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...Everyone from the Pharaohs to the Romans mixed tin with metals such as lead, copper and bismuth to create everyday objects for the table....
...The Ancient Greeks and Romans used it to decorate their walls, and in China it was used for garments and to wrap precious gifts. William Morris called it the “noblest of the weaving arts”....
...The message from the V-A-C Foundation, which runs the recently opened and vast GES-2 House of Culture museum in Moscow, is more muted....
...Asked about a potential probe focusing on the Bidens and their connection with Ukrainian energy company Burisma, Mr Ryaboshapka said Mr Trump’s attorney-general William Barr had made no contact to formally...
...William Barr, the US attorney-general, has warned that the bill — which passed the Senate on December 9 and was expected to be approved by the lower house before it breaks for Christmas on Tuesday — “can...
...William Barr, the US attorney-general, and his Mexican counterpart, Alejandro Gertz Manero, on Tuesday said the US justice department had decided to seek the dismissal of charges against Mr Cienfuegos “so...
...His own attorney-general, William Barr, has said there was no evidence of election fraud that affected the outcome of the vote....
...US attorney-general William Barr publicly rebuked Donald Trump, saying the president’s tweets about ongoing criminal cases had made it “impossible” to do his job, while the US Senate voted to limit Mr Trump...
...Mr Mueller himself accused William Barr of creating “public confusion” about the findings of the probe....
...Mr Parnas also told MSNBC that US attorney-general William Barr was “absolutely” aware of the pressure campaign and had held related discussions with Mr Giuliani....
...Troublingly for Mr Biden, William Barr, Mr Trump’s attorney-general, last month said he was maintaining an “open door” for Mr Giuliani to submit any findings to the justice department, raising the prospect...
...Also visible are the two monumental statues of horse-drawn Roman chariots atop Ricardo Bastida’s Banco de Bilbao, built across the street in 1923....
...Once Charles V was elected Holy Roman Emperor in 1519, the Habsburg challenge became far more considerable....
...US attorney-general William Barr was due in Mexico this week for urgent talks on Mr Trump’s plan, which Mr López Obrador´s government rejects....
...William Barr would also still be US attorney-general. I don’t have any ringing conclusions to this jeremiad except to say I hope that I’m being a Cassandra....
...William Barr said in a television interview that the president’s tweets about the case made it impossible for him to do his job....
...William Barr, US attorney-general, was last week revealed to have made two visits this year to the Italian capital, where he was reported by Italian media to have met with domestic intelligence officials...
...Nicholas Barr: As the economy picks up, cyclical unemployment will fall....
...What we’re reading Barr v Congress When William Barr cleared Donald Trump on obstruction of justice on Sunday, the US attorney-general held true to a long-held and expansive view of presidential authority...
...(FT) The day ahead Barr won’t bar Mueller William Barr, Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney-general, will promise to let Robert Mueller complete his investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 election...
...The physical, slapstick-heavy parts of Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Dogberry in Much Ado were written specifically for William Kemp, the greatest comedian of the day....
...Classical music and opera by Richard Fairman Opera: Passion, Power and Politics, edited by Kate Bailey, V&A Publishing, RRP£25 A strong coffee table is needed for this handsome volume....
...An English supply train carrying barrels of the fish successfully fends off a French attempt to seize them. 1556 Holy Roman Emperor Charles V recognises the herring’s totemic power by making a pilgrimage...
...Just as mauve’s darker cousin purple was always the imperial colour worn by rulers of the Byzantine and Roman empires, so mauve became the colour favoured by high society in both London and Paris in the...
...The big difference is that the V&A is still a museum of objects. Its astonishing collection spans everything from Roman jewellery to Raphael cartoons, bondage trousers to vacuum cleaners....
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