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Paris waiters race each other through the city’s streets (but who’ll croissant the line first?) </span></i><b><i>dailymail.co.uk</i></b>\r\n\r\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aliyev and kicking… </span></i><b><i>The Economist</i></b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the re-election of Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev</span></i>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rising crime weave: Wig snatchers target quality hairpieces in Joburg and Cape Town </span><b>news24.com</b>\r\n\r\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drinking wine to 5: Dolly Parton launches prosecco and rosé range in UK </span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> </span><b><i>theguardian.com </i></b>\r\n<h4><b>The weird</b></h4>\r\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uni boss, 63, sacked for starring in vegan-themed porn films </span></i><b><i>thesun.co.uk</i></b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> </span></i>\r\n\r\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Britain has been invaded by parakeets — and 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