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Chinese artist cashes in on Buddha-like Trump statues
AFP, Published on 13/01/2025
» XIAMEN, China - Donald Trump is not typically known for his calm or reserve, but in a craftsman's workshop in rural China the US president-elect sits in divine contemplation.
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.
Colombia shares unprecedented images of treasure-laden wreck
AFP, Published on 08/06/2022
» BOGOTA - Colombia's army has shared unprecedented images of the legendary San Jose galleon shipwreck, hidden underwater for three centuries and believed to have been carrying riches worth billions of dollars in today's money.
Italy woos Unesco with 'magical' espresso coffee rite
AFP, Published on 15/02/2022
» NAPLES, Italy: A shot of dark, velvety coffee is more than just a quick caffeine hit: Italy's espresso is a prized social and cultural ritual the country considers a national heritage worthy of Unesco status.
Swedish archaeologists take to the waves to protect Baltic wrecks
AFP, Published on 22/01/2021
» DALARö (SWEDEN) - On a small boat on the choppy waters of Stockholm's archipelago, four maritime archaeologists pulled on wetsuits and prepared to dive into the Baltic to survey a merchant ship that sank nearly 500 years ago.
US threatens 100% tariffs on French goods over digital tax
AFP, Published on 03/12/2019
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Monday threatened to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on $2.4 billion in French goods in retaliation for a digital services tax it says is discriminatory.
From Goya to Rubens, visitors marvel at Spanish duke's art-filled palace
AFP, Published on 22/11/2019
» MADRID - Home to one of Spain's most important private art collections that includes paintings by Goya, Velazquez and Rubens, the Liria Palace was for decades Madrid's best kept cultural secret.
Woody, Buzz and... a plastic fork: the 'Toy Story' gang grows
AFP, Published on 05/06/2019
» EMERYVILLE, United States: Creating toys out of everyday objects is a staple of any imaginative child's playtime: a cardboard box becomes a car; a piece of wood transforms into a sword; and a plastic fork... becomes Forky.
Five 'Hitler' paintings to go under hammer in Nuremberg
AFP, Published on 09/02/2019
» NUREMBERG: Five paintings attributed to Adolf Hitler will be auctioned off Saturday in the German city of Nuremberg, sparking anger that the Nazi memorabilia market is alive and well.
Made in Limoges? Don't be a mug, French potters fume
AFP, Published on 15/09/2018
» LIMOGES (FRANCE) - Souvenir mugs bearing the stamp of France's exclusive 'Limoges porcelain' which were to be sold at the Elysee presidential palace's souvenir shop were likely made in China, experts said Saturday.