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It also meant the US had remarkably matched the Ryder Cup record of 8½ points in the singles but all the celebrations were blue.

"It's remarkably common, it's just we're not looking for it," said Mr Griffiths.

Yet despite his government's nimble response and Seychelles' remarkably swift economic bounce-back, his popularity teeters.

The judges said: "A novel about class ascension and a man who is remarkably detached from his desires, and a disquisition on the art of being alive. It is also an absolute page-turner."

With only two days' rest, their past 15 league results stretching back to October 2020 shows - remarkably - they have not lost a single game, winning 11 and drawing the other four.