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Nobel Organisers to Reveal 2018 Literature Prize's Fate
The group which awards the Nobel Prize for Literature is considering cancelling this year's prize.
The Swedish Academy is preparing to announce whether it will be able to award a Nobel Prize for Literature this year amid a controversy over alleged sexual misconduct; we take a look at the political role being played by the church in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and the Tour of Italy, one of cycling's three major stage-races, starts today in Jerusalem. Moving the first leg of the Giro D'Italia to Israel has drawn criticism from campaign groups.
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