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From tents to trebles: Edinburgh book festival to set author’s words to music
Works of Ali Smith, Kathleen Jamie and more to feature in celebration of literature’s interplay with other art forms, sa...
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‘I’m not a person who puts up with rudeness’: unpicking fantasy and reality with an Italian football ultra
I’ve met many hardcore, violent fans, but the hostage-negotiating, cocaine-smuggling, Marxist-Leninist Alessandro Casola...
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Sweden votes to back laws reinforcing its immigration crackdown
So-called ‘good behaviour’ legislation fiercely criticised by opposition politicians and rights groupsSweden’s parliamen...
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Dutch children are unusually happy and healthy. Is it because of the Avondvierdaagse?
Once a year, Dutch kids, parents and teachers take part in a walking festival, heading out for four nights in a single w...
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Wannabe despot, dashing diplomat or boring back-office swot? Greece’s founding father divides opinion
He built modern Greece from the ground up, but Ioannis Kapodistrias remains a controversial figure. A new biopic throws...
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Iran twice come from behind to claim draw in World Cup opener with New Zealand
What, really, were the emotions flowing through the veins of Iran’s players as they took to the pitch in Los Angeles? A...
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Starbucks Korea to temporarily shut all stores for history lesson after bungled coffee promotion
The closures, so employees can watch a recorded lecture, will cost the company an estimated 2.1bn won ($1.4m) in salesSt...
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After tense buildup, Iran draw with NZ in opener
Iran opened its politically charged World Cup with a 2-2 draw against New Zealand on Monday night, overcoming two defici...
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Who is Vozinha, Cape Verde’s viral goalkeeper at the World Cup?
From his hometown of Sao Vicente in Cape Verde, Vozinha has been his jersey name throughout his club career.
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Inside the fight over Claude Mythos 5
As the rest of the country celebrated the USA's first World Cup win and the New York Knicks championship, Anthropic spen...
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Trump news at a glance: Long way to Friday and Iran peace deal signing
‘A compromise deal packed with fudges’; Newsom says Trump weaponizing justice department against him. Key US politics st...
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‘Then the firing started’: the Soweto uprising remembered 50 years on
16 June 1976 is not just another chapter in the history books, nor is its aftermath and legacy, say those who took part...