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Spying hard in Prague

Spying hard in Prague

The Czech capital’s location makes it a popular venue for iplomatic, scientific and professional gatherings — and for gathering intelligence, says Eric Johnson

October 18 - 25, 2006
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Leisure
Laughing stock: the light side of life

Laughing stock: the light side of life

What’s in a name?
A gent spots a nice looking girl in a bar goes up and starts small talk. Seeing t ...

October 18 - 25, 2006
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Culture
Review

Review

Al Pacino
Lawrence Grobel
Simon Spotlight Entertainment; 288pp

October 18 - 25, 2006
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Culture

Criminal intent

The woman in the lab coat drove up to the ATM. Leaving the engine running, she jumped out of her car.

Technically, by breaking her journey ...

October 18 - 25, 2006
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Culture

The quest for the lost masterpiece of Leonardo

Was Leonardo da Vinci’s Renaissance masterpiece destroyed, or is it still perfectly preserved and hidden behind a wall? Art detective Seracini went in search of it. Nicholas Rigillo reports

October 18 - 25, 2006
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Culture

See the light this Diwali

Shilpa Chandran guides you through one of the most colourful festivals in the world

October 18 - 25, 2006
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Culture

Newcomer beats odds to scoop the Booker prize

The Indian-born novelist Kiran Desai triumphed by winning the $93,411 Man Booker prize with her second novel, The Inheritance of Loss, a story rich ...

October 18 - 25, 2006
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Culture

French tycoon tops art power list

It features collectors, museum directors, artists, an Internet search engine and a French tycoon who made his billions in fashion retail and now sp ...

October 18 - 25, 2006
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