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Ghosts of past spies haunt London underground tunnels
AFP, Published on 31/01/2025
» LONDON - Behind a blue door in a narrow London passage lies a little-known network of tunnels deep underground, once home to British spies and a secret long-distance telephone exchange.
New movies out this week: May 1-7
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 01/05/2024
» New releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.
Elton John and Guns N'Roses primed for Glastonbury
AFP, Published on 21/06/2023
» LONDON: The iconic Glastonbury Festival opens its doors on Wednesday, with 200,000 music fans set to descend on a farm in southwest England to see acts including Arctic Monkeys, Guns N'Roses and Elton John.
Annie Ernaux of France wins Nobel Literature prize
Reuters, Published on 06/10/2022
» STOCKHOLM: French author Annie Ernaux has won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”, the Swedish Academy said on Thursday.
Churchill painting from Onassis superyacht to auction in New York
AFP, Published on 19/06/2021
» NEW YORK: A piece of art weaving together one of the great statesmen of the 20th century, an icon of the jet set and the world's first "super yacht" will go under the hammer at New York auction house Phillips on June 23.
Hollywood, history combine in Churchill art auction
AFP, Published on 28/02/2021
» RABAT: Hollywood's Angelina Jolie and Britain's iconic wartime prime minister Sir Winston Churchill, a keen artist who took inspiration from the Moroccan city of Marrakesh, are combining for a March 1 date at Christie's auction house in London.
Presidential portrayals on the big and small screens
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 11/11/2020
» US President-elect Joe Biden finally gained victory over Donald Trump. After his inauguration ceremony in January, he will officially become the 46th president of the United States and the oldest person ever to be elected to lead the White House.
Man eats $120,000 piece of art -- a banana taped to wall
AFP, Published on 08/12/2019
» MIAMI: The move was bananas... or maybe the work was just too appealing.
Dressage dreams
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 14/05/2018
» Thailand's national equestrian riders have grown in strength at global events, thanks in part to visionaries such as Harald Link, president of Thailand Equestrian Federation and his team.
Expert Advice
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 13/04/2018
» In several Peanuts comic strips, little Lucy sets up a booth. For a nickel she'll solve a problem bothering you. Her advice is quite good, indicating insight unlikely in the young. The thing about advice is that virtually everyone offers it, asked for or not, free and costly.