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France burns for a fifth night in protests sparked by police killing of a 17-year-old boy, over 700 arrested

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Authorities in France have made 719 arrests nationwide by early Sunday following a fifth night of unrest sparked by the police killing of 17-year-old  Nahel Merzouk, who was allegedly ‘executed’ by police during a traffic stop. The 17-year-old whose death on Tuesday, June 27,  spawned the anger was laid to rest Saturday in a Muslim […]

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Pomp, protests as UK holds first coronation in 70 years

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Britain’s first coronation in 70 years takes place on Saturday, with Charles III crowned king in an elaborate Christian ceremony steeped in solemn ritual and more than a millennium of history. The coronation, the first of a British king since 1937, is the religious confirmation of his accession after the death of his mother, Queen […]

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