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Mona Lisa scrubbed from Syrian textbooks as critics slam conservative drift

Mona Lisa scrubbed from Syrian textbooks as critics slam conservative drift

In one book, an illustration was redrawn to show the girls gathered around a computer wearing hijabs. In another, an image of the Mona Lisa was taken out entirely.

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Flavio Bolsonaro: right-wing heir falls from presidential hopeful to exile

Flavio Bolsonaro: right-wing heir falls from presidential hopeful to exile

Just days ago, Flavio Bolsonaro was riding high, convinced he would be Brazil's next president and follow in the footsteps of his far-right father, Jair Bolsonaro.

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Bolsonaro flees Brazil for US after election defeat: AFP

Bolsonaro flees Brazil for US after election defeat: AFP

Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in Florida by private plane Wednesday, AFP witnessed, after defying a court order that banned him from leaving his country.

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UK budget lifts bank tax to offset surging energy bills

UK budget lifts bank tax to offset surging energy bills

Britain's Labour government will increase a tax on profits earned by banks to help fund support for soaring energy bills, finance minister John Healey said in his budget announcement Wednesday.

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Brazil's Bolsonaros: between power, prison,  and exile

Brazil's Bolsonaros: between power, prison, and exile

The patriarch is under house arrest, his wife is a senator, two sons are in Congress, and a third, who just lost the presidential race, started a self-imposed exile Wednesday in the US.

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Spain high-speed train collision kills 64, injures over 100

Spain high-speed train collision kills 64, injures over 100

A high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 64 people and injured scores more on Wednesday, with the toll likely to rise, authorities said in one of Europe's deadliest such disasters this century.

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Israel president urges against new vote despite inconclusive result

Israel president urges against new vote despite inconclusive result

Israel's president voiced hope Wednesday for avoiding a second election after a hard-fought vote produced no clear winner, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the opposition scrambling for options and making Israeli Arab parties possible kingmakers.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro lands in Florida after election defeat: AFP

Brazil's Bolsonaro lands in Florida after election defeat: AFP

Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro stepped out of a private plane in Florida on Wednesday morning, AFP witnessed, despite a court order banning him from leaving his country.

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Eala recovers to move into Tokyo quarter-finals

Eala recovers to move into Tokyo quarter-finals

Philippine sensation Alexandra Eala came from behind to beat Talia Gibson 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 in Tokyo on Wednesday and said "it took a lot to turn that match around".

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Russia woos African leaders at Moscow summit

Russia woos African leaders at Moscow summit

A summit with nearly two dozen African leaders opened in Moscow Wednesday, with the Kremlin describing their countries as "natural allies" against the West.

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