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Macron pledges Louvre 'renaissance' after decay alarm
AFP, Published on 29/01/2025
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that the Louvre would be "redesigned, restored and enlarged" after the director of the world's most visited museum voiced alarm about dire conditions for visitors and its collections.
Will Cupid's aim improve this year?
Oped, Published on 14/02/2024
» Cupid may be hitting the mark in the shopping aisle, but he's not having much luck coaxing couples down the wedding aisle. Although Valentine's Day spending on significant others will reach a record high in the United States this year, fewer Americans are marrying and having sex, leading to fewer babies being born. But there is evidence to suggest that Cupid's aim will improve in coming years. If we want to survive as a species, we should be rooting for the pudgy cherub's success.
Saint-Gobain Group's Climate Challenge: Carbon Neutrality by 2050
Published on 23/01/2024
» The trajectory of global warming is concerning, particularly in Southeast Asia, where temperatures have risen by 1.2°C. The construction industry, responsible for over 40% of greenhouse gas emissions in Thailand, acknowledges its role and aims to revolutionize its practices to combat climate change and reduce investment costs.
Day off for Mona Lisa as striking workers shut Louvre
AFP, Published on 28/03/2023
» PARIS - The Louvre in Paris, the most visited museum in the world and home to the Mona Lisa, was shut to visitors all day Monday after workers striking over pension reforms blocked the entrance, AFP correspondents said.
Smiley, dimpled sphinx unearthed in Egypt
AFP, Published on 07/03/2023
» CAIRO: Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a sphinx statue "with a smiley face and two dimples" near the Hathor Temple, one of the country's best preserved ancient sites, the tourism and antiquities ministry announced.
Moving art
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 18/01/2023
» Cosmic Vibration, a solo exhibition by kinetic artist Nicolas Panayotou and presented by Rosewood Bangkok in partnership with Mozart Advisory, is on view now to March 14.
Embassy exhibit highlights Franco-Thai relations
Life, Published on 03/03/2022
» Some 30 paintings are on display along the outside walls of the Embassy of France as symbols of the long-lasting and friendly relations between France and Thailand.
Couch surfing
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 30/07/2021
» Most of us dream of walking down the aisle -- the airplane one -- and the awkwardness that comes with trying to find your seat while avoiding people putting their bags in the overhead bins.
Louvre Pyramid architect dies at 102
Associated Press, Published on 17/05/2019
» NEW YORK: I.M. Pei, the versatile, globe-trotting architect who revived the Louvre with a giant glass pyramid and captured the spirit of rebellion at the multi-shaped Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has died at age 102.
I.M. Pei, a pillar of modern architecture, dies at 102
AFP, Published on 17/05/2019
» NEW YORK: I.M. Pei, the preeminent US architect who forged a distinct brand of modern building design with his sharp lines and stark structures, has died in New York, his sons' architecture firm said Thursday. He was 102 years old.