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Thousands of diehard supporters of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro have hit the streets of Rio to champion their embattled leader and celebrate the new
Ecuadoreans to vote in referendum on unprecedented security measures
Ecuadoreans will vote on Sunday in a referendum on a raft of unprecedented security measures designed to empower the police and armed forces in the
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Stanley Kubrick, the relentless perfectionist who directed some of cinema’s greatest classics, was so sensitive to criticism that, in 1970, he threatened legal action to
Land of the dinosaurs: baseline of sexism overshadows tennis in Madrid
When the female tennis players head back to Spain’s capital for the Madrid Open this week, they may be forgiven for letting out a collective
Swifties queue up for special letter from singer in boost for UK’s Record Store Day
Taylor Swift fans joined queues outside vinyl shops yesterday for the annual Record Store Day in the hope of securing a limited edition note from
Barbie, Bridgerton and billions of pounds: how streaming – and tax breaks – fuelled the UK’s ‘Brollywood’ screen boom
When Peter Vardy joined Calderdale council 46 years ago, his job mostly involved maintaining local parks and, later, organising the occasional firework display. But these
Sunday with Shirley Manson: ‘I impersonate my mother by making a chicken dinner’
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How Portugal’s 1974 Eurovision entry toppled the country’s fascist regime
In musical terms, Portugal’s entry for the final of the Eurovision song contest on 6 April 1974 was not what you would typically call a
The 1924 Paris Olympics saved the Games. Can this year’s event repeat that success? | David Goldblatt
Paris 1924 was the sixth and last Olympics presided over by Baron de Coubertin, the modern movement’s founder. He had good reason to be pleased