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Writers’ festivals are the new raves – and as a born-again book reader I couldn’t be happier about the upsurge in collectivism | Clarke Gayford
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Writers’ festivals are the new raves – and as a born-again book reader I couldn’t be happier about the upsurge in collectivism | Clarke Gayford

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⚽️ World Cup kick-off: 8pm EDT/1am BST/10am AEST⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail AlexanderHello folks! Alexander Abnos here, and I’m thrilled to be able to follow this match along with all of you.Curaçao enters the game on the back of a 7-1 drubbing by Germany. The lopsided scoreline was…

Ecuador v Curaçao: World Cup 2026 – live
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Ecuador v Curaçao: World Cup 2026 – live

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For the first time in more than a decade, Germany will play in the World Cup knockout stages. Their 2-1 victory at the death over Côte d’Ivoire in a lively tie here on Saturday saw to that. Franck Kessié’s 30th-minute goal for Les Éléphants was cancelled out by Deniz Undav’s 68th-minute equaliser and…

Deniz Undav’s double earns Germany dramatic late win against Côte d’Ivoire
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Deniz Undav’s double earns Germany dramatic late win against Côte d’Ivoire

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