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'Venus of the Rags' rises from ashes in Naples after arson attack

An open-air installation of “Venus of the Rags,” one of the most famous works by Italian contemporary artist Michelangelo Pistoletto, was unveiled in Naples on Wednesday after a previous version was destroyed in an arson attack last year.

March 8, 2024 4:07 pm
 

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Why Wall Street guru Sallie Krawcheck loves Raleigh-Durham

Sallie Krawcheck, the former Citigroup and Bank of America executive once called “the most powerful woman on Wall Street” by Bloomberg News, is a familiar face in the New York financial scene.

March 8, 2024 3:24 pm
 

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What happens to the coins tossed into Rome’s Trