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1 day ago

'Mrs Robinson' review: Ireland's first female president shows her emotional side in admiring, if uncritical, documentary

Bride Rosney sent Fianna Fáil's Padraig Flynn 40 red roses with a note reading: "Thank you, from the women of Ireland." This act symbolizes the collective empowerment felt during Mary Robinson's presidency.
Women
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

I do what I like': British woman, 115, claims world's oldest living person title

Caterham, who lives in a care home in Lightwater, Surrey, puts her longevity down to her attitude to life. 'I've taken everything in my stride, the highs and lows,' she said, adding she has a maxim of never arguing with anyone. She added: 'I listen and I do what I like.'
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fromenglish.elpais.com
3 months ago

In search of the historical Jesus: More questions than answers

One of the greatest experts on the biblical and historical figure of Jesus was a journalist for this newspaper, Juan Arias, a former correspondent in Rome and Brazil, first editor of the literary supplement Babelia.
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