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15:16 • 24.03.21World’s largest art canvas raises Dh227m for Covid-hit kids in Dubai“I was moved by the work, dedication of Sacha Jafri, and the whole intention of helping children across the world through the money raised by this painting. If the $62 million that I have spent on ...
09:23 • 24.03.21George Segal, Oscar-Nominated Actor & ‘The Goldbergs’ Star, dies at 87The actor's wife, Sonia Segal has confirmed the news. “The family is devastated to announce that this morning George Segal passed away due to complications from ...
17:07 • 23.03.21Archaeologists uncover 3,000-year-old gold mask in southwest ChinaThe finds were made at Sanxingdui, a 4.6-square-mile area outside the provincial capital of Chengdu. Some experts say the items may shine further light on the ancient Shu state, a kingdom that ruled in ...
14:12 • 20.03.21Prince Harry writes foreword to book for children who have lost parents to COVID-19Prince Harry wrote that the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997 when he was 12 had left “a huge hole inside” him but that it was eventually filled with ...
15:27 • 19.03.21Oscars 2021: No Zoom allowed for nomineesThe decision is said to be in complete contrast with this year's two other major award shows, The Emmys and The Golden Globes, which allowed winners to accept their awards via Zoom ...
16:12 • 18.03.21France to return Klimt painting sold during Nazi eraThe pre-war owner of Rosiers sous les Arbres (Rose Bushes Under the Trees) was Nora Stiasny, from a well-known Austrian Jewish family. She had inherited it from her uncle, the Austrian industrialist and art collector ...
18:02 • 17.03.21BTS snag new Guinness World Records title with ‘Dynamite’The organisation on Twitter that the boyband had snagged the record for ‘Most simultaneous viewers for a music video on YouTube Premieres’ with over three million concurrent viewers. They record ...
15:00 • 16.03.21'The marbles belong in the Parthenon,' says EU Commission VP Schinas“But the UK government has a longstanding firm position on the sculptures which is that they were legally acquired by Lord Elgin under the appropriate laws of the time and have been legally ...
09:54 • 15.03.21Avatar reclaims title as highest-grossing film of all timeDirector James Cameron's Avatar took in around $4m on Friday alone which pushed it ahead of Endgame, according to distributor ...
09:33 • 15.03.212021 Grammy winners named"I am so honored, I'm so excited," the singer said during her acceptance speech. "As an artist I believe it's my job and all of our jobs to reflect the times and it's been ...
15:21 • 12.03.21Natalie Portman and Lupita Nyong'o starring in new series Lady In The LakeThe story takes place in 60s Baltimore, where an unsolved murder pushes housewife and mother, Maddie Schwartz, played by Portman, to reinvent her life as an investigative journalist and sets her ...
09:05 • 12.03.21Two Picasso muses, estimated at $20 M., to lead Christie’s London auctionTwo paintings from the same private collection completed three decades apart, one depicting Walter and the other Roque—both tragic figures who died by suicide— will come to auction during ...
15:24 • 11.03.21Catalan translator for Amanda Gorman poem removedGorman, a 23-year-old African American, was widely lauded for her reading of her poem “The Hill We Climb” at Biden’s 20 January inauguration. The poem was inspired by the US Capitol attack ...
13:18 • 08.03.21Russian ballerina dancing on ice for a real ‘swan lake’This is Ilmira Bagrautinova's way of objecting against the construction of a port in Batareinaya Bay, a popular beach about 100 km west of St Petersburg ...
09:11 • 08.03.21Raya and the Last Dragon: New Disney heroine representing 670 million peopleThe movie is set in Kumandra - a fantasy land that's home to five tribes - each of which has its own distinct culture, inspired by different places in South ...