Banksy’s playful take on a famous Impressionist painting has sold at auction for 7.6 million pounds ($9.8 million), the second-highest price ever paid for a work by the British street artist. “Show Me the Monet” sold to an unidentified bidder at Sotheby’s in London on Wednesday evening, surpassing its upper… Read More
Cosmonauts return to earth after 6-month space mission
A trio of space travelers safely returned to Earth on Thursday after a six-month mission on the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-16 capsule carrying NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, and Roscosmos’ Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan at 7:54… Read More
Police baffled by Berlin artifact vandalism
A large number of art works and artifacts at some of Berlin’s best-known museums were smeared with a liquid by an unknown perpetrator or perpetrators earlier this month, police said Wednesday. The “numerous” works in several museums at the Museum Island complex, a UNESCO world heritage site in the heart… Read More
Trump reaches deal with Putin over nuclear weapons
Russia said Tuesday it’s ready to accept a U.S. proposal to freeze the number of nuclear warheads and extend the two nations’ last arms control pact for one year and Washington responded that it’s prepared to make a quick deal. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus welcomed the Russian offer… Read More
Submarine murderer escapes prison, re-captured
A Danish man convicted of torturing and murdering a Swedish journalist on his homemade submarine escaped the suburban Copenhagen jail where he is serving a life sentence but was recaptured nearby Tuesday. The Ekstra Bladet tabloid posted a video of Peter Madsen sitting in the grass with his hands behind… Read More
Inside NATO’s top-secret space base
To a few of the locals, the top-secret, fenced-off installation on the hill is known as “the radar station.” Some folks claim to have seen mysterious Russians in the area. Over the years, rumors have swirled that it might be a base for U.S. nuclear warheads. It’s easy to see… Read More
Cops bust lawmaker carrying dirty cash in underwear
A Brazilian lawmaker stepped down from his position representing President Jair Bolsonaro’s government and was suspended from the senate, after police searched his house and found cash inside the underwear he was wearing. QUIZ: Which Liquor Is Better ForYour Health? [sponsored] Federal police targeted Roraima state’s Sen. Chico Rodrigues as… Read More
French teacher decapitated by Islamic terrorist in broad daylight
A history teacher who opened a discussion with students on caricatures of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad was decapitated in a French street on Friday and police have shot the suspected killer dead, a police official said. Sponsored: What Calcium Does To Your Heart The French anti-terrorism prosecutor has opened an investigation… Read More
UK leader Boris Johnson ready for “No deal” Brexit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that the U.K. must prepare for a no-deal break with the European Union unless there is a “fundamental” change of position from the bloc, as the two sides swapped blame for failing to strike a deal with just weeks until the end-of-year deadline…. Read More
Police raid health officials’ homes in coronavirus investigation
French police searched the homes of the health minister, the former prime minister and other top officials Thursday in an investigation into the government’s response to the global coronavirus pandemic. “90-year-old mitochondria becoming 30-years-old” [sponsored] The dawn searches, confirmed by the Health Ministry, come as France is fighting against a… Read More
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