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British artist chosen to ‘reinterpret’ controversial statue of Belgium’s King Leopold II
1 month ago

British artist chosen to ‘reinterpret’ controversial statue of Belgium’s King Leopold II

The Telegraph  

Leopold’s regime lasted from 1885 to 1908 before, under huge international pressure, the government took the region out of royal hands and renamed it the Belgian Congo, which gained independence in 1960. Mr Locke was conscious of the risk of “triggering” members of Belgium’s Congolese community by being too explicit in his depiction of Leopold’s horrific crimes. ‘Denying atrocities’ Asked …

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A full-scale replica of Anne Frank's hidden annex is heading to New York for an exhibition
2 months, 1 week ago

A full-scale replica of Anne Frank's hidden annex is heading to New York for an exhibition

New Indian Express  

AMSTERDAM: The annex where the young Jewish diarist Anne Frank hid from Nazi occupiers during World War II is heading to New York. A full-scale replica of the rooms that form the heart of the Anne Frank House museum on one of Amsterdam's historic canals is being built in the Netherlands and will be shipped across the Atlantic for a …

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Victoria Beckham posts glamorous snaps of lookalike daughter Harper, 13, at her new fragrance launch party after the Spice Girl stripped down to a tiny bodysuit in THAT racy clip
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Victoria Beckham posts glamorous snaps of lookalike daughter Harper, 13, at her new fragrance launch party after the Spice Girl stripped down to a tiny bodysuit in THAT racy clip

Daily Mail  

Victoria Beckham posted glamorous snaps of her lookalike daughter Harper at the launch party of her new fragrance, which took place last week. Victoria Beckham, 50, posted glamorous snaps of her lookalike daughter Harper, 13, at the launch party of her new fragrance, which took place last week The mother-of-four sent temperatures soaring once again by sharing racy BTS footage …

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MrBeast's giant reality competition faces safety complaints from initial contestants
4 months, 3 weeks ago

MrBeast's giant reality competition faces safety complaints from initial contestants

The Independent  

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Euro 2024: Bullish Austria aims to beat Turkey to reach quarterfinals for first time
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Euro 2024: Bullish Austria aims to beat Turkey to reach quarterfinals for first time

Associated Press  

LEIPZIG, Germany — Austria is bidding to go farther than it ever has at a European Championship when it takes on Turkey in the round of 16. Turkey qualified for the knockout stage as runner-up in Group F. — Austria recovered from an opening 1-0 loss to France by beating Poland 3-1 and then the Netherlands 3-2 to top Group …

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If you’re a book nerd, today is the most important day of the year
6 months, 1 week ago

If you’re a book nerd, today is the most important day of the year

The Independent  

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Mozart rocks China
7 months ago

Mozart rocks China

China Daily  

From left to right: Solal stars as Leopold Mozart, Laurent Ban as Salieri, Corentine Collier as Aloysia Weber, Mikelangelo Loconte as Wolfgang Mozart, Noémie Garcia as Constanze Weber, and Sahteene Georges as Nannerl Mozart in the French musical Mozart — L'opéra Rock. CHINA DAILY The French musical Mozart — L'opera Rock captivates Chinese audiences with its blend of rock and …

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Mozart rocks China
7 months ago

Mozart rocks China

China Daily  

From left to right: Solal stars as Leopold Mozart, Laurent Ban as Salieri, Corentine Collier as Aloysia Weber, Mikelangelo Loconte as Wolfgang Mozart, Noémie Garcia as Constanze Weber, and Sahteene Georges as Nannerl Mozart in the French musical Mozart — L'opéra Rock. CHINA DAILY The French musical Mozart — L'opera Rock captivates Chinese audiences with its blend of rock and …

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Explaining history through numerical groupings is in vogue
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Explaining history through numerical groupings is in vogue

Hindustan Times  

A spectre is haunting history—the listicle. But the modern vogue for history-by-numbers began in 2010, when Neil MacGregor’s “A History of the World in 100 Objects” became a bestseller. But without care and a certain amount of panache, it risks giving the impression that history is merely, as Arnold Toynbee, a historian, characterised the views of less diligent colleagues, “One …

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Conservationist Aldo Leopold’s last remaining child dies at 97
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Conservationist Aldo Leopold’s last remaining child dies at 97

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The last remaining child of famed conservationist and author Aldo Leopold has died at age 97. Estella Leopold, a researcher and scientist who dedicated her life to the land ethic philosophy of her famous father, died on Sunday in Seattle after several months in hospice, the Aldo Leopold Foundation announced. She and her siblings donated not only …

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Residents scatter as they fear Congo rebel group will again seize key eastern city of Goma
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Residents scatter as they fear Congo rebel group will again seize key eastern city of Goma

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — One of eastern Congo’s most active rebel groups is attacking a community considered the last line of defense before the region’s largest city of Goma, fleeing residents said Wednesday, even as the rebels claimed they had no intention to seize it again. The M23, with alleged ties to Rwanda, detonated explosives in North Kivu’s Sake city 27 …

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Higher education, China style
1 year, 3 months ago

Higher education, China style

China Daily  

Young guests from different cultural backgrounds talk about their aspirations and understandings of college life in the latest episode of Youth Power, which was broadcast online on Aug 30. DONG MING/FOR CHINA DAILY In a recent episode of Youth Power, international students at Chinese universities share their unique experiences there and discuss overcoming anxiety, broadening horizons and the importance of …

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‘Fair Play’ trailer: Alden Ehrenreich, Phoebe Dynevor’s steamy romance turns turbulent in Netflix’s erotic thriller
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Fair Play’ trailer: Alden Ehrenreich, Phoebe Dynevor’s steamy romance turns turbulent in Netflix’s erotic thriller

