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Police uncover £165m forgery network across Europe producing Banksy, Picasso fakes
1 month, 1 week ago

Police uncover £165m forgery network across Europe producing Banksy, Picasso fakes

The Independent  

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Huge crime network forging Banksy, Warhol and Picasso uncovered in Italy
1 month, 1 week ago

Huge crime network forging Banksy, Warhol and Picasso uncovered in Italy

CNN  

Rome, Italy Reuters — Italian police have uncovered a large-scale pan-European forgery network making and selling fake artworks attributed to some of the biggest names in modern and contemporary art including Banksy, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol. Some 38 people were placed under investigation in Italy, Spain, France and Belgium on suspicion of conspiracy to handle stolen goods, forgery and …

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Huge crime network forging Banksy, Warhol and Picasso uncovered in Italy
1 month, 1 week ago

Huge crime network forging Banksy, Warhol and Picasso uncovered in Italy

CNN  

Rome, Italy Reuters — Italian police have uncovered a large-scale pan-European forgery network making and selling fake artworks attributed to some of the biggest names in modern and contemporary art including Banksy, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol. Some 38 people were placed under investigation in Italy, Spain, France and Belgium on suspicion of conspiracy to handle stolen goods, forgery and …

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Improving students' reading and numeracy: It takes a village and more
4 months ago

Improving students' reading and numeracy: It takes a village and more

Live Mint  

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development suggests that approximately 20 PISA points are equivalent to a year of learning. Low foundational literacy levels in math and reading abilities at a young age and a low enrolment rate in higher education has led to India’s labour productivity being 44% lower than that of China’s. More importantly, a student’s inability to …

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I flew to Pisa for a pizza and got back in time for work the next morning - it cost less than a day trip form Liverpool to London
7 months, 3 weeks ago

I flew to Pisa for a pizza and got back in time for work the next morning - it cost less than a day trip form Liverpool to London

Daily Mail  

A pair of savvy best friends from Liverpool, who flew to Pisa for a pizza and got back in time for work the next day, have revealed that it cost them less than a trip to London. Morgan Bold, 27, spotted budget flights to and from Pisa, Italy, and decided to try an 'extreme day trip' so they would only …

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Brazil's new it-town for Carnival 2024
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Brazil's new it-town for Carnival 2024

BBC  

Brazil's new it-town for Carnival 2024 Sipa US/Alamy Musicians in the Baianas Ozadas Carnival block during Belo Horizonte Carnival This year, Brazilians seem to have recognised that the heart of carnival culture is not in Rio, but in little-known Belo Horizonte. "It is only in even more recent years that Beagá has emerged as a popular destination for Carnival goers," …

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Humza Yousaf refuses to apologise for SNP ‘destroying’ Scottish education system
1 year ago

Humza Yousaf refuses to apologise for SNP ‘destroying’ Scottish education system

The Telegraph  

The Programme for International Student Assessment found Scotland had dropped 18 points in maths since the tests were last administered in 2018 – the equivalent of nearly an entire year of schooling. Andreas Schleicher, the OECD’s education director, said “structural” problems with education systems were a more important factor than Covid for the drop in performance, adding: “I think the …

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Dutch kids reading, maths, and science skills declining: OECD
1 year ago

Dutch kids reading, maths, and science skills declining: OECD

NL Times  

Dutch school students’ performance in mathematics, reading, and science has declined significantly compared to four years ago, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Students in the Netherlands scored higher than the OECD average in mathematics, less than average in reading, and close to average in science. Some 15 percent of Netherlands students were top performers in mathematics, …

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Australia is now in the world's top 10 academic performers – but the data paints a complex picture
1 year ago

Australia is now in the world's top 10 academic performers – but the data paints a complex picture

ABC  

Students throughout the world have fallen behind on reading and maths during the pandemic, but Australian teens have managed to buck the trend. Rather than dipping, Australia's results in maths, science and reading have actually held steady since 2018, according to the latest international education rankings. OECD: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development collects data from its 38 member …

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SARAH VINE: The shambles unfolding in airports up and down the country is shameful
2 years, 6 months ago

SARAH VINE: The shambles unfolding in airports up and down the country is shameful

Daily Mail  

Excuse me if today's column seems a little skew-whiff. That little bit of joy in their lives — the one thing that's kept them going — ruined, and all because a greedy bunch of airline bosses couldn't do their jobs properly. It's the first proper school holiday since Covid travel restrictions were lifted; it's the Queen's Platinum Jubilee; we've been …

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Ratneshwar: The leaning temple of India
2 years, 7 months ago

Ratneshwar: The leaning temple of India

India TV News  

When you hear about any leaning architecture, it is so clear that you are mentally shifted to Italy, remembering the Leaning Tower of Pisa. This is entirely justified if you are unaware of Varanasi's leaning temple, which has surpassed the leaning tower in terms of tilting. Thousands of temples in the holy city of Varanasi are a treat for your …

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Amazon Rainforest to Tower of Pisa, Desis 'Misplace' Iconic Spots Around the World in Viral Twitter Thread
3 years, 6 months ago

Amazon Rainforest to Tower of Pisa, Desis 'Misplace' Iconic Spots Around the World in Viral Twitter Thread

News 18  

The internet is a hotbed for many things, and unbridled humour is also one of them. Starting from the Bandra-Worli sea link to M Chinnaswamy Stadium to some ‘famous’ or ‘not famous’ people to major cricket teams got mis-identified in the thread, evoking much laughter among netizens. Brigade Gateway Orion Mall, Bangalore pic.twitter.com/wkamWVNEsB— pra May 29, 2021 The ‘Northern Lights’ …

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Pisa player Michele Marconi gets 10-match ban for racist abuse towards Chievo's Joel Obi
3 years, 7 months ago

Pisa player Michele Marconi gets 10-match ban for racist abuse towards Chievo's Joel Obi

The Hindu  

Pisa player Michele Marconi has been handed a 10-match ban for racially abusing Chievo Verona’s Nigerian midfielder Joel Obi during a Serie B match in December 2020. Marconi “addressed racist insults to Chievo midfielder Joel Obi during the Pisa-Chievo game on Dec.22,” read a FIGC statement. Chievo said in a statement after the match, which ended in a 2-2 draw …

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A European odyssey: A portrait of Europe during the pandemic
4 years, 2 months ago

A European odyssey: A portrait of Europe during the pandemic

Al Jazeera  

Two journalists travelled from the North Cape to Sicily to document a Europe divided by the coronavirus crisis. “I’ve upgraded your car,” says the rep. “You have a long way to go.” It is hard to predict what kind of Europe we will encounter. “I could make some waffles, but perhaps you’d rather have some cream cake?” she says. When …

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