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Who is Kelsey Henson? 'Game of Thrones' star Thor Bjornsson and wife mourn losing their baby in tragic miscarriage
Who is Kelsey Henson? 'Game of Thrones' star Thor Bjornsson and wife mourn losing their baby in tragic miscarriage
Kelsey Henson and Thor Bjornsson announced the loss of their baby at less than 22 weeks
2023-11-11 19:20
Prosecutors: Weapons expert in Alec Baldwin case was hungover on set; defense calls case mishandled
Prosecutors: Weapons expert in Alec Baldwin case was hungover on set; defense calls case mishandled
Prosecutors are accusing the weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer of drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the filming of “Rust.”
2023-06-14 10:55
Tech company behind Kentucky school bus problems had similar issues in Ohio last year
Tech company behind Kentucky school bus problems had similar issues in Ohio last year
The company behind a disastrous change to a Kentucky city’s school bus routes that resulted in more than a week of canceled classes had similar problems in two cities in neighboring Ohio last year
2023-08-16 12:51
Conflict in Middle East could escalate, US national security adviser warns
Conflict in Middle East could escalate, US national security adviser warns
By Nandita Bose and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan warned on Sunday of
2023-10-15 22:47
Canada launches public inquiry into foreign interference
Canada launches public inquiry into foreign interference
Opposition parties have been pressuring the government for an inquiry into claims of meddling by China.
2023-09-08 01:49
Explosion at world's largest railyard in Nebraska prompts evacuations because of heavy toxic smoke
Explosion at world's largest railyard in Nebraska prompts evacuations because of heavy toxic smoke
An explosion inside a shipping container at the world's largest railyard prompted evacuations in western Nebraska Thursday because of the toxic smoke generated when one of the chemicals aboard caught fire
2023-09-15 06:47
French dealer sued for buying African mask ‘rarer than da Vinci painting’ for £130 and selling it for £3.7m
French dealer sued for buying African mask ‘rarer than da Vinci painting’ for £130 and selling it for £3.7m
A second-hand deader in France is facing a lawsuit for allegedly deceiving a couple by selling an African mask at almost a 2,800,000 per cent markup. An unnamed pensioner couple, who live in Eure-et-Loir, southwest of Paris, sold the rare mask to the dealer at €150 (£130) who further sold it at €4.2m (£3.7m). As the case brought by the French couple opened on Tuesday, the dealer appeared in court. But the Gabon government and campaigners have said that the rare artefact should instead be returned to its country of origin. The rare 19th-Century “Ngi” mask which was made by the Fang people of Gabon was lying in dust in the attic of the couple’s holiday home in Gard, southern France. The couple had called the dealer as they had decided to sell their home. The wooden mask was found in a cupboard in the house that belonged to the man’s grandfather, René-Victor Fournier, who had been a colonial administrator in Africa in the early 20th Century. The dealer bought several items from the couple, including the wooden mask. It was six months later that the couple while reading a newspaper found out that the mask had been in action in Montpellier and that it was an artefact even rarer than a Leonardo da Vinci painting. The couple said they had “almost fallen off their chairs” when they recognised the photo and the auction catalogue said it was collected around 1917, in unknown circumstances by Fournier. The discovery prompted excitement among art dealers and media, with one expert telling a French TV that only 10 such items were made by Fang masters. “This type of mask is even rarer than a Leonardo da Vinci painting – we know of 22 paintings by the great master, but we only know of 10 to 12 masks created by the different Fang masters in Gabon,” the expert said. At an auction in March 2022, the mask was bought for £3.7m by an unnamed person bidding by phone after being initially valued at £2.6m. The couple later filed a civil suit against the dealer for giving them an unfair price and demanded the sale be annulled. During the hearing in an Ales court, the lawyers for the couple contended that the couple should receive the profits from action fairly after they unknowingly sold it at £130. “One has to be in good faith and honest; my clients would never have given up this mask at that price if they knew it was an extremely rare object,” their lawyer, Frédéric Mansat Jaffré, said this month to French outlets. Representatives of the Gabon government however said that the mask was stolen in the first place and should be returned. Solange Bizeau of the Collectif Gabon Occitanie said: “That mask was stolen at the time of colonisation … All these works of art – and so many that we see in museums – were taken, and the people who made them were told they were the devil’s work and they should instead believe in the Bible. And from that point on, these artefacts have appeared in Europe, enriching people who have made money from them for decades.” “This mask has a soul, it was used to establish justice in our villages. The discussion in court has been about morality, but what about the morality of the spoliation of works of art and our dignity? Where is the morality in that?” A decision by the court is expected in December. Read More US removes four African countries from trade deal for ‘gross human rights violation’ UN Security Council fails again to address Israel-Hamas war, rejecting US and Russian resolutions Putin’s warplanes ‘drop bombs’ on civilian shipping lanes as Kyiv advances - live Putin’s warplanes ‘drop bombs’ on civilian shipping lanes as Kyiv advances - live Israeli envoy to Russia says Tel Aviv passengers hid from weekend airport riot in terminal A media freedom group accuses Israel and Hamas of war crimes and reports deaths of 34 journalists
2023-11-02 01:50
World Bank's new chief wants 'better bank' before pushing for bigger bank
World Bank's new chief wants 'better bank' before pushing for bigger bank
By David Lawder MANDEVILLE, Jamaica World Bank President Ajay Banga wants to focus on improving the development lender
2023-06-15 20:25
Title 42 expires tonight. Here's what happens next
Title 42 expires tonight. Here's what happens next
There are just hours left before the expiration of a pandemic-era public health restriction will significantly alter several years of US immigration policy, threatening chaos as an estimated tens of thousands of migrants mass near the US-Mexico border in anticipation. Here's how border crossings could be impacted after the order expires.
2023-05-11 18:54
How Lebanon's Hezbollah group became a critical player in the Israel-Hamas war
How Lebanon's Hezbollah group became a critical player in the Israel-Hamas war
The Lebanese militia Hezbollah has traded fire with Israeli troops along the border since the day after Hamas’ Oct. 7 surprise attack in southern Israel sparked war in the Gaza Strip
2023-11-08 02:29
Child plane crash survivors get medical care in Bogota after weeks in jungle
Child plane crash survivors get medical care in Bogota after weeks in jungle
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) -Four Indigenous children who were missing for more than five weeks in a jungle
2023-06-10 21:51
Colleges will soon have option to hide students' race and ethnicity information on applications submitted through Common App
Colleges will soon have option to hide students' race and ethnicity information on applications submitted through Common App
Colleges will soon have the option to hide students' race and ethnicity information on applications submitted through Common App, according to the organization.
2023-05-31 01:47