Abdulrazak Gurnah

An Indian army convoy moves on the Srinagar- Ladakh highway at Gagangeer, northeast of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir

Border talks between India and China fail

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Talks between military officials over border tensions in China and India break down. Also, people in Poland hold large pro-EU protests over their country’s possible exit from the European Union. And, severe flooding in China affects more than 1.76 million people.

Zanzibar-born, British-based novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah poses for a photo at his home in Canterbury, England, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021.

Nobel winner Abdulrazak Gurnah brings dignity to stories of colonial dispossession, colleague says

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A combo of file images of Novaya Gazeta editor Dmitry Muratov, left, and of Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa, who were awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov awarded Nobel Peace Prize

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Vials of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in Jackson, Miss.

Moderna to build manufacturing plant in Africa

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Abdulrazak Gurnah during the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017.

Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah: An introduction to the man and his writing

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