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This weekend's British coronation will be about pomp, history and attempts to reflect diversity.

Tom Smothers was the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium.

The U.K.'s King Charles III was officially crowned in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey, followed by a large procession.

At work: hardworking news journalists. At home: omnivorous fiction readers. We asked our colleagues what they've enjoyed most this year and here are the titles they shared.

The royal family has decided to leave the 105-carat gem out of this weekend's coronation ceremony. The Kohinoor has become a focus of anti-colonial anger. India wants it back.

The Coast Guard said it initially received a call from the Royal Caribbean ship Quantum of the Seas that an Australian man went overboard late Tuesday night.

It's a tradition that ironically features an American president sanctioning an event sponsored by a lobbying group, which advocates the opposite of what actually takes place at said event.

One of the biggest-selling comedy acts in the world, Jimmy consistently performs stand-up to sell-out crowds across the globe. At the latest count he has taken tour shows to over forty different countries. His last tour, "Best Of Ultimate Gold Greatest Hits", sold over 480,000 tickets globally with current show, "Terribly Funny", exceeding that figure by the end of 2022. The tour continues in to 2023 with shows in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and beyond. Jimmy is a household name in UK television, well known for hosting Channel 4’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown and "Big Fat Quiz Of The Year" in addition to presenting Comedy Central’s "Roast Battle UK" and "Your Face Or Mine". He is a regular on all the top panel shows, including "QI" and "A League Of Their Own", has performed as part of "The Royal Variety Performance" three times, is a judge on hit BBC1 entertainment series "I Can See Your Voice" and the host of brand-new Channel 4 gameshow "I Literally Just Told You". Jimmy is also a high-profile name in North America. He was the first UK comedian to sign a stand-up deal with streaming behemoth Netflix in 2015, releasing three specials on the platform, "Funny Business" (2016) and "Best Of Ultimate Gold Greatest Hits" (2017) and "His Dark Material" (2021) which was Netflix’s most watched stand-up comedy special in the UK that year. He also presented and exec-produced an original panel show format for Netflix, "The Fix", and has been a guest multiple times on US staples such "The Tonight Show", "The Late", "Late Show" and "Late Night With Conan O’Brien". He has performed at the "Montreal Just For Laughs Comedy Festival" since 2003 with more appearances than any other UK act in that time. Before making the move to streaming, Jimmy was one of the bestselling acts in the comedy DVD market, his eight titles (Live, Stand-Up, Comedian, In Concert, Telling Jokes, Making People Laugh, Being Funny and Laughing & Joking) selling over 1.2 million copies between them. These shows are now all available on Jimmy’s YouTube channel, where he has accrued over 758,000 subscribers and 210 million views since launching in 2018. Jimmy is also a published author. He co-wrote "The Naked Jape: Uncovering the Hidden World of Jokes" in 2007 and his highly anticipated memoir "Before & Laughter" was released in September 2021, making The Sunday Times Bestsellers list. Please Note: Must be 16+ to attend. Connect with Jimmy Carr on Social Media! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in October 2018. Those involved in his killing have largely avoided consequences, and Saudi Arabia continues to crack down on its dissidents.

A Norwegian writer, Jon Fosse, has won the 2023 Nobel Prize in literature. Though little-known outside his home country, he is celebrated in literary circles.