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What kind of writer is Tom Stoppard In countless profiles and reviews he has been characterised as an intellectual gymnast, a dazzling wordsmith, a glamoriser of thought: a man who can take such subjects as linguistic philosophy, Latin love poetry and quantum mechanics and tur
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China has sentenced a third Canadian citizen to death on drug charges amid a steep decline in relations between the two countries.A court in Guangzhou announced Xu Weihongs penalty on Thursday and said an alleged accomplice, Wen Guanxiong, had been given a life sentence.Death sentences are automatically referred to Chinas highest court for review.The brief court statement gave no details but local media in the southern Chinese city at the heart of the countrys manufacturing industry said Xu and Wen had gathered ingredients and tools and began making the drug ketamine in October 2016, then stored the final product in Xus home in Guangzhous Haizhu district.Police later confiscated more than 120kg 266lb of the drug from Xus home and another
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