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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: hugs, tears and shouts of 'banzai' greet news of victory

TV presenters struggled to rein in their emotions while newspapers rushed out special editions. Olympians yelled "Banzai!" and a rainbow emerged through the drizzle as Tokyo greeted the news that it had been chosen to host the 2020 Olympics. The International...

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Galaxy Gear smartwatch unveiled by Samsung (from The Guardian)

Samsung has unveiled a smartwatch that works as an accessory to its market-leading Galaxy smartphones, with a small screen offering basic functions such as photos, hands-free calls and instant messaging. The world's top handset maker hopes the Galaxy...

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Nelson Mandela : a mini-biography

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Revolutionary feminist Olympe De Gouges in the race for a place in France's Panthéon (from The Guardian)

She fought to give women the right to divorce. She campaigned for civil partnerships and against slavery. She was a passionate feminist who died for her ideals – and all this in the late 18th century. Now one of France's greatest honours could be bestowed...

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Nobel Prize winning Poet Seamus Heaney dies at 74

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-23900995

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Digging by Seamus Heaney

Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests; snug as a gun. Under my window, a clean rasping sound When the spade sinks into gravelly ground: My father, digging. I look down Till his straining rump among the flowerbeds Bends low, comes up twenty...

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Saluting a Dream, and Adapting It for a New Era