Art Deco Mumbai TrustIt was at a landmark architecture exhibition in Paris in 1925 that the Art Deco aesthetic first exploded on the scene.
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Nasa astronaut films the Northern Lights from space
Nasa astronaut Zena Cardman captured the glow of the Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, from above on the 17 November while aboard the International Space Station.
“I’ve still never seen the aurora from below, but up here, it’s a frequent…
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Five key takeaways from a deeply divisive climate summit
Justin Rowlatt,Climate Editor and
Matt McGrath,Environment correspondent
gettyIn three decades of these meetings aimed at forging global…
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‘We worry more about food’ say Venezuelans living under threat of US military action
Nicole KolsterSpecial for BBC Mundo
BBCWhile Nicolás Maduro’s government lives on edge under a military threat from US…
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Who killed young Chechen woman who fled Russia for a life of freedom?
Olga Prosvirova & Zlata OnufrievaBBC News Russian
Aishat Baimuradova/Getty/BBCWhen 23-year-old Aishat Baimuradova fled her home last year, she believed she finally had a…
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UN climate talks fail to secure new fossil fuel promises
Georgina RannardClimate and science correspondent, Belém, Brazil
EPAFollowing bitter rows, the UN climate summit COP30 in Belém, Brazil has ended with a deal that contains no direct reference to the fossil fuels that are heating up the planet.
It…
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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 22 Palestinians, Hamas-run health ministry and civil defence say
At least 22 Palestinians have been killed in a series of Israeli air strikes across northern and central Gaza, Hamas medical and civil defence officials have said.
They said five sites had been hit, including residential homes. A senior Hamas…
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JFK granddaughter shares terminal cancer diagnosis
The granddaughter of former US President John F Kennedy Jr has announced her diagnosis with an aggressive form of cancer, with the 35-year-old saying she has been given less than a year to live.
Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of former US…
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Epstein case and Israel’s influence on US: commentary
TEHRAN – Jeffrey Epstein, 66, was an American financier and convicted sex offender who was accused of serial sex trafficking of women and girls.
Through his successful financial career, Epstein became a multimillionaire and developed a social…
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How Marjorie Taylor Greene went from Trump ally to quitting Congress
Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent, Washington
Marjorie Taylor Greene came into Congress as one of Donald Trump’s staunchest defenders.
Sworn into office just days before the 6 January 2021…