Nigerian painting fetches $1.4 million after Google search
A painting by the Nigerian artist responsible for the “African Mona Lisa” sold at auction in London for $1.4 million after the family who owned it googled the signature and realised…
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Italy rejects bid to stop iconic Da Vinci loan to Louvre
An Italian court rejected a dramatic last-minute bid to halt the loan of Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic Vitruvian Man drawing and other works to France’s Louvre museum, ending a bitter…
Marie-Antoinette — from hated queen to pop icon
In 1793, the Conciergerie palace-turned-prison in Paris slammed the gate behind its most famous inmate, the hated queen Marie-Antoinette, as she was led to the guillotine. On Wednesday, 226 years…
HK’s domestic workers dodge tear gas and clashes
Indonesian migrant worker Jochel usually spends her day off in Hong Kong’s parks, chatting with friends and video-calling loved ones back home. But this summer, her downtime keeps getting disrupted…
Messi wins third Golden Shoe
BARCELONA: Barcelona captain Leo Messi received his sixth Golden Shoe as the top scorer in the European leagues on Wednesday. Messi won the trophy for a third straight year after…
City held by Atletico as French enjoy goal glut
PARIS: Manchester City’s hopes of reaching the Uefa Women’s Champions League quarter-finals were left on a knife-edge on Wednesday when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Atletico Madrid…
Balance not just brawn will beat Japan
TOKYO: South Africa would not be “one dimensional” and try to just bludgeon a rampant Japan side into submission in their Rugby World Cup quarter-final on Sunday, according to Springboks…
Marathon adds to Ineos’ sporting portfolio
PARIS: When Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge became the first man to run a marathon in under two hours in Vienna this month, his performance had been meticulously planned by one of…
Diplomatic stalemate fuels dangerous Saudi-Iran standoff
The dangerous rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran, played out in proxy wars and mystery strikes, is destined to fester as long as neither reaches across the gulf that divides…
Deaths in rural Ethiopia spark outcry
For decades, herders in Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley have relied on guns to fend off rivals as well as hyenas and lions roaming the forests and plains. But over the…