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...Soft greys and browns represent the wool trade; the brighter pinks and blues were based on an 18th-century Spitalfields silk dress at the V&A....
...Puzzle 2532 Artur Davtyan v Vladislav Kovalev, Dubai 2023. Black to move and win. Click here for solution...
...Li feared the worst, but the ticket collector merely waved him through, signalling his support for the protesters by making a V sign with his hand and smiling....
...“What India has done is to bring in the concerns and priorities of the global south and to try and move them beyond standard approaches to address the real issues,” said V Anantha Nageswaran, Modi’s chief...
...Puzzle 2518 Ding Liren v Wang Hao, Ningbo 2011. White to move and win. Click here for solution...
...“The border has become a very live issue,” said Harsh V Pant, vice-president for studies and foreign policy with the Observer Research Foundation think-tank....
...Conservative MPs and peers expressed concerns that an invitation had been extended to Xi Jinping, president of China, although it is likely that vice-president Wang Qishan will represent the country....
...gross domestic product growth forecast for 2022 from 4.2 per cent to 3 per cent, citing uncertainty over the timeline for easing coronavirus restrictions, which is said would likely lead to a shallower “V-shape...
...Additional reporting by Wang Xueqiao in Shanghai...
...We’ve seen this shift supported by a new wave of young and exciting designers such as Feng Chen Wang, Ambush and Anouki. The style has become an instant and versatile statement-maker.”...
...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....
...In Hungary, Sinopharm’s vaccines were bought for $36 per dose, more than three times the price of Russia’s Sputnik V. Senegal paid $19 per dose for Sinopharm jabs....
...Other vaccines being deployed include BioNTech/Pfizer, Oxford/AstraZeneca and the Russian Sputnik V jab....
...From most others, a degree of style can be salvaged: slithery polyester soccer kit can be worn under a bomber jacket, the chunky V-neck cricketer’s jumper atop jeans....
...Additional reporting by Farhan Bokhari in Islamabad, Simeon Kerr in Abu Dhabi, Yuan Yang and Emma Zhou in Beijing, and Wang Xueqiao in Shanghai...
...Foreign policy chief Josep Borrell is due to hold a call with Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister. Mario Draghi continues consultations aimed at forming a government in Italy....
...In a summary of the call provided to the media, the Biden transition team said the president-elect had “underscored his deep commitment to the defence of Japan and US commitments under Article V” but did...
...FG 144 Ladbroke Grove, W10; nukanails.com Bastien Gonzalez, ParisIf you want deluxe-looking feet, with toenails as naturally pink as the inside of a conch shell washed up on a beach in the Maldives, Gonzalez...
...A rival, open-source chip architecture known as Risc-V has yet to advance beyond low-value chips....
...Equity markets’ nervousness had followed a rapid global rally fuelled by central bank stimulus and hopes of a V-shaped economic recovery....
...The worse Friday’s reading, the slimmer the chances that Beijing can deliver on the “V-shaped” recovery it has assured the world is coming....
...Mercedes’ top 10 Mysterious Chinese businessman Wang Jing is poised for his next big adventure....
...Some, including René Portocarrero and Raúl Martínez González, were artists with well-established careers. At its peak, the organisation employed around 20 illustrators, mostly men....
...Christian Shepherd in Beijing and Wang Xueqiao in Shanghai 15....
...A star-studded jury featuring Alejandro González Iñárritu, Elle Fanning and Yorgos Lanthimos is ready to ascend the red-carpeted stairway of the Palais des Festivals....
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