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Why Would Anyone Steal a Renoir?
Stealing from the Louvre is understandable. Who would not want a Géricault or a Leonardo to hang in the downstairs loo? The same goes…
Holborn and St Pancras by-election could reshape the left
Holborn and St Pancras by-election could test Labour and the Greens, after Keir Starmer’s resignation opened the inner London seat.
BBC Scotland Clarify Open All Mics Absence on Radio Show
BBC Scotland says Open All Mics is not being dropped from Radio Scotland, but limited 3pm Saturday kick-offs mean it won’t always air.
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The Lost Habsburg Diamonds, Revealed in Quebec for the First Time
The Lost Habsburg Diamonds Revealed in Quebec for the First Time It is a story so improbable that even Hollywood’s best screenwriters might struggle…
Bayeux Tapestry and Franco-British Relations Explained
Five British prime ministers ago – and six French ones – when Emmanuel Macron first confirmed that France would return the Bayeux tapestry to…
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Doctors Under Scrutiny as Government Steps Up Fraud Checks
For the past few weeks, doctors have been subject to closer checks. Mutual health funds now have access to information concerning healthcare providers and their patients, whatever mutual fund those patients are affiliated with. Among the…
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Russia Orders Germany’s St. Petersburg Consulate Closed
Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that it is closing Germany’s consulate in St. Petersburg. The German consulate in St. Petersburg must cease operations…
Putin Orders Halt to Kyiv Strikes During Trump Envoys Visit
Putin orders halt to Kyiv strikes during Trump envoys' visit The Russian president and supreme commander-in-chief, Vladimir Putin, has ordered that Kyiv not be…
US Envoys Arrive in Kyiv for Talks After Putin Meeting
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has held a first round of talks in Kyiv with Donald Trump's top envoys, in their first visit since Russia's…
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Green Crow Collective: Belgian Punk, Banjo and Surrealism
Before founding Green Crow Collective, Roeland Vandemoortele built up solid experience on Belgian stages and beyond. In the 2010s, he travelled festivals and concert…
Passion, intensity and results
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Germany and Kosovo Join Forces Against Deadly Tick Virus
It can spot its prey from up to 200 metres away — but unlike many other species, it does not lie in wait in the grass for a victim to come closer. Instead, it…
Viewpoint two
Saxony-Anhalt Election Could Shake German Politics
Only 1.6 million eligible voters are called to choose a new state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday. The region between the Elbe River and the Harz Mountains in eastern Germany is outnumbered in population…
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Macron’s Space Summit Risks Launchpad Failure Amid U.S. Boycott
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron’s international space summit is not going according to plan. On Friday, the French leader’s office downplayed the last-minute decision by American space giants, including Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’s…
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GTA 6 Release Time in Belgium: When Can You Play?
GTA 6 release time in Belgium: when can you play? After years of anticipation, players now know the release date for Grand Theft Auto VI. The game will arrive on 19 November…
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Pakistan’s Female Boxers Fight for Empowerment
This article was originally published by Terriennes, the TV5Monde media outlet, and is being shared here as part of our partnership with it. Society, says Hoorain Zahra before her boxing class in…