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cathedral city in Kent, England

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  • Jul 9

    Bayeux Tapestry arrives in London under police escort for first UK show in nearly 1,000 years

    The 70-metre-long 11th-century embroidery travelled overnight from Normandy through the Channel Tunnel, reaching the British Museum at 02:50 local time ahead of a September exhibition that has already sold 100,000 tickets.

  • Jun 18

    Frank Furedi's 'I confini contano' appears in Italy's 2026 Maturità exam, sparking debate on boundaries and adulthood

    An excerpt from sociologist Frank Furedi's 'I confini contano' is one of the text analysis tracks in the first written test of Italy's 2026 Maturità, asking students to reflect on generational boundaries and the concept of 'adultescents'.

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Twelve countries ban settlement goods

Allies punish settlements as missiles hit Saudi sites and AfD shakes Germany

Governments spent the day drawing lines, then discovered how quickly others could cross them. Europe hardened trade policy toward Israeli settlements, Saudi energy sites burned after Houthi strikes, and German conservatives confronted the scale of their eastern collapse.

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