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South Sudan's Dinka people in pictures | World news

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South Sudan's Dinka people – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email During South Sudan’s dry season between December and May, members of the Dinka tribe move from the highlands to the lowlands close to the river Nile, where they set up extensive cattle camps, ensuring their animals are close to grazing land. Photographer Stefanie Glinski visited a camp in Mingkaman, in Lakes state Read More...

Trespasses by Louise Kennedy review love amid the Troubles

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Book of the dayFictionReviewSet in 1975, this masterly novel about a young Catholic woman and a married older Protestant has a quality rare in fiction – a sense of utter conviction It’s easy to imagine a conversation about Louise Kennedy’s debut novel, Trespasses, that goes something like this: “What’s it about?” “Well, it’s about a young Catholic woman in Belfast in the 70s, at the height of the Troubles.” “Punishment beatings, bomb scares, all of that? Read More...

A bit of a clown: a look at Congressman George Santoss endless fabrications

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George Santos slipped through the cracks during his successful campaign because Democrats didn’t take him seriously. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty ImagesGeorge Santos slipped through the cracks during his successful campaign because Democrats didn’t take him seriously. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty ImagesGeorge SantosThe New York fabulist accomplished practically nothing in his political career, just self-promotion through sheer chutzpah In a way, George Santos is one of the great success stories of American politics. Read More...

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