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v.s. naipaul has died at the age of eighty five naipaul was born in trinidad in one nine hundred thirty two to parents of indian origin he wrote dozens of books many of which dealt with colonialism and his legacy and he won many of literature's most prestigious awards including the nobel prize. now seven days after a powerful earthquake struck the indonesian island of lombok the death toll continues to rise more than four hundred people are now confirmed dead many survivors are still waiting for aid to reach them the quake has left a quarter of a million people homeless with many schools destroyed aid workers are doing their utmost to help the island's children come to terms with their losses. this kite fluttering in the wind is nothing more than a short moment of fun in such times these kids have to act grown up be brave and strong after their lives were shocked by the quake that struck long book this is their school their old one has been destroyed the sound of laughter resonating through the tent is like medicine for their souls we have like may be out of order for adequate coming up but

v.s. naipaul has died in a statement his wife said he passed away peacefully at home in london ny paul was born in trinidad in one thousand fifty two to parents of indian origin he published his first novel in one thousand nine hundred fifty seven then went on to write dozens of books many of which dealt with colonialism and its legacy he was knighted by queen elizabeth in one nine hundred ninety and awarded the nobel prize for literature in two thousand and one he was eighty five. you're watching the news live from berlin you can log on to a website called news and information thank you for. any time place. zones to sing along to down.

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v.s. naipaul was born in trinidad he wrote dozens of books dealing with themes of migration and his votes cast an unflinching look at the british empire and its legacy his wife called him a giant in all that he achieved but the tributes have been pouring in for the sniper who inspired admiration and criticism perhaps in equal measure among them author soundman rushdie tweeted saying we disagreed all our lives about politics about literature and i feel as sad as if i've just lost a beloved older brother. these are the top stories here at al-jazeera the slowing thousands of people in tel aviv have been protesting against israel's controversial nation state law demonstrators say the law is undemocratic and that it marginalizes israel's non-jury citizens the bill which passed last month officially defined israel as a jewish state and made hebrew the only official language thereby downgrading the status of arabic. a u.n. delegation is in girls are familiar with hamas to deescalate tensions with israel meanwhile funerals were held for the three palestinians including a medic who were killed by

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v.s. naipaul the winner of the two thousand and one nobel prize for literature has died at his home in london at the age of eighty five paul was born and raised in rural trinidad but lived most of his life in england he wrote dozens of books dealing with themes of migration and exile because books cast an unflinching look at the british colonial empire and its legacy his wife called him a giant in all that he achieved and as you just saw one of nasa's most ambitious space missions has blasted off three two one zero lift off the park a solar pope will fly closer to the sun than any previous satellite it's designed to break extreme temperatures of more than a thousand degrees and speeds of seven thousand kilometers an hour the mission will last seven years i'll be back with more news here on al-jazeera in half an hour next it's talk to al-jazeera to stay with us. every weekly news cycle brings a series of breaking stones happening was in the truck didn't happen on the boy through the eyes of the world journalists images matter a lot international politics chilling the listening post as we turn

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