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Everything you ever wanted to know about Paraguay

There's more to Paraguay than its World Cup football team, but this South American state has been off the beaten track since the despotic rule of Doctor Jose Gaspar Rodr guez de Francia - El11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

When and where the world celebrates

Independence Day may be another American invention - their's dates to 1776 - but all around the world states and peoples remember the day they achieved independence.11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

In search of a little piece of heaven on earth

The fabulous city of Shangri-La has taken on mythical proportions. But China's claims to have discovered it (and to have made it a tourist destination) should be treated sceptically: the city was11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

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What is your opinion

A number of recent questions have turned the spotlight on 20th century literature. So what do you think of: John Steinbeck A View from the Bridge Herman Hesse 11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

A trip back in time

The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford first opened its doors to the public in 1683. What are the attractions that keep visitors coming to this grand old institution 11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

On the death of Alan Lomax

Leadbelly (pictured) was one of the thousands of musicians first recorded by Alan Lomax, who has just died at the age of 87. But what impact could one 'ethnomusicologist' have on popular music in the11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

In search of a little piece of heaven on earth

The fabulous city of Shangri-La has taken on mythical proportions. But China's claims to have discovered it (and to have made it a tourist destination) should be treated sceptically: the city was11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

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Yucca or Yukka

It's yucca, and it's quite a plant. In fact, it can be hard to stop it growing11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

Music from the Lexus ad

Open Heart Zoo by Martin Grech is finally available in the shops11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

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Doctor who Ah, Doctor Who

With a new cyberseries for the Time Lord, time to recall his best bits11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

The game Commonwealth

A third of the world has sent its best athletes to Manchester11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

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Stay on the ball about the offside rule...

You already know that football will be everywhere this summer, and there is no escape. So make sure you can be authoritative, with a simple explanation that ensures there is no need to fall foul of11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

The Commonwealth Games in Manchester

The XVII Commonwealth Games in Manchester see 72 countries coming to the North-west (that's rather more than there are countries in the Commonwealth!) for a festival of sporting excellence. And lawn11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

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