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Faberge's rare Winter Egg fetches record pound sterling22.9 mn at auction
AFP, Published on 03/12/2025
» LONDON - Faberge's The Winter Egg, considered one of his most beautiful creations, sold for nearly pound sterling23 million ($30 million) at auction Tuesday in London, smashing the sales record for the legendary jeweller of Imperial Russia.
Trump heads to the Gulf eyeing deals amid diplomatic offensive
AFP, Published on 13/05/2025
» RIYADH - Donald Trump will arrive in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday on the first leg of a Gulf tour that will also take him to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, eyeing business deals even as accords on the Middle East's hotspots will likely be harder to reach.
NASA joins the still controversial search for UFOs
AFP, Published on 14/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - NASA on Thursday officially joined the search for UFOs -- but reflecting the stigma attached to the field, the US space agency wouldn't identify the director of the new program tasked with tracking mystery flying objects.
Once hostile, NASA holds first public meeting on UFOs
AFP, Published on 01/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - The truth is out there -- but we're going to need to look harder.
Coronation jewels and regalia provide dazzle and link with ancient past
AFP, Published on 05/05/2023
» LONDON - The coronation of King Charles III will showcase unusual relics and the world's finest jewels, which not only bedazzle but provide a physical and symbolic link with the ancient past.
Police detain man after 'shotgun cartridges' thrown into Buckingham Palace
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» LONDON - Police in London on Tuesday arrested a man allegedly armed with a knife and accused of throwing suspected shotgun cartridges into the grounds of Buckingham Palace.
Britain and the world say farewell to Queen Elizabeth II
AFP, Published on 19/09/2022
» LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II is laid to rest on Monday, after a grand state funeral attended by leaders from around the world, and a historic last ceremonial journey through the packed streets of London.
Goodbye to the queen: bows, curtsies, even a wave
AFP, Published on 16/09/2022
» LONDON - As each mourner reaches the exit after paying their respects to the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, almost nobody can resist taking one last, fleeting look back. One even waved.
Charles travels to Wales ahead of 'princes vigil' for queen
AFP, Published on 16/09/2022
» CARDIFF (UNITED KINGDOM) - King Charles III heads to Wales Friday for the last of his visits to the four nations of the United Kingdom as preparations for the queen's state funeral gather pace.
Tears as British public pays respects to queen's coffin
AFP, Published on 15/09/2022
» LONDON - Thousands queued overnight into Thursday to pay their last respects to Queen Elizabeth II, with many choking back tears after seeing her coffin lying in state in London.