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Will it be Elim Chan? A potential Dudamel successor makes magic in her L.A. Phil Hollywood Bowl debut
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Will it be Elim Chan? A potential Dudamel successor makes magic in her L.A. Phil Hollywood Bowl debut

LA Times  

It was a lovely Hollywood Bowl opening night for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She has just released her first recording with her orchestra, and it is terrific, ending with a ravishing performance of the second suite from Ravel’s “Daphnis and Chloé.” Along with attention-getting invitation to conduct the Bowl opening, Chan can expect exceptional visibility in London next week, when …

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Live updates | Biden: US sending another $150M in assistance
2 years, 7 months ago

Live updates | Biden: US sending another $150M in assistance

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday authorized the shipment of another $150 million in military assistance for Ukraine for artillery rounds and radar systems in its fight against Russia’s invading forces. ___ KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR: — 50 more civilians rescued from besieged Mariupol steel plant — UN council backs UN chief’s peace effort in its first …

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Italy seizes billion-dollar superyacht Scheherazade, reportedly linked to the Russian government
2 years, 7 months ago

Italy seizes billion-dollar superyacht Scheherazade, reportedly linked to the Russian government

ABC  

The Italian government says it has seized a luxury yacht worth almost a billion dollars, which is reportedly linked to the Russian government. Key points: The 140-metre superyacht has been rumoured to have links to Russia's President, but its actual owner isn't publicly known Italian authorities have seized the vessel, which they say is linked to "prominent elements of the …

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RICHARD KAY: Vladimir Putin's six-deck superyacht groans with obscene luxury and hideous excess
2 years, 9 months ago

RICHARD KAY: Vladimir Putin's six-deck superyacht groans with obscene luxury and hideous excess

Daily Mail  

To those who recall the modest but elegant dimensions of the Royal Yacht Britannia, it is nothing less than an aberration, a monstrous floating palace built not for a queen but to one man’s towering vanity. For this is the Scheherazade, reputedly Vladimir Putin’s £500 million superyacht where each of its six decks groans with obscene luxury and hideous excess. …

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Is Mystery Yacht in Tuscany Russian President Vladimir Putin's Pleasure Boat?
2 years, 9 months ago

Is Mystery Yacht in Tuscany Russian President Vladimir Putin's Pleasure Boat?

News 18  

In a dry dock in the Tuscan seaside town of Massa stands the “Scheherazade”, the most infamous yacht in Italy today due to speculation it could belong to Vladimir Putin. The Italian Sea Group said in a statement the yacht was “not attributable to the property of Russian President Vladimir Putin”. ‘Seize them all’ Interviewed by the New York Times …

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Is mystery yacht in Italy Putin's pleasure boat?
2 years, 9 months ago

Is mystery yacht in Italy Putin's pleasure boat?

India Today  

In a dry dock in the Tuscan seaside town of Massa stands the "Scheherazade", the most infamous yacht in Italy today due to speculation it could belong to Vladimir Putin. The Italian Sea Group said in a statement the yacht was "not attributable to the property of Russian President Vladimir Putin". Since Moscow's February 24 invasion of Ukraine and the …

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$700m superyacht docked in Italy may belong to Putin, say US officials
2 years, 9 months ago

$700m superyacht docked in Italy may belong to Putin, say US officials

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A $700m superyacht being …

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JCB Prize 2020 shortlist | Dharini Bhaskar on why Scheherazade is the story
4 years, 2 months ago

JCB Prize 2020 shortlist | Dharini Bhaskar on why Scheherazade is the story

Live Mint  

My two-year-old son stands at the doorway that leads to language. That the ‘rubberand’ wasn't always a rubberand; that there was a time when it was not unlike a stump of wood—inflexible; that when it stumbled into love, and felt its heart exploding, something strange happened—it became altogether supple— —But no. E.M. Forster says that a story is ‘a narrative …

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Inside Dharini Bhaskar’s debut These, Our Bodies, Possessed by Light, longlisted for the JCB Prize for Literature 2020
4 years, 3 months ago

Inside Dharini Bhaskar’s debut These, Our Bodies, Possessed by Light, longlisted for the JCB Prize for Literature 2020

Firstpost  

Dharini Bhaskar’s early research for her JCB Prize longlisted debut novel These, Our Bodies, Possessed by Light began as a student of English literature, when writing the book wasn’t even a thought. “What deeply interests me is how familial narratives — narratives that are often unacknowledged or reimagined or pushed to the margins or erased by the forces of patriatchy …

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