EuropeanThe Queen and Prince Philip's mindblowing Maltese home...
04/08/2020The Queen and Prince Philip lived at Villa Guardamangia in Malta between 1949 and 1951. Prince Philip was leased the home from his uncle, the Earl Mountbatten, and the couple decided on the property after the Duke of Edinburgh was stationed on the island...[Read More]0 Comments
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AmericanPompeo Tweet using a carton character has Chinese tied...
04/08/2020Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a frequent subject of attacks by the mainland Chinese press may have confounded his devious critics with a single tweet image. His dog and a Pooh toy.
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AsiaHong Kong's commercial lenders on edge as building...
30/07/2020Ruh-oh! That Texas hedge funder who forecasted this is looking pretty smart right now.
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Commercial lenders in Hong Kong say they are concerned about a 30% drop in building values over the past 12 months and will consider...[Read More]0 Comments
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ArtPicasso Murals Removed From Norwegian Building After...
29/07/2020UPDATE (July 29, 2020): Norway’s government has begun tearing down the Y-Block building in Oslo, Norway that features giant murals by Pablo Picasso. The government building had been damaged in the 2011 terrorist attack by rightwing extremist...[Read More]0 Comments
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ArtThe Women of Impressionism: Berthe Morisot, Mary...
29/07/2020When the Impressionists debuted their work as a group in 1874, critics were quick to label their art “feminine.” Their canvases were small, their pastel palettes were too gauzy, their brushstrokes were too loose. Slices of everyday...[Read More]0 Comments
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ArtRembrandt painting sold at Sotheby's virtual auction...
29/07/2020A Rembrandt smashed a record for one of his self-portraits at a Sotheby’s virtual auction Tuesday in London.
Helena Newman, chair of Sotheby’s Europe, said the wide range of art on sale caters to “a new generation of collectors (who) show less concern...[Read More]0 Comments
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ArtPlace depicted in Van Gogh's final painting found with...
29/07/2020The exact location from where Vincent van Gogh is likely to have painted his final masterpiece, perhaps just hours before his death, has been pinpointed with the help of a postcard.
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EuropeanBBC goes nuts
28/07/2020Do the tax payers have to subsidize this?
The countryside holds a sacred place in Britain’s imagination – thatched cottages, resplendent country manors, imposing castles, ye olde worlde churches, sweeping pastures, wildflower meadows, gently ambling...[Read More]0 Comments
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AsiaWatch "China's Three Gorges Dam 'moved, leaked,...
28/07/2020Chinese authorities admit the Three Gorges Dam—located on the Yangtze River—has "moved, leaked and distorted." On the same day the dam saw its most severe flooding of the year.
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Art TheftChristie’s removes illicitly trafficked antiquities...
27/07/2020Over the past two weeks, Christie’s held seven online auctions as part of their “Classic Week,” which has featured everything from ancient artworks to Old Master painting. One of the auctions, in particular, though, has garnered some unwanted attention....[Read More]0 Comments
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