São Teotónio.
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Sixto Rodriguez, subject of Oscar-winning doc 'Searching for Sugar Man,' dead at 81
Detroit musician Sixto Rodriguez, the subject of the documentary "'Searching for Sugar Man" -- which won the 2013 best documentary Academy Award -- has died, according to an announcement on his official website.
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World Bank halts new Uganda loans over anti-LGBTQ+ law
Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act contradicts the World Bank Group's values, the global financier says.
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World Bank halts new lending to Uganda over anti-LGBTQ law
By Andrea Shalal and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The World Bank said on Tuesday it would halt new lending to
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Colombian drug lord 'Otoniel' sentenced to 45 years in prison by US court
Notorious Colombian drug lord Dairo Antonio Úsuga David, also known as "Otoniel," was sentenced to 45 years in prison Tuesday "for engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise as a leader of the multibillion-dollar paramilitary and drug trafficking organization known as the Clan del Golfo, federal prosecutors announced.
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Millions swelter across Iberian Peninsula as heatwave enters second day
LISBON/MADRID Millions of people in parts of Portugal and Spain opted to stay inside on Tuesday on the
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Portugal battles wildfires amid third heatwave of the year
Temperatures in excess of 40C are expected to hit much of the Iberian peninsula this week.
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College football realignment: G5 conference willing to throw lifeline to Pac-12 schools
The Pac-12 leftovers could reportedly be thrown a lifeline by the AAC of all conferences.While Cal, Oregon State, Stanford and Washington State are what is left of the dying Pac-12 conference, the AAC could be looking to swoop in and take advantage of the fortuitous situation.Eric Prisbell o...
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