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...Puzzle 2556 Kristina Brankov v Maria Manakova, Serbian League 2023. Black to move and win. Click here for solution...
...Until August 25; further information and tickets here From Maria Callas to Elton John via Grace Jones and Cher, Diva celebrates “the power and creativity of iconic performers” across art, fashion, film,...
...In the mid-20th century, Maria Callas, the Liz Taylor of the opera world, adored her French haute couture and diamonds....
...Sam also recommends his conversations with Norman Lear and journalist Maria Ressa....
...The V&A’s exhibition gives plenty of food for thought about all this....
...Maria Carmela V Zabala Pasig City, Philippines...
...His Lily of the Valley designs are exclusive to the V&A, as are the giclée prints of illustrations by Beatrix Potter and Edward Lear....
...Well, it seems that Maria Balshaw would — and with relish....
...“You need society to contribute at every level,” said Oleksandr V Danylyuk, head of the Kyiv-based Centre for Defence Reforms think-tank....
...Vintage gloves were appliquéd to elbows and the back of jackets — they flashed a V-sign, either for victory or peace. Simons achieved both....
...The marketing dream of a Messi v Ronaldo World Cup final is still alive, at least for the next few hours....
...Those who donate to the V&A want to memorialise their own or another’s life through style....
...Dior’s Maria Grazia Chiuri has no such qualms....
...Matthieu Blazy’s Bottega Veneta debut included mid-length leather versions in purple or bright yellow; Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons paired grey and black skirts with tonal sweaters at Prada; while at Dior, Maria...
...Or quite so much on Maria Theresa’s many children?...
...Maria Balshaw, director of the Tate and chair of the National Museum Directors Council, said she was grateful for “the extension of tax relief that has already made a huge difference for the sector, and...
...Additional reporting by Guill Ramos in Manila Letters in response to this article: Marcos win shows fragility of Philippines democracy / From Maria Carmela V Zabala, Pasig City, Philippines Invoking Pushkin...
...In November, the venerated Roman house will open in the City of Lights: the Bulgari Hôtel Paris has (naturally) a mint location on the Avenue Georges V – in the coveted Triangle d’Or – and its usual architectural...
...V, E, S, P, A: five letters with the power to summon a tourist-brochure-perfect Italy....
...Nicholas II of Russia, Edward VII and George V of Great Britain, Chulalongkorn of Siam and the Duc d’Orléans were among its early patrons....
...Dior’s Maria Grazia Chiuri was musing on the performative nature of clothing this season....
...Austria is in late-stage negotiations with Russia to acquire 1m doses of the Sputnik V vaccine by mid-June, even though the jab has not yet been approved for use by the EU medical regulator....
...“We were concerned that if nothing was done it would open the door for the new variant — and that is what happened,” said Maria Ganczak, a professor and specialist in epidemiology and infectious diseases...
...I have a friend who swears by the scented terracotta pomegranates from Santa Maria Novella, which are prettier and smell nicer....
...Antoine GodinUniversité Sorbonne Paris Nord, France Michael JacobsProfessor of Political Economy, University of Sheffield Ronan PalmerDirector Clean Economy, E3G Dirk EhntsPufendorf-Gesellschaft Berlin e.V....
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