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On a summer day, in the lakeside villa that houses Berlin’s prestigious Literary Colloquium, a dozen mostly young, mostly Syrian refugee writers took their seats around a large table. Together with the heads of two German publishing houses, a literary…
Central Council confirmed at their meeting on Saturday that all eight teams in the All-Ireland senior football championship quarter-final stages will have a home game. GAA president John Horan yesterday made it clear that Kildare, should they beat Fermanagh this…
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) on June 23 announced that the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award would now officially be called the Children’s Literature Legacy Award. This, the ALSC announced, is due to the “inconsistency between Wilder’s legacy…
Since Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated Rep. Joe Crowley in a stunning primary upset in New York’s 14th District last Tuesday, the 28-year-old has been a focus of Democratic energy and a magnet for critics, including some who’ve claimed that she’s misrepresenting…
Gareth Southgate says his England players are in control of their own destiny when they take on Colombia in the World Cup last 16. After reaching the knockout stages with a game to spare, the Three Lions enter Tuesday’s clash…
Japan’s skill and intensity exposed Belgium’s tactical plans but Roberto Martinez deserves credit for finding a solution, writes Peter Smith. Inspired intervention? Or a desperate roll of the dice? Whatever motivated Roberto Martinez’s dramatic – and hotly-debated – game-changing double…
