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...A hitherto uncatalogued games board by him here and the crucifix probably presented to Pope Paul V have also been added to the corpus of his works....
...Elon Musk’s SpaceX called off the first orbital launch test of its giant Starship rocket on Monday after a problem with fuel pressure in the rocket’s first stage delayed its long-awaited maiden flight to...
...When organisers brought this to the general assembly, the crowd was not “fussed”, Colvin recalls with a chuckle. “Nobody cared. They just weren’t interested in engaging with it at all.” V....
...The Courtenays arrived with Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1154 and one forebear, Richard Courtenay, was buried with Henry V in Westminster Abbey, after dying of dysentery in Henry’s tent at the Siege of Harfleur...
...“It’s like a Shakespeare scene,” said V.S. Naipaul. “Only 300 words are spoken but, goodness, terrific things happen!”...
...Only sweet 18th-century maiden Kitty (Lolly Adefope) really gets into the spirit....
...The Flying-V is a future long-haul plane, carrying up to 360 passengers. The model’s maiden flight, while largely successful, was not perfect....
...On Wednesday, hours before newbie chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled his maiden Budget, the Bank of England delivered an emergency 50 basis point cut in interest rates, bringing the rate close to the floor...
...Now there is the women’s Cairns Cup, derived from Jeanne Sinquefield’s maiden name, which is in its second year and can be watched free and live online from 7pm GMT daily until February 17....
...Turning to India, Apple is opening its maiden online shop there as the US company diversifies away from China (Mercedes’ top 10)....
...Perry v Perry is symbolic of the endless to-and-fro of cases. But a new piece of music technology aims to resolve the argument, for songwriters at least....
...Metallica didn’t try to make a stadium feel like a club; they made it feel like Cape Canaveral at a Saturn V rocket launch. ★★★★☆ metallica.com...
...Maiden figures and guidance from new CEO Mark Allan were grim but in line, but the conference call may as well have been directed by Lars Von Trier....
...Containment of the number of new cases has been impressive in mainland China, and we now expect a V-shaped recovery from the second quarter onwards there....
...(FT) Schwarzman v Urbano Cairo Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman, chairman and chief executive of the world’s largest private equity firm Blackstone, has found himself in a legal battle with one of Italy’s...
...The firm expedited a case, League of Women Voters v Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to push for a decision in time for the midterm elections....
...He wanted to apply VTOL technology used by military aircraft such as the V-22 Osprey to the civilian sector....
...Likewise, it’s not unusual for celebrities to have a pilot’s licence, from John Travolta (whose Florida home boasts two runways) to Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden’s lead singer, who trained to be able to fly...
...If anything, though, it now resembles an SMS-messaging maiden aunt with a slightly greater penchant for Dove soap and, er, Lynx deodorant....
...Theresa May used her maiden speech as prime minister on the steps of Downing Street to underline how she wants to “forge a bold new positive role for ourselves in the world, and we will make Britain a country...
...In many cases, the swirls and smudges enhance the dreamy, ethereal quality of Cameron’s depictions of long-haired maidens, bearded men and unkempt children....
...That has been developed into the military S-97 Raider rotorcraft, which had its maiden flight this year....
...(FT) In the news Pope v Trump On his maiden visit to the US next week, Pope Francis is expected to weigh in on an issue that has propelled presidential hopeful Donald Trump to the front of the Republican...
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