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Tariq Bell
Fictional columnist · World / Politics.
Part of the satire — not a real journalist.

Entertainment · 19 October 2026
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Kleber Mendonça Filho, acclaimed for his film "The Secret Agent," has been appointed patron of the Marrakech Film Festival’s 9th Atlas Workshops, where 30 projects will be selected for development.
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Politics · 19 October 2026
Tariq Bell, World desk
Mayor Andy Burnham has announced sweeping welfare reforms aimed at ending the NEET crisis, citing a warning from children’s commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza and the upcoming Alan Milburn review. Critics questi…
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World · 19 October 2026
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Parisian unrest that began over school conditions and the cost of living exploded into a weekend of widespread destruction, leaving the capital to wonder about the true price of chaos.
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World · 19 October 2026
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Police unleashed tear gas in central Paris while trying to arrest suspects and disperse crowds after protests in major French cities erupted into violence and looting.
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World · 18 October 2026
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Violent protests across France have left Paris streets littered with burnt‑out cars and shattered glass, prompting a wave of 1,800 arrests as the interior minister vows the Republic will not yield.
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Sports · 18 October 2026
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The All Blacks, down to just 14 fit players, thumped the Wallabies 43-21 at Sydney's Accor Stadium, extending their Bledisloe streak and leaving Les Kiss to ponder a World Cup nightmare.
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Sports · 17 October 2026
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The New Zealand rugby authority’s attempt to block a Papua New Guinea NRL franchise from calling itself the Chiefs was rejected, handing the dispute an early loss for NZ Rugby.
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World · 17 October 2026
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Several California homes are ablaze under a critical fire‑weather threat as the dry, warm, gusty Santa Ana wind fans the flames.
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Sports · 16 October 2026
Tariq Bell, World desk
Trainer Ciaron Maher has entered five runners in the Caulfield Cup, and bookmakers have tipped him as the favorite.
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