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Cat Stevens was one of the most successful singer-songwriters of the late 60s and 70s. But then a near-death experience prompted a conversion to Islam, a change of name to Yusuf Islam and a retirement ...

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Mali since 2012 has faced attacks from groups linked to Al-Qaeda and Islamic State, as well as by separatist movements and criminal gangs. Last weekend seven people were killed during attacks in ...