Is the Pope Catholic?

Is the Pope Catholic?

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Broadcasters from The Netherlands, Ireland, Iceland, Spain and Slovenia are all boycotting May’s Eurovision Song Contest because Israel is participating. Sources within Israel’s broadcaster say calls for it to be banned are unjustified, and organisers of the contest insist it mus ...  Show more

Is it time to scrap the Commonwealth Games?

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