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...Healthcare has provided a much-needed bright spot for Merck. The lengthy slump in the semiconductor materials market has hurt its electronics business....
...When Merck Mercuriadis, a former manager of stars such as Beyoncé and Elton John, set up an investment vehicle and floated it on the London Stock Exchange in 2018, he had an audacious pitch....
...“The colourways she used in the 1960s were just incredible,” says Cullen, “super-acid bright greens, crazy pinks, really hot oranges”....
...and Serbia 200th day of the Hamas-Israel conflict after Hamas launched an attack on Israel on October 7 last year UK: 100th anniversary of both the first radio broadcast by a British monarch, George V...
...Less convincing were the trousers with zipper components and some risqué menswear looks, such as a low V-neck sweater styled under a pinstripe suit, reminiscent of the kind of sexiness brought to Gucci under...
...Soft greys and browns represent the wool trade; the brighter pinks and blues were based on an 18th-century Spitalfields silk dress at the V&A....
...Before most people knew what a camera was, the V&A was already amassing photographs....
...“By the early ’90s Karl was going big, going blingy, going bright, and doing exciting pieces [at the time of] the rise of the supermodel, the rise of the logo [and a] booming economy.”...
...There are bright spots. The UK’s agreement to rejoin the EU’s €95.5bn Horizon Europe science initiative in September was a welcome return to collaboration....
...“When a kid draws a bird, they do a V. And you don’t want to ski alone, you want to be in a group....
...The V&A’s installation in a single bright, open-plan gallery is spectacular in another way — immersive, modern....
...As we’ve covered previously, the US’s auto insurance rates have soared 24 per cent over the past two years (v BLS data)....
...more artistic gesture, James is alleged to have considered “ . . . having his corpse set in plastic aspic by Parisian taxidermists Deyrolle and hung on chains in one of the waterfalls”, according to the V&...
...Even now, the greatest achievements shine bright. In 1948, 248,300 new houses, including temporary “prefabs”, were completed....
...With all US listings, Spac or otherwise, in the doldrums, China offers a rare bright spot. Ten companies debuted on Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges this week to a chorus of first-day price pops....
...by Sylvia de Gay for Robert Sloan of New York, made in a textile design called Bright Butterflies....
...Last week, a verdict was passed down in the case of Walkers Snack Foods Ltd v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, with first-tier tribunal judges Anne Fairpo and Sonia Gable ruling against...
...It’ll also act as a beacon thanks to its bright-orange hue, making it easy for my boyfriend to spot me in the busy souks. £1,195, mulberry.com...
...Giovanni Vespucci’s “World Map”, the master nautical chart from 1526 given to all Spanish navigators, with details of ships, conquests and resources, is displayed in Charles V’s ornamental version....
...Team a bright pink strapless crepe dress with no texture (£750, net-a-porter.com) with a pink velvet jacket....
...As ever, reach out to us with your thoughts (imani.moise@ft.com and sid.v@ft.com). Thanks, and happy reading....
...She was dressed elegantly in a V-neck white linen blouse, white trousers and a pair of trainers. But the signs of her injuries were everywhere....
...But also something soft and familiar and welcoming about the patches of vineyard, the chestnut woods, the orchards where citrus trees spattered with bright spots of orange and yellow lurked behind a thick...
...There was a wonderful simplicity to the lightweight dresses and softly draped cotton skirts Molly Goddard showed early in her line-up — a departure from the bright, voluminous tulle confections she is known...
...“They’re as bright as we are and they’ll do as well,” he says....
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