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- Xi Jinping’s rule likely to prove transformative as China eyes title of world’s pre-eminent economic power
- Since taking power in 2013, Xi has pursued what he has called a “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation”
- Another 11 people, including 3 children, were handed lengthy jail terms
- In the Prophet’s Mosque, 7,000 volunteers served pilgrims over the past eight months
- Trump and his three eldest children face a trial late next year in a civil lawsuit by New York’s attorney general that accuses them of misstating the value of properties to enrich themselves
- As the sector evolves and grows, the introduction of video to podcasting might just be just the push the audio industry needs to propel it to ever-greater heights
- It is not a question of ‘leaving audio behind,’ said one expert; video is ‘unlocking further potential for the content to reach new realms, creatively, and for more people to access the content’
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Rhodes Scholarships
The Rhodes Scholarships are post-graduate awards supporting outstanding students, to enable two to three years of study, depending on the academic route taken, at the University of Oxford.
What is COP27?
COP27 is the 2022 edition of the UN Climate Change Conference taking place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. It started Nov. 6 and will continue until Nov. 18. It is the 27th edition of the yearly COP, short for "Conference of the Parties". Attending the meeting are heads of state, ministers, and various participants from 197 countries and international institutions. This year's meeting hopes to build on what had been achieved so far in the earlier meetings. Specifically, negotiators will work to keep the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius within reach. Special emphasis is on Africa, one of the most vulnerable regions in the world, with some 20 million people facing food insecurity in east Africa alone because of drought, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),
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Russia-Ukraine Conflict
- The focus of fighting in Ukraine has shifted to Donbas after Kyiv's forces recaptured the southern city of Kherson
- Zelensky appeared in a video wearing a heavy winter coat, standing next to a large sign in Ukraine's blue and yellow colours bearing the city name Sloviansk
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- The king of Morocco, Mohammed VI, praised the national team and sent his “heartfelt congratulations”
- In central Paris, cars started honking almost immediately after Morocco’s surprise win Tuesday
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