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Authorities said the deaths were linked to traditional initiation activities in November and December
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Officers believe the man may have information that would help the investigation
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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
President Xi Jinping has declared China’s economy is set to hit its growth target for this year.
After what he called an “extraordinary year”, Xi told an annual gathering held by the country’s top political advisory body that China’s gross domestic product is expected to expand by around 5% during 2025.
“China’s economy is forging ahead under pressure, moving toward innovation and quality, demonstrating strong resilience and vitality.
The growth rate is expected to reach around 5%, continuing to rank high among the world’s major economies.”
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Manchester City are leading the race for much-wanted Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo
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Queen Camilla spoke publicly for the first time about her own experience of indecent assault as she called for greater focus on stopping young boys becoming abusive men
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A vivid account of the creation of one of literary modernism’s greatest achievements
In a 1924 letter to André Gide, Thomas Mann said he would soon be sending along a copy of his new novel, The Magic Mountain. “But I assure you that I do not in the least expect you to read it,” he wrote. “It is a highly problematical and ‘German’ work, and of such monstrous dimensions that I know perfectly well it won’t do for the rest of Europe.”
Morten Høi Jensen’s approachable and informative study of The Magic Mountain positions Mann as a writer who was contradictory to his core: an artist who dressed and behaved like a businessman; a homosexual in a conventional marriage with six children; an upstanding burgher obsessed with death and corruption. Very much the kind of man who would send someone a book and tell them not to read it.
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Cops in Wilmington, Delaware, were called to former First Lady Jill Biden’s home after receiving a “domestic dispute call”
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Her family thought she was going to a New Year’s Eve party. She was never seen again. Six decades on, Mary Flanagan’s disappearance remains one of Britain’s most haunting mysteries. Harriette Boucher looks inside Britain’s longest missing person case
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Shamans in Peru have shared their predictions for the upcoming year in an annual ritual.
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The iconic route includes the Lake District and the West Highland Line, where civilisation melts away. US Travel Editor Ted Thornhill climbs aboard
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One study found that a low level of fitness poses a greater risk of death over time than other traditional risk factors
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Astigmatism is a type of refractive error where one or more of the eye’s surfaces are not smooth or round
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Rooibos has scientifically proven effects as an antioxidant
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PM Sanae Takaichi joins petition calling for better facilities for women to match improved representation
Nearly 60 female lawmakers in Japan, including the prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, have submitted a petition calling for more toilets in the parliament building for women to match their improved representation.
Japanese politics remains hugely male-dominated, although the number of women in the parliament rose at the last election – and Takaichi became the first female prime minister in October.
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Thousands of passengers face delays as services cancelled close to new year
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Despite its weighty title, ‘Mortality’ captures the co-creator of ‘The Office’ grumbling about his perceived critics and everyday annoyances, finds Kevin E G Perry
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