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- + Fear a fact of life for Pakistan Christians—The Christian community in Lahore spent a second day burying its dead yesterday as the scale of the attack on...
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- + US handgun shaped like a smartphone raises security concerns—Concerns have been raised over a new handgun designed to look like a mobile phone and intended to pass unnoticed...
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- + Replica arch heads for Palmyra after Trafalgar Square—A replica of Palmyra’s 2,000-year-old Arch of Triumph will be sent to Syria after being displayed in Trafalgar Square next month....
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