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...Space-age design II Up 1 (1969) Created by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia, this vacuum-packed foam chair came flat....
...To May 23 at KW Institute, Berlin, kw-berlin.de; June 16-September 17 at Camden Arts Centre, London, camdenartcentre.org; November 4-April 1 2024 at Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, stedelijk.nl...
...When foreign leaders have, over the years, vowed to foster their own Silicon Valleys, they were not merely talking about consumer-facing tech companies like Twitter and Airbnb....
...Only 16 out of 1,802 companies listed on the Tokyo Prime Market are headed by women, according to Tokyo Shoko Research — less than 1 per cent. But there are some glimmers of hope....
...Even among Tory voters the positive differential has nearly halved, shrinking from around plus-44 to (67 ‘well’ v 23 ‘badly’) in January 2020 to plus-23 (58 ‘well’ v 35 ‘badly’) today....
...Habitas aims to create escapes that foster community. Guests “define themselves by mindset and shared values”, says CEO Oliver Ripley....
...The number of people taking their test dropped from about 1.6mn to 436,000 in 2020/21. That backlog has led to some learners waiting many months to take their tests....
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...Once the Covid rebound is complete, the Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts annual growth of 1.3 to 1.7 per cent, which, as Danker notes, is not a good number for a country used to growing at 2 to...
...V Vaccination Pretty much the only thing that stood between Novak Djokovic and this year’s Australian Open title. Oops....
...A phrase arguably vague enough to be meaningless — there are 8m objects retained in the British Museum’s collection and just 1 per cent is displayed — is now seen by some trustees as a menacing tool to exercise...
...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....
...She faced some harsh criticism for helping inmates like Mohamedou preserve their rights.”...
...Players of Fortnite, developed by Epic, were able to purchase an in-game currency known as “V-bucks” online, but these credits would not show up when playing on the iPhone....
...“He’s v bright, tough and politically savvy with a small p,” tweeted Rupert Harrison, the former Tory chancellor’s one-time chief adviser....
...The Factory is a source of hope, pride and tension in a city long associated with a progressive, dynamic arts scene (Thomas De Quincey, Norman Foster, Joy Division, The Smiths )....
...“I’d love to see a true mentorship programme established, to help foster long-lasting businesses.”...
...He is also encouraged by a “V-shaped” recovery in Asia, its largest market, and less dire forecasts for UK consumers....
...“An initial ‘V’ shape in the recovery — and by initial we mean a few months — is inevitable as people are allowed to return to work and the shops,” Mr Wood added....
...This month Zynga acquired Istanbul-based Peak, best known for the game Toon Blast, for $1.8bn. “They are buying their way to growth — all the big mobile studios are doing that,” said Mr Murphy....
...access to both a vibrant “vertical” community (with organic herb garden, curated cultural events and on-tap housekeeping) and East Bank, London’s major new cultural quarter, soon to house outposts of the V&...
...“There is a concern about foster and care placements breaking down, as foster carers and care workers self-isolate.” As with other charities, the NSPCC has been forced to adapt....
...But crypto’s wild, speculative phase has longer to run: another year of wild volatility is as likely to leave bitcoin at $30,000 as $1,000....
...Arlene Foster of the Democratic Unionists was appointed Northern Ireland’s first minister of the Stormont assembly....
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