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A diamond-studded crystal Fabergé egg that once belonged to Russia’s imperial family has sold for a record £22.9m ($30.2m) in London. The Winter Egg – considered one of the legendary jeweller’s most beautiful creations – was bought by an anonymous bidder on Tuesday, Christie’s auction house said. It is decorated with 4,500 diamonds was commissioned
Read MoreFormer European Commission vice-president and ex-head of the EU’s foreign service, Federica Mogherini, has been detained as Belgian authorities investigate alleged misuse of European Union funds, Belgian and French media reports have revealed Tuesday. Homes and offices are reportedly being raided in connection, though no formal charges were immediately made public for Mogherini. The action
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Summary England facing Ghana in friendly – Lionesses’ final game of year Kendall scores her first goal after capitalising on defensive mistake Kelly substituted in first half after suffering injury Wiegman made seven changes to side which thrashed China 8-0 on Saturday Get involved: Comment on this page Send us your views Live Reporting Adam
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Tue Dec 2, 2025 – 12:12 pm EST Tue Dec 2, 2025 – 12:21 pm EST ISTANBUL, Turkey (LifeSiteNews) — As part of the last public act of his apostolic journey to Turkey, Pope Leo XIV imparted an ecumenical blessing together with the Eastern Patriarch Bartholomew I. On November 30, Pope Leo XIV and Patriarch
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Pope Leo XIV led a silent prayer at the site of the Beirut port explosion and demanded justice for its victims, as he wrapped up his three-day visit to Lebanon. He also met some relatives of the 218 people who were killed by the massive blast on 4 August 2020, which devastated a large part
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What’s behind snooker’s 147 boom? published at 14:42 GMT Image source, BBC Sport Now then, we’ve already seen a record 16 147s this season but will we get any more during the televised stages of the UK Championship? And what’s behind snooker’s 147 boom? Have a read of this piece from BBC Sport’s John Skilbeck
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COMMENT: You mentioned that the EU would impose capital controls at the WEC. I was in the banking industry in Sweden. The capital controls that were imposed in 1939 were not lifted until 1989. Not everyone appreciates your depth of knowledge. SW REPLY: You are absolutely correct. Sweden introduced wartime exchange controls in 1939. Maintained
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Too early to say if Pokrovsk is fully under Russian control, says analyst published at 12:46 GMT By Olga Robinson and Emma Pengelly As we reported earlier, Russia has claimed to have taken control of Pokrovsk, so we’ve asked an expert to give their assessment of the situation in the heavily contested city in Ukraine’s
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Has resident doctors’ pay gone up or down? published at 11:32 GMT Nicholas Barrett BBC Verify researcher With a fresh strike by resident – or junior – doctors due to happen just before Christmas, this morning on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme there was a heated discussion about whether their pay has risen or fallen.
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Ian Youngs Culture reporter Getty Images Jafar Panahi picked up three trophies at the Gotham Awards in New York on Monday Award-winning Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi has been given a prison sentence on charges of creating propaganda against the political system, his lawyer has said, on the same day his new film won a string
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