The Hindu  

Netflix has released the trailer of its upcoming erotic thriller Fair Play, headlined by Alden Ehrenreich and Phoebe Dynevor. The film, which marks writer-director Chloe Domont’s feature film debut, also stars Eddie Marsan, Rich Sommer, and Sebastian De Souza. The trailer begins to show Ehrenreich and Dynevor as Luke and Emily, a recently-engaged couple in a steamy relationship that quickly …

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Fire rips through historic London church as heartbroken vicar watches on
1 year, 10 months ago

Fire rips through historic London church as heartbroken vicar watches on

The Independent  

A vicar has said she watched on in horror as a historic church in London was destroyed in a raging fire overnight. Some 80 firefighters battled the blaze at St Mark’s Church in Hamilton Terrace, St John’s Wood, which had links to author Lewis Carroll and Queen Victoria’s son Prince Leopold Vicar Kate Harrison said she was “absolutely heartbroken” as …

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Today in History: September 15, Birmingham church bombing
2 years, 3 months ago

Today in History: September 15, Birmingham church bombing

Associated Press  

Today in history: On Sept. 15, 1963, four Black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. A Jersey Central rail coach rests against pillar supporting railroad trestle near Bayonne, New Jersey in September 1958 following plunge of a New York-bound commuter train into Newark Bay. In this …

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Belgium returns Congo independence hero’s tooth to family
2 years, 6 months ago

Belgium returns Congo independence hero’s tooth to family

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Belgian authorities on Monday returned a gold-capped tooth belonging to the slain Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba, as the former colonial power continues to confront its bloody past and look toward reconciliation. Following a private ceremony in the presence of relatives of Lumumba during which the federal prosecutor handed over a case containing the tooth, Belgium’s prime minister …

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Belgian king expresses ‘deepest regrets’ for abuses in DR Congo
2 years, 6 months ago

Belgian king expresses ‘deepest regrets’ for abuses in DR Congo

Al Jazeera  

Philippe is the first Belgian official to express regret for atrocities inflicted on the Congolese, but he is yet to apologise. Belgium’s King Philippe has reaffirmed his “deepest regrets” for his nation’s colonial-era abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but stopped short of formally apologising, again. On the occasion of my first trip to Congo, right here, in …

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Twitter responds with hilarious memes to Balenciaga's destroyed sneakers priced at Rs 1.42 lakh
2 years, 7 months ago

Twitter responds with hilarious memes to Balenciaga's destroyed sneakers priced at Rs 1.42 lakh

India TV News  

Highlights Luxury fashion house Balenciaga's 'Paris Sneakers' are priced between Rs 35k to Rs 1.42 lakh Twitter users are pointing out that the new range of shoes are commoditising poverty The new collection of 'destroyed sneakers' will launch on May 16 globally When luxury fashion house Balenciaga announced that they have launched a limited edition 'destroyed sneakers', everyone has their …

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VP Harris to officiate New Mexico governor’s May wedding
2 years, 8 months ago

VP Harris to officiate New Mexico governor’s May wedding

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is getting married, and Vice President Kamala Harris has been picked to officiate. “We’re delighted to celebrate our wedding in front of family and close friends,” Lujan Grisham and Cordova said in a joint statement. We feel fortunate to be with our loved ones in celebration of our marriage.” The …

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After AFCON Glory, Senegal Ushers in World-Class Stadium
2 years, 10 months ago

After AFCON Glory, Senegal Ushers in World-Class Stadium

News 18  

Thousands of Senegalese gathered on Tuesday for the inauguration of a 50,000-seater stadium aimed at making the country Africa’s go-to venue for international events. The country’s last major stadium, Lat Dior, in the region of Thies, 70 kilometres from Dakar, lost its certification from the Confederation of African Football in May last year. An exhibition match will be part of …

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100 years of Ulysses: A novel idea, a date celebrated around the world
2 years, 10 months ago

100 years of Ulysses: A novel idea, a date celebrated around the world

Hindustan Times  

The 19th-century European novel celebrated adultery; in the 20th century, when adultery raised brows no longer, it turned to transgressive relationships, as between Vladimir Nabokov’s Humbert Humbert and Lolita. Much of the novel, set on the day of June 16, 1904, is driven by Leopold Bloom’s throbbing anxiety about his wife Molly’s ongoing affair with her concert manager Blazes Boylan. …

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Johnson & Johnson says talks with India on Covid vaccine Janssen still going on
3 years, 4 months ago

Johnson & Johnson says talks with India on Covid vaccine Janssen still going on

Hindustan Times  

Days after India's drugs regulator announced that Johnson & Johnson has pulled out its proposal seeking accelerated approval of its Covid-19 vaccine, the company said that the talks are still on. A health worker prepares a dose of Janssen Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine at Leopold Sedar Senghor stadium in Dakar, Senegal. Without giving any details, Central Drugs Standard Control …

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A New Analysis May Have Just Solved A Decades-Old Mystery Of The Space Race
3 years, 5 months ago

A New Analysis May Have Just Solved A Decades-Old Mystery Of The Space Race

NPR  

A New Analysis May Have Just Solved A Decades-Old Mystery Of The Space Race Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP Anyone who's seen the 1983 film The Right Stuff might remember the scene where astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom nearly drowns after splashdown when the hatch on his Mercury capsule unexpectedly blows, flooding the spacecraft with seawater. The authors note …

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Two Democratic governors see stars dimmed by virus woes
3 years, 10 months ago

Two Democratic governors see stars dimmed by virus woes

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — At the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, two Democratic governors on opposite ends of the country were hailed as heroes for their leadership in a crisis. “We’ve had too many mission accomplished moments,” said Rebecca Katz, a New York City-based Democratic strategist who ran a primary challenge against Cuomo in 2018, in a reference to former President …

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