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HEATED Rivalry has finally been given a UK airdate and broadcaster just as the show has become the to-rated TV show of all ...

MUSCAT: The Bait AlGhasham–DarArab International Translation Prize on Sunday announced the shortlists for its 2026 cycle across three categories ...

Roseburg Public Library staff members collectively read more than a thousand books this year, so it was a challenge to narrow ...

An intergenerational bond lies behind this cosy crime novel from Japanese author Masateru Konishi. Kaede, 27, is a ...