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Mona Lisa copy to go under the hammer in Paris auction 05 Nov 2021 - 08:30 pm

PARIS: A faithful copy of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa dating from more than 400 years ago will go under the hammer at...

Dutch museum unveils once-hidden art collection in new mirrored warehouse 05 Nov 2021 - 08:25 pm

ROTTERDAM: Dutch art and design museum Boijmans Van Beuningen on Friday opened a stunning mirrored warehouse called the "Depot" to display the great...

Photographer Rankin captures London theatre's post-pandemic revival 03 Nov 2021 - 09:29 pm

LONDON- British photographer Rankin celebrates the return of theatre to London's West End after major pandemic disruptions with a new exhibition that features...

Russian royal gems, rare coloured diamonds on Geneva auction block - Sotheby's 02 Nov 2021 - 08:40 pm

GENEVA- Russian royal jewels smuggled out of the country during the 1917 revolution, alongside rare coloured diamonds, are on offer at auction next...

Fully vaxxed, anti-vax: Vax is Oxford’s 2021 word of the year 01 Nov 2021 - 01:14 pm

Vax has been chosen as theOxfordEnglish Dictionary’s word of the year for 2021, with the term for vaccine capturing the essence of the...

From penny post to $8 million as world's first stamp heads for auction 26 Oct 2021 - 06:43 pm

London: An example of the world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black, is being offered at auction, Sotheby's said on Tuesday, with a...

Canadian wins 18th Chopin international piano competition 21 Oct 2021 - 03:47 pm

Warsaw, Poland: Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu of Canada was named early Thursday as the winner of the 40,000-euro ($45,000) first prize in the 18th...

British Museum to display the world's oldest map of stars 19 Oct 2021 - 02:47 pm

London: The British Museum will display what it says is the world’s oldest surviving map of the stars in a major upcoming exhibition...

Darwin family microscope to be sold at auction 16 Oct 2021 - 02:41 pm

LONDON: A microscope Charles Darwin gave his son Leonard and which has remained in the family for nearly 200 years is headed for...

BTS suits, Katy Perry dress to be sold at charity auction 12 Oct 2021 - 08:26 pm

LOS ANGELES - The custom suits BTS wore for their Grammy Awards performance earlier this year are among the items that will be...

Bosnian builds rotating house so that his wife has diversified view 10 Oct 2021 - 10:41 am

SRBAC, Bosnia: Seeking to please his wife who had wished for a more diversified view from their family house, a Bosnian self-taught innovator...

From cars to 'ARMY bombs': Chip crunch creeps into K-pop world 08 Oct 2021 - 09:16 pm

As top K-pop bands get ready to go back on stage or live stream new shows after being sidelined by the pandemic, their...

No time for the battery to die: Bond's Aston Martin goes electric 08 Oct 2021 - 08:41 pm

SILVERSTONE, England: Daniel Craig may be saying goodbye as James Bond, but his iconic Aston Martin is about to be given a new...

Japanese octogenarian skateboarder learns new tricks 08 Oct 2021 - 11:48 am

Osaka: Yoshio Kinoshita is living proof that you can teach an old dog new tricks. The 81-year-old rides the ramps at his local...

Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah wins 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature 07 Oct 2021 - 02:16 pm

STOCKHOLM : UK-based Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah, whose work explores the profound impact of migration on uprooted people and the places they make...

Ties and high heels out as hybrid office return sparks casual comfy boom 06 Oct 2021 - 11:06 am

Madrid: Spanish fashionista Blanca Lorca once swore by high heels and fitted clothes for the office, but the COVID-19 lockdown has transformed her...

Kering, Cartier launch environmental pact for watches, jewellery 06 Oct 2021 - 10:21 am

PARIS: French luxury group Kering , Richemont's Cartier, and the Responsible Jewellery Council have teamed up to set environmental targets for watches and...