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Muslim billionaire Asif Aziz granted permission to turn London landmark Trocadero into mosque
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Queen Margrethe II: Danish monarch announces abdication live on TV
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Maduro’s exit inevitable, says Venezuela opposition leader, as election protests grow
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Queen Elizabeth II under medical supervision in Scotland due to ‘concern for her health’
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