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...Rosa Bonheur was one of the most acclaimed artists of 19th-century France. “Genius has no sex,” said Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III, bestowing upon her the first female Légion d’Honneur in 1865....
...A handful — Britain’s John Akomfrah, France’s Julien Creuzet — produced the most impressive pavilions of 2024, as did, on tight budgets, several “Global South” countries (see my top five choices below)....
...In 1694, the Bank of England was founded to help William III finance war with France....
...Here it is worth noting that the role of Speaker of the House of Commons has limited power yet attracted a divisive egotist, John Bercow....
...Monday UK, annual Mansion House dinner with speeches by chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey US president Joe Biden to meet King Charles III at Buckingham Palace and UK prime...
...So I travelled around the country, first with Mitt Romney and then John McCain, wearing almost entirely black clothing, thinking that at least everything I had with me would match....
...and those born in the country, writes chief data reporter John Burn-Murdoch....
...Like Al Pacino in The Godfather III, just as America thinks it is getting out of the Middle East, events may conspire to pull them back in....
...A symbolic state visit by King Charles III to France has today been cancelled following a week of violent protests in the country....
...The controlling Garcia family, including chief executive officer Ernie Garcia III — who will remain at the helm — will put more than $100mn of fresh equity in....
...A vote of confidence in John Lewis chair Dame Sharon White will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday among the employee-owned retailer’s 74,000 staff....
...They begin — Ilia’s aria from Act III of Mozart’s Idomeneo. Biermann paves the way on the piano. Then, Helene begins to sing. Suddenly the room, me, Biermann, the piano, orbit her....
...Those set to be in attendance include US president Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, France’s president Emmanuel Macron and India’s president Droupadi Murmu....
...He was soon presented to King George III at Kew Palace, after being fitted for a velvet coat, white waistcoat and satin breeches....
...Downing Street confirmed on Friday that 26 new peers — 13 of whom will have conservative affiliations — have been approved by King Charles III....
...Speakers include a “senior cabinet minister”, John Lewis Partnership chair Sharon White and BT Group chief executive Philip Jansen. Oh yes, and there is some more football being played....
...When a grizzled veteran like John Ray III, FTX’s new chief executive, discloses the firm used QuickBooks for accounting, the punk, do-it-yourself ethos loses its charm....
...In court papers, new chief executive John Ray III said there had been “a complete failure of corporate controls” at FTX. An estimated $8bn is missing....
...November 22 will be the 60th anniversary of the assassination of US president John F Kennedy....
...Under restructuring expert John Ray III, FTX’s new management has tracked down $1.24bn in the scramble to survey its assets ahead of the bankruptcy case....
...Germany, Belgium, France, Britain, they all went for as much as they could get....
...Elizabeth I (45 years on the throne), George III (almost 60 years) and Victoria (almost 64 years) all presided over periods of national and imperial expansion....
...White convinced Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta III, brothers he knew from high school, to buy the struggling outfit for $2mn....
...Originally created in 1995, the then unnamed bag was given to Diana, Princess of Wales, by the first lady of France ahead of a Cézanne exhibition in Paris....
...John WH Denton Secretary-General of the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris, France...
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