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...Christie’s had the better offerings overall and some successes too, notably Lucas Cranach the Elder’s “The Nymph of Spring” (c1540-45), which sold for an artist record of £8mn (£9.4mn with fees, est £6mn...
...Travel Four sunny escapes for spring-summer, including the less-trod island of Syros in the Cyclades and swimming with the marine-mammalian species of Dominica, as well as the mid-century magic in Joshua...
...But why the strange choice of those bottles as a stopgap, when there was spring water in glass bottles available in all the bars and restaurants?...
...“We are Chinese marines,” the squad leader tells the grateful detainees, speaking in Mandarin. “We’re here to bring you home.”...
...There are growing signs that this year’s “spring offensive” on pay will deliver lower rises across the board than in 2015, with unions basing their demands on the low inflation rate and managers pointing...
...The British government’s Longitude Act of 1714 offered rewards for improvements in naval navigation and gave the world the marine chronometer....
...One of its three stars is arthouse French actress Marine Vacth, 23, who rose to acclaim with the Cannes-nominated independent flick Jeune & Jolie, and who gave birth to her first child in spring last year...
...The marine ecosystem in the East China Sea has been damaged. It’s a very bad trend.” Overfishing is also a result of relatively lax marine regulations....
...Created by the Palma-based marine industry, it was bought out by the Informa Yacht Group in 2004 that also runs the Monaco, Singapore, Phuket and Abu Dhabi yacht shows....
...McGee learned that Tokio Marine would be the acquirer, the sale was getting close, and that the price would be approximately three times the book value of the company....
...The DfT plans to award contracts worth as much as £3.1bnnext spring, and last week invited three companies – narrowed down from a list of 10 – to enter detailed discussions: Bond Offshore Helicopters, based...
...The company revealed an extended strike of 920 metres – nearly trebling from 360 metres – and said it expected further improvements when drilling commences in spring 2012....
...As Blair Inc expands, some of his old colleagues have opted to maintain a discreet distance....
...Walmart welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to hear the case in spring next year....
...Last summer it said its new civil nuclear business unit could eventually be bigger than its marine business, which makes propellers and turbines for ships and submarines....
...The first came in the spring of 1998, when the government injected Y1,800bn ($18bn, £11bn, €14bn) into 21 institutions. The money, which came in the form of preference shares, had few strings attached....
...A document from 1347 is believed to be the oldest marine insurance contract....
...On a blustery, bright spring day by the Thames, David Simon strolls into the River Café with an easy, unassuming stride, turning not a single head as he makes his way to our table....
...Success depended on several factors: swift and effective outside aid, including $25m from the US; the spur of being scheduled to host some of the matches for the Cricket World Cup, held this past spring;...
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