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London’s Southbank Centre says it needs over $200 million in repairs

The exterior of the Hayward Gallery, part of the Southbank Centre. The brutalist-style building was designed by a team led by Norman Engleback in the late 1960s. Universal Images Group | Getty Images LONDON — From Michelle Obama to Anish Kapoor and Tracey Emin to Nina Simone, London’s Southbank Centre has featured them all, and it is one of the …

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Why are Champions League games being played on Thursday? A look at new format’s exclusive opening match week

Getty Images The new format of the Champions League began on Tuesday with its customary cocktail of goals, last gasp drama and ultimately comfortable wins for Real Madrid, and that action carried onto Wednesday. For 12 teams, however, the wait to get the ball rolling on their European campaign is 24 hours longer than usual with the opening week of …

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What buying Commerzbank would mean for UniCredit and German banks

The Commerzbank building (second from right) in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on Sept. 25, 2023. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Images UniCredit‘s move to take a stake in German lender Commerzbank is raising questions on whether a long awaited cross-border merger could spur more acquisitions and shake up the European banking sector. Last week, UniCredit announced it had …

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