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Novel on legacy of Algerian war wins France's richest prize

ApowerfulaccountofwhathappenedtoanAlgerian"harki"familywhosidedwiththeFrenchduringthecountry'swarofindependencewonFrance'smostlucrativebookprizeThursday."TheArt

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Top international authors to attend major literary festival in Sri Lanka

ByAPDwriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,Oct.11(APD)–TopinternationalauthorsaretoattendamajorliteraryfestivalinSriLankanextyear,organizersannouncedonWednesday.TheannualFairwa

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Germany sends 8 convicted criminals back to Afghanistan

GermanyhasdeportedeightAfghanmenwhoseasylumapplicationswererejectedbacktotheirhomecountry.Bavaria'sinteriorministerJoachimHerrmannsaysthemenwereallconvictedcrim

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New music from late Australian indigenous singer Gurrumul

Newmusicfromworld-renownedAustralianAboriginalsingerGurrumulwillbereleasednextmonth,hisrecordlabelsaid,withonealbumalreadycompletedaspartofadocumentary.Thesinge

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'Westworld' ambitiously reboots sci-fi thriller into HBO series

An ambitious update of Michael Crichton's sci-fi thriller, "Westworld" finds an intriguing new point of entry into the story -- examining morality in the context of artificial intelligence -- that both provokes thought and blunts the HBO program's dramatic impact.

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Nature magazine gives nod to 10 star scientists from China

Ten of China's leading scientists who have made significant impacts in fields ranging from neuroscience and neutrinos to space science and structural biology were highlighted in Nature magazine's online edition on Monday.

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Eight injured in S China knife attack: Police

A man whose relatives claimed he had a history of mental illness slashed eight people with a knife in Guangzhou City of south China's Guangdong Province on Thursday night, local police said.