Chelyabinsk, November 6 (RIA Novosti) – A vocalist competition got underway in the Russian Urals region of Chelyabinsk to spot young talents in the country and beyond, the regional culture minister said Tuesday.
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ST. PETERSBURG, October 10 (RIA Novosti) – The Hermitage museum in St Petersburg is to display a $100 million platinum and diamond skull by the British artist Damian Hirst, a museum spokesman said on Wednesday.
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CAIRO, October 5 (RIA Novosti) – Egyptian authorities are to put on display the mummy of the boy pharaoh, Tutankhamen, in November, the head of the country's High Council for Antiquities said Friday.
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LONDON, October 5 (RIA Novosti) – OO7, Her Majesty's secret agent, or just plain, "Bond – James Bond," celebrated 45 years as a big screen hero on Friday.
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LONDON, October 4 (RIA Novosti) – An earlier unseen Faberge egg from the Rothschild family's collection could sell for a record $18 million at Christie's Russian week in London, to be held from November 26–29.
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WASHINGTON, September 21 (RIA Novosti) – Stephen King, a famous U.S. horror writer, who celebrates his 60th birthday Friday, has declared that his Haven Foundation fund will begin offering grants.
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MOSCOW, September 18 (RIA Novosti) – Sir Elton John, one of the world's most famous singers will play together with the Elton John Band at the Kremlin in Moscow Tuesday night, the head of the promotion company said.
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LONDON, September 12 (RIA Novosti) – British company Oxford Ancestors, a service compiling family trees with the help of DNA analysis, intends to prove that the famous Russian poet Mikhail Lermontov was of Scottish origin.
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