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Valery Gergiev's Concert Cancelled in Italy

On 27 July, as part of the "Summer of the King" festival, Gergiev was due to perform with the Verdi Philharmonic Orchestra of Salerno, joined by soloists of the Mariinsky Theatre. The announced programme included works by Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Maurice Ravel. Earlier, Pina Picierno, Vice-

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A Ladies' Handbag in the Form of the Trevi Fountain, by Dolce & Gabbana

The only odd thing is that there is no crowd of tourists around it, trying to photograph the fountain

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Hermione Granger and Severus Snape in HBO's Forthcoming "Harry Potter" Series

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Loro Piana placed under judicial administration after details emerge of its clandestine production in illegal Chinese workshops right in Milan

Serious labour violations in the Italian fashion industry have long been a matter of talk, and every so often the fashion world is rocked by another scandal. Dior, Valentino and Armani have all been caught red-handed. Now it turns out that Loro Piana, one of the most expensive European

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L. P. Orlova, back at the Mossovet Theatre after yet another successful plastic surgery operation

L. P. Orlova, back at the Mossovet Theatre after yet another successful plastic surgery operation, discovers in the programme for the production of "The Strange Mrs Savage" the name of V. P. Maretskaya set against her own role of Mrs Savage, 15 February 1973. Dissatisfied with V. P.

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Isabella Rossellini

Parents: Roberto Rossellini, Ingrid Bergman Husbands: Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Wiedemann Partners: David Lynch, Gary Oldman

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One would think that nowadays, with the universal mania for photographic documentation and for tourism, there ought to be far more such vehicles

One would think that nowadays, with the universal mania for photographic documentation and for tourism, there ought to be far more such vehicles. But no. The Citroën “Cityrama” remains a unique tourist coach. Nothing comparable, equally futuristic and at the same time utilitarian, has appeared since 1956.

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She worked in a boutique in Biryulyovo, Until her boyfriend got her sacked In one of those dreadful scenes

She worked in a boutique in Biryulyovo, Until her boyfriend got her thrown out of work In one of those dreadful scenes. And what was she to do and where to go, How to avoid trouble? She set off on the off chance, Luck in life means so very much,

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And the captain of the Titanic says: “Where was Gondor when we needed help?”

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London, Paris, Poland, Banana

The singer Irakli would have done better to sing about Kiribati