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UN Security Council approves new military force to fight Haiti gangs
AFP, Published on 01/10/2025
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution to transform a UN-backed security mission in gang-dominated Haiti into a larger, full-fledged force with military troops.
Madrid's Prado museum throws spotlight on reverse side of paintings
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» MADRID - A new exhibition at Madrid's Prado museum is throwing a spotlight on the reverse side of paintings, letting visitors see labels, seals and sketches that are usually hidden from view.
Paco Rabanne: from fashion spaceman to fragrance king
AFP, Published on 03/02/2023
» PARIS: Nicknamed "Wacko Paco" in the 1960s for his often unwearable designs, Paco Rabanne, who died this week at age 88, became best-known in later years for his globally popular line of fragrances as well as his eccentric beliefs.
A year after it vanished, famed 'Guernica' tapestry returns to UN
AFP, Published on 06/02/2022
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - One year after its sudden and disconcerting disappearance from a wall at the United Nations, a vast tapestry representing Picasso's iconic "Guernica" has been returned by owners the Rockefeller family to its prominent place at the global body.
'Guernica' tapestry long on view at UN, no longer is
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» UNITED NATIONS: A large tapestry depicting Pablo Picasso's fabled "Guernica" that hung outside the UN Security Council chamber for decades to remind diplomats of the risks of war has returned to its owner, Nelson Rockefeller, Jr, officials said Thursday.