Word: kingdom
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...superficial air of the standard movie history lesson: courtiers elegantly whispering in drafty castle corridors. But they have not forgotten that their central figures, nicely played by Helena Bonham Carter and Cary Elwes, are adolescents, full of hot passion for each other and idealistic schemes for reforming a kingdom the grownups have muddled. The result is a portrait of a teen queen that is lively, ironic and affectionate, and a movie that is not so much stodgy as it is subtle...
...adjust his watch. A local official tartly replied, "Urumqi time is Peking time." He was, of course, correct, even though the provincial capital is 2,000 miles west of Peking. Until now, all time in China, which sprawls across four time zones, has been Peking time. But the Middle Kingdom has been undergoing rapid change in every sphere, and time is no exception. As of Feb. 1, Urumqi was allowed to set its clocks according to geography's ukase rather than Peking...
...country retreat 40 miles outside the capital city, Maseru, Lesotho's Prime Minister Leabua Jonathan early last week was the picture of self-confidence. Yes, admitted the Prime Minister, his country had been shaken by a 19-day ) blockade by South Africa, which completely surrounds the mountainous kingdom (pop. 1.5 million). But Chief Jonathan, 71, who had ruled Lesotho (pronounced Leh-sue-too) in an increasingly autocratic manner since its independence from Britain in 1966, smoothly dismissed rumors that his government might be toppled by a military takeover. "I have never in all my political career of more than...
...Military satellite photos of the icecap have shown no evidence of Santa's workshop anywhere above the 66th parallel. A brief glimmer of hope for believers occurred in 1958, when a NATO radar team on patrol spotted a large mansion and toy factory. However, experts soon discovered this "Christmas Kingdom" to be nothing more than an abandoned Soviet missile tracking station...
Twiddling her fingers and looking bored, the regal and wealthy-beyond-dreams Elizabeth said that being the top dog of the United Kingdom "isn't really too much of a burden...