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U.S. ruling over ancient bronze horse a ‘huge victory’ for Greece: minister

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s culture minister has hailed a U.S. court ruling over a disputed ancient horse figurine as a major victory that may help Athens and others fighting to reclaim antiquities. An undated photo provided by the Greek Culture Ministry on June 10, 2020, shows an 8th century B.C. …

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Vietnam schoolgirl creates art from the chaos of the coronavirus

Nguyen Doi Chung Anh, 10, a Vietnamese school girl stands next to her paintings about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at home in Hanoi, Vietnam June 10, 2020. . REUTERS/Kham HANOI (Reuters) – Stuck at home with school suspended, Nguyen Doi Chung Anh made the most of a lockdown in Vietnam …

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British Airways turns to Damien Hirst in its hour of need

FILE PHOTO: British Airways planes are seen parked at Bournemouth Airport, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Bournemouth, Britain, April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Paul Childs/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – British Airways will sell at least 10 works of art that normally hang in its executive lounges, a source …

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Banksy mural stolen from Bataclan theater found in Italian farmhouse

ROME (Reuters) – A mural by secretive British street artist Banksy stolen from the Bataclan theater in Paris, where Islamist gunmen killed 90 people in 2015, has been found in a farmhouse in central Italy, police said on Thursday. Italian Carabinieri military police stand by a mural attributed to British …

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Coronavirus poses existential threat to some of world’s museums: UNESCO

FILE PHOTO: An employee stands next to Tintoretto’s painting ‘Christ washing the disciples’ feet’ as the Prado museum reopens to public under strict social distance measures, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Madrid, Spain, June 6, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) – The coronavirus lockdowns have hit the …

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Tiny 13,500-year-old bird statuette shows origins of Chinese art

A miniature bird sculpture carved of burnt bone from China’s Henan Province dating to about 13,500 ago is seen in this photo released on June 10, 2020. Francesco d’Errico and Luc Doyon/Handout via REUTERS. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A tiny statuette of a bird carved from burnt bone about 13,500 years …

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Locals savor Monet’s gardens without the crowds

GIVERNY, France (Reuters) – Claude Monet’s gardens, the inspiration for his famous “Water Lilies” paintings, reopened to the public on Monday in Giverny, Normandy, as France emerges from three months of lockdown. A woman takes pictures from the bridge at the nympheas pond garden as she visits the reopened Claude …

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Artist Banksy has new take on toppled statue of English slave trader

An artwork by Banksy is seen in this image obtained from his Instagram account on June 9, 2020. Instagram/@banksy via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – The toppling of a statue of a 17th century slave trader in the English port city of Bristol was hailed by some as a long-overdue reckoning …

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Airline employees wrestle with voluntary separation leave

An employees at the Delta Air Lines helps a customer at a nearly deserted Los Angeles International Airport on April 16, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. David McNew | Getty Images Thousands of U.S. airline employees are being forced to play a game of chance with their careers. Airline executives …

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‘Black Lives Matter’ giant yellow mural painted on street near White House

Mayor Muriel Bowser looks out over a Black Lives Matter sign that was painted on a street, during nationwide protests against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 5, 2020 in this handout photo. Khalid Naji-Allah Executive Office of the Mayor/Handout via REUTERS …

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