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Amsterdam's Hermitage museum renamed over Russia link
AFP, Published on 27/06/2023
» THE HAGUE: Amsterdam's Hermitage museum said Monday it will change its name, a year after severing ties with the Saint Petersburg version over Russia's war in Ukraine.
Book a date
Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 07/06/2021
» With a degree in English literature under his belt, John Brown never expected to become a businessman, let alone the CEO of one of the largest travel booking platforms in Asia, Agoda.
Louvre blockbuster spotlights Leonardo da Vinci 500 years on
AFP, Published on 24/10/2019
» PARIS - Leonardo da Vinci is the star in a blockbuster retrospective opening Thursday at the Louvre museum in Paris to mark 500 years since the death of the Renaissance master.
Deaf, 'psychic' cat picks winner of World Cup opener
Published on 14/06/2018
» MOSCOW: Russia's football team has failed to chalk up a single victory in eight months but things could be about to improve -- according to a supposedly clairvoyant cat who predicted a win for the side in the first World Cup match.
Deaf cat named World Cup seer
Published on 09/06/2018
» SAINT PETERSBURG: A deaf, white cat named Achilles is ready to begin work as Russia's "official" soothsayer for the World Cup, following in the tentacle-prints of Paul the Octopus who became a star in 2010.
Fur flies over stuffed animals in Russian art show
AFP, Published on 17/11/2016
» SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia - Taxidermy tabbies, as well as the stuffed and suspended corpses of dogs, rabbits and swans are not the only artwork in Jan Fabre's Hermitage Museum show, but they are raising the hackles of the Russian establishment.
Trump shames US
News, Postbag, Published on 10/10/2016
» Re: "Will crude tape finally make voters dump Trump", (Opinion, Oct 9).
Russian orchestra performs in Syria's war-scarred Palmyra
AFP, Published on 06/05/2016
» PALMYRA (SYRIA) - Leading Russian musicians on Thursday staged a classical concert in the ancient theatre of Syria's ravaged Palmyra in a show by the Kremlin to herald its successes in the war-torn country.
US says strike targeted top Qaeda official in Syria
AFP, Published on 05/04/2016
» BEIRUT - A US air strike in Syria targeted Al-Qaeda members, reportedly killing its spokesman, and the Islamic State group has been forced from a key town in the latest setbacks for the jihadists.
'Manolos' for the people? Luxury shoe designer opens up
AFP, Published on 03/02/2016
» LONDON - Could "Manolos" come to the high street? The legendary shoe designer Manolo Blahnik told AFP he could work with retailers such as H&M and Topshop -- but only if they give him the creative freedom he needs.