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Punishing teams with points deductions the only way to tackle racist abuse - West Ham star
French woman fakes her own kidnapping to hide affair from boyfriend
Algeria blocks social networks throughout the country to prevent cheating in exams
Denmark is to start taking refugees' possessions to pay for their stay