Arts and Culture

Police arrest man after Banksy installation removed from London street

LONDON, Dec 24, 2023 (AFP) - Police in London said Saturday officers had arrested a man on suspicion of theft…

Two men run off with new London Banksy installation

https://youtu.be/fCObCa0DYfE LONDON, Dec 22, 2023 (AFP) - British street artist Banksy revealed his latest UK street artwork Friday -- only…

Merriam-Webster crowns ‘authentic’ as word of the year

WASHINGTON, Nov 27, 2023 (AFP) - In an age where forces from AI to Donald Trump have left Americans doubting…

Indigenous writer Ailton Krenak, postponing the end of the world

By Luján Scarpinelli SAO PAULO, Nov 14, 2023 (AFP) - The year was 1987, Brazil was just exiting a long…

Titanic menu sells for £84,000 at UK auction

A first-class dinner menu from the Titanic's ill-fated maiden voyage offering oysters, beef and mallard duck has sold for £84,0000…

Picasso’s ‘Woman with a Watch’ fetches $139 mn at NY auction

By Nicolas REVISE NEW YORK, Nov 9, 2023 (AFP) - One of Pablo Picasso's masterpieces, "Woman with a Watch," was…

Chinese sci-fi steps into the spotlight

By Rebecca BAILEY Once effectively banned, Chinese science fiction has exploded into the mainstream, embraced by the government and public…

Drought in Brazil’s Amazon reveals ancient engravings

An extreme drought in parts of the Amazon has led to a dramatic drop in river water levels, exposing dozens…

The village at the end of the world

By Olivier MORIN ITTOQQORTOORMIIT, Denmark, Oct 11, 2023 (AFP) - The last Inuit hunters of Ittoqqortoormiit are a resilient bunch.…

Artworks returned to heirs of Holocaust victim set for auction in New York

NEW YORK, Oct 5, 2023 (AFP) - Six artworks stolen by the Nazis and returned recently to the heirs of…

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