Abba have not performed together in public since 1986, and last appeared as a group in 2008 to attend the Swedish premiere of the Mamma Mia!

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Brazil's territory has not been seriously threatened since the 1860s, when together with Argentina and Uruguay it crushed little Paraguay.

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Jones accepts the Springboks could be rusty having not played together in a senior Test since November, but points out the hosts' direct approach remains a formidable challenge.

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Giovanni, who said he met Dzhokar Tsarnaev a year ago, said they played video games together, but had not seen each other since January.

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But, unlike the Rolling Stones, say, who have not written a great song since the disco era and come together only to pad their fortunes as their own cover band, Springsteen refuses to be a mercenary curator of his past.

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After meeting Dzhokar Tsarnaev a year ago, the two became friends, sometimes playing video games together, but they had not seen each other since January, Giovanni said.

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Mr Porter said he and his wife Beverly were "holding things together" as a family and added they had not spoken to their son since Monday who was "as good as can be expected".

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