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وفاة لاعب كرة القدم الإسباني دي ميغل بعد اصطدامه بحارس مرمى

توفي خيسوس دي ميغل مهاجم تينيريفي الثلاثاء بعد ساعات من نقله إلى المستشفى إثر اصطدام عنيف مع حارس مرمى الفريق المنافس خلال مباراة في دوري الدرجة الثانية في كرة القدم، وفق ما أفاد النادي الإسباني.

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International

التحالف يعلن اعتراض مسيّرة في منطقة مكة والحوثيون ينفون شنّ هجوم

أعلن التحالف بقيادة السعودية الداعم للحكومة اليمنية المعترف بها دوليا الثلاثاء أنه اعترض طائرة مسيّرة في منطقة مكة المكرمة، في وقت نفى الحوثيون المدعومون من إيران شنّ أي هجوم نحو المملكة هذا اليوم.

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Politics

Shabana Mahmood has barely softened her plans – Britain’s immigration regime is now a theatre of cruelty | Owen Jones

The home secretary’s reforms merely reinforce the lie that migrants are to blame for all of the UK’s problems Five years ago, Shabana Mahmood called for a “general amnesty” for undocumented migrants. “That’s not official Labour party policy yet,” she mourned, “but myself and a group of other Labour MPs are continuing to make the argument.” Now home secretary, she is introducing one of Europe’s most punitive immigration and asylum systems. The standard qualifying period for migrant workers to gain secure residence will double to 10 years, which will be twice the length set out in almost all EU

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Sports

The Breakdown | Rugby’s grand Ruckfest gamble cannot afford a damp squib in London finale

Financial success of the three-day finale in London later this month promises to make or break the concept Guess how many people attended the recent Oktoberfest in Munich, the famous annual pilgrimage for people with a sense of fun and a collective thirst to quench? Admittedly the event spanned a fortnight but the figure is still pretty remarkable. There were 7.4m visitors – a record – with around a quarter of them travelling from overseas. Now imagine even a tenth of that congregation coming together for a like-minded three-day festival in London. Endless access to quality beer, the chance to

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Entertainment

Juan Atkins built a cybernetic future for music – but invested it with humanity

The Detroit techno pioneer, who has died aged 64, blended funk and electronics with information-age philosophy to create music of huge power and influence Juan Atkins, the originator of techno who died on 31 October, spent his lifetime translating a fascination with the future into sound. He was the oldest of the founding fathers of techno known as the “Belleville Three”, along with his junior high school friends Kevin Saunderson and Derrick May. He was the first of the trio to buy a Korg MS-10 synthesiser, and also taught the others how to DJ on turntables. His work in the duo Cybotron alongs

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