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Paw patrol: Larry the cat marks 15 years at 10 Downing Street
AFP, Published on 16/02/2026
» LONDON - Larry the cat, the UK's most famous feline, marks 15 years on Sunday as the country's chief mouser patrolling the corridors of power around number 10 Downing Street.
Vespa lovers converting vintage scooters to electric
AFP, Published on 16/04/2025
» JAKARTA - When Indonesian executive Heret Frasthio takes his antique 1957 VL Vespa for a ride, its white paint peeling off, the usual fumes and hum of the free-spirited scooters cannot be seen or heard.
Vintage Ikea goes high-end at auction
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» STOCKHOLM - At a chic Stockholm auction house, 122 carefully curated items with unusual provenance went under the hammer on Monday evening: vintage furnishings from the flatpack furniture retailer Ikea were sold for a total of 37,000 euros ($40,000).
Taiwan's antique jade dealers see trade losing lustre
AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» TAIPEI - Tracing a palm-sized jade pig resting on its haunches, an antique trader in Taiwan said the ears on the nearly 400-year-old piece are a marker of its authenticity.
Russians keep free press flame alive in the Arctic
AFP, Published on 27/07/2023
» KIRKENES, Norway: Exiled to a place far above the Arctic Circle, a group of Russian journalists are working with Norwegians to break through the strict state controls that have gripped the media in their homeland.
US charges nine in art, sports memorabilia theft conspiracy
AFP, Published on 16/06/2023
» NEW YORK - An Andy Warhol silkscreen, Jackson Pollock painting and World Series rings awarded to baseball legend Yogi Berra -- those were just a few of the high-value items US prosecutors charged nine people Thursday with stealing.
Freddie Mercury's private collection to be sold
AFP, Published on 26/04/2023
» LONDON: More than 1,500 items from Freddie Mercury's private collection, including costumes, unique objects and previously unseen handwritten draft lyrics, will be auctioned later this year, Sotheby's announced on Wednesday.
Crime bedevils US shopkeepers in run-up to election
AFP, Published on 05/11/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO - When an upmarket clothing brand shuttered its San Francisco store last month, its boss said the west coast destination was a "city of chaos" where gangs of criminals roam free, robbing businesses at will.
The curators saving Ukraine's heritage at all costs
AFP, Published on 16/08/2022
» ZAPORIZHZHIA (UKRAINE) - When she understood Russian troops were advancing in the region of Zaporizhzhia, Natalya Chergik helped to fill a truck with a ton of paintings, antique firearms and 17th-century ceramics.
'Love hormone' oxytocin turns fierce lions into kittens
AFP, Published on 30/03/2022
» WASHINGTON: Here kitty kitty...