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Communism, Nasa and a place for Pelé: how Brazil prepared for the 1970 World Cup
In this extract from their forthcoming book on South America and the World Cup, Mark Biram and Tim Vickery describe...
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Is it true that … you should sync your workout routine to your menstrual cycle?
There is no evidence that ovulation affects muscle-building, but you may feel stronger at certain timesIt’s an idea...
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The enigmatic summer phenomenon shining from the edge of space
With no recorded sightings before 1885, noctilucent clouds have been linked to volcanoes, pollution or climate chan...
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Mexico's Ochoa named to record 6th WC squad
Veteran goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa will have the chance to play in a record sixth World Cup after being named in Me...
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Tense election night in Colombia as country heads to presidential runoff
Colombia’s election heads to a June 21 runoff after a tight first round between de la Espriella and Cepeda.
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Striped rock dismissed as natural in 1928 reclassified as UK’s oldest cave art
Scientific dating proves streaks on walls of Bacon Hole, near the Mumbles in south Wales, is Palaeolithic rock artI...
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The Guest review – the risks of protecting refugees in the Poland-Belarus danger zone
Zvika Gregory Portnoy and Zuzanna Solakiewicz’s documentary lays bare the problems faced by refugees and the compas...
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‘A slap-up meal for €12’: my search for the perfect old-school Turin tavern
Piòle are the Italian city’s working-class neighbourhood taverns. Of the few that survive, many have gone upmarket...
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Land by Maggie O’Farrell review – an ambitious story of mapmaking in Ireland
Set in the aftermath of the famine, the Hamnet author’s family saga folds in myth and folklore‘His father was ever...
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Family’s 90-year search for answers after father vanished in Francoist uprising – photo essay
2026 marks the 90th anniversary of the Francoist uprising and the beginning of the Spanish civil war. An estimated...
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A new start after 60: I became my husband’s carer – and saw travel, nature and love anew
After Sarah Geeson-Brown’s husband had three strokes, she began looking after him. Suddenly her world shrank and ex...
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AI is devoid of meaning and humanity. That’s why its vapid voice suits this political moment | Nesrine Malik
For ease and speed, we are degrading our ability to connect and to organise our societies. We must assert our trust...