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Trade tensions overshadow Macron's showy White House visit
Trade tensions overshadow Macron's showy White House visit
World
by  AFP

French President Emmanuel Macron was set to arrive in Washington Tuesday for a rare state visit hosted by Joe Biden, but hard-nosed disagreements about US-EU trade will loom over the pomp and ceremony at the White House. However, at the White House, a senior official said the main goal is to nurture the "personal relationship, the alliance relationship" with France -- and between Biden and Macron.

Rare 'Don Quixote' editions sold in UK go up for auction
Rare 'Don Quixote' editions sold in UK go up for auction
World
by  AFP

Ed Maggs examines a shelf of leather-bound antique books that his family have been selling from their landmark London shop for the last 170 years. - Sale - What makes the books unique is that they were bound in the 18th century for an English collector.

UK police arrest man over 2021 deaths of 27 migrants
UK police arrest man over 2021 deaths of 27 migrants
World
by  AFP

UK police on Tuesday arrested a man suspected of playing a "key role" in the deaths of at least 27 people who drowned attempting to cross the Channel in a dinghy last November. "The individual detained today is suspected of having played a key role in the manslaughter of those who died.

Killer of S.African anti-apartheid hero Hani stabbed in jail: prison
Killer of S.African anti-apartheid hero Hani stabbed in jail: prison
World
by  AFP

The killer of South African anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani has been stabbed in jail, days after the country's top court ordered him to be released on parole, the prison services said Tuesday. - Parole controversy - The Constitutional Court on November 21 granted Walus parole and gave the prison service 10 days in which to release him.