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Eight Matisse engravings stolen from Brazil library
AFP, Published on 08/12/2025
» BRASíLIA - Eight engravings by the French artist Henri Matisse were stolen from a library in Sao Paulo, the Brazilian city's government said Sunday.
Two newly discovered Bach organ works unveiled in Germany
AFP, Published on 18/11/2025
» BERLIN — Two long-lost organ pieces written by a teenage Johann Sebastian Bach were unveiled in Germany on Monday in a discovery described as a "great moment for the world of music".
Eyeing bottom line, US media giants bow to Trump
AFP, Published on 19/09/2025
» NEW YORK - The suspension by Disney-owned ABC of talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is the latest surrender by a US media giant to pressure from the Trump administration, putting the bottom line over free speech.
Jimmy Kimmel show off air 'indefinitely' after Charlie Kirk comments
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» LOS ANGELES — Jimmy Kimmel's late-night television show has been taken off the air "indefinitely" after the host was criticised for comments about the motives behind the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, US network ABC said.
Unnamed skeletons? US museum at centre of ethical debate
AFP, Published on 27/08/2025
» PHILADELPHIA — For years, a man's giant intestine was anonymously on display at a US medical museum in Philadelphia, identified only by his initials JW.
YouTube turns to AI to spot children posing as adults
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO - YouTube has started using artificial intelligence (AI) to figure out when users are children pretending to be adults on the popular video-sharing platform amid pressure to protect minors from sensitive content.
Library user borrows rare Chinese artwork, returns fakes: US officials
AFP, Published on 08/08/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - A California library user who allegedly took home rare Chinese manuscripts and returned fake ones in their place has been charged with $216,000-worth of theft, US officials said Thursday.
Rare 'Hobbit' first edition auctioned for B1.85m
AFP, Published on 07/08/2025
» LONDON - A rare first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit sold for £43,000 (1.85 million baht at auction on Wednesday, after it was found during a house clearance in southwest England.
Australia to ban under-16s from YouTube
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia will use landmark social media laws to ban children under 16 from video-streaming site YouTube, a top minister said Wednesday stressing the need to shield them from "predatory algorithms".
'Hidden treasure': Rare Gandhi portrait up for UK sale
AFP, Published on 16/06/2025
» LONDON - A rare oil painting of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi, which is believed to have been damaged by a Hindu nationalist activist, is to be auctioned in London in July.