
Image 1 of 2 An artist’s impression of stars moving in the central regions of a giant elliptical galaxy that harbours a supermassive black hole Photo: AP Photo/Gemini Observatory, AURA artwork by Lynette Cook via Nature Image 1 of 2 A diagram depicting the immense size of [...]
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Journalist David Leigh and Lord Justice Leveson Photo: Getty Images By Matthew Holehouse 2:18PM GMT 06 Dec 2011 Despite an ongoing Metropolitan [...]
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Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi and the prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh Photo: AFP/Getty Images By Dean Nelson, New Delhi 12:47PM GMT 06 Dec 2011 [...]
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Image 1 of 3 Russian police detain a protester during an opposition protest in central Moscow Photo: ANDREY SMIRNOV/AFP/Getty Images Image 1 of 3 Police officers block the road after a rally in downtown Moscow Photo: AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Image 1 of 3 Russian [...]
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Scott Joplin is best known for his jaunty piano rags, including “The Entertainer,” “Solace” (works later featured on the soundtrack to the 1973 film “The Sting”) and, above all, “The Maple Leaf Rag.” But one of the most tantalizing and enigmatic portions of the composer’s legacy was his 1910 opera, “Treemonisha.” Reputedly all that [...]
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An Egyptian man casts his ballot in the run-off of the first round of voting at a polling station in Cairo Photo: Getty Images By Richard Spencer, Middle East Correspondent 9:07PM GMT 05 [...]
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Royal Navy recruits training in a sinking ship simulator in Plymouth, England Photo: Getty Images By Andy Bloxham 7:49PM GMT 05 Dec 2011 Now it seems sailors might not even go to sea [...]
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Two weeks into the Surge of Newt, it would be fair to summarize the view of mainstream Republicans in the nation’s capital this way: Hey, Newt Gingrich could actually win the nomination! But he probably won’t. A healthy dose of modesty is called for in all prognostications. We’re entering the [...]
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China buys up to 70 percent of the two countries’ oil, which amounts to more than five percent of Beijing’s supplies Photo: AFP/Getty Images By Mike Pflanz, Nairobi 6:21PM GMT 05 Dec 2011 [...]
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Hugh Grant arrives at the Leveson Inquiry at the High Court in central London. He will give evidence to MPs later today. Photo: CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images By Matthew Holehouse 8:59AM [...]
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