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Sheikh Hamad, who ruled Qatar from 1995 to 2013 and stepped aside to make his son Sheikh Tamim emir, dies aged 74.

Yale professor Samuel Moyn says “the rich today are old, to an astonishing extent”—and his new book, "Gerontocracy in America," makes the case.

The operator of the Eiffel Tower said the latticed-steel Paris monument would "exceptionally close" early over the weekend at 4 pm (1400 GMT), as France was gripped by a third heatwave since May.

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Jim Kavanaugh, a former U.S. Olympian, says the habits that made him a top athlete also helped him build World Wide Technology, a multibillion-dollar firm.

Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after brief illness

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