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Inside ‘Flee’, the film about a Kabul boy who finds happiness, cats and a husband in Denmark ~movies documentaries Article 1454 words 3 votes
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Taliban delegation is to hold talks with Norwegian officials and Afghan civil society representatives in Oslo next week ~news norway afghanistan Article 320 words 6 votes
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Five ice-age mammoths unearthed in Cotswolds after 220,000 years ~science biology.evolutionary archaeology Article 1021 words 9 votes
Magnus Carlsen: ‘It's been clear to me for most of the year that this world championship should be the last’ ~games.tabletop Article 368 words 13 votes
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US libraries report spike in organised attempts to ban books in schools ~books libraries.school Article 1034 words 18 votes
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Norway's young tennis titan rising for ATP Finals debut – Casper Ruud shares the influences of his coach and father Christian, and Rafael Nadal, which have led him to Turin ~sports tennis Article 963 words 3 votes
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Ole Gunnar Solskjær cannot continue to survive on goodwill and fond memories ~sports.football Article 862 words 2 votes
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Dear Dave Chappelle, transgender comedians can take a joke, but why are yours so unfunny? ~lgbt transgender Article 1503 words, published Oct 9 2021 15 votes
Bow and arrow attacks in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg – Danish citizen charged as death toll reaches five ~news norway.kongsberg crime denmark Article 482 words 14 votes
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