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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.
Best, worst and most surprising lines from US presidential debate
New York Times, Published on 11/09/2024
» In the 105-minute titanic showdown between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump on Tuesday in Philadelphia, there were pointed barbs, missed opportunities and puzzling tangents — and a worrying number of animal mentions.
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.
UK ‘yarnbombers’ crochet for the coronation
AFP, Published on 04/05/2023
» LONDON: They are the knitting and crocheting enthusiasts who secretly craft themed decorations for British royal weddings and jubilees, then put them out in public places under the cover of darkness.
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.
Wedding, coronation, now funeral: emotive farewell to queen
AFP, Published on 19/09/2022
» LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II was married and crowned in Westminster Abbey. In death, she entered and departed the thousand-year-old church to the same words of prayer: "May God grant to the living, grace; to the departed, rest."
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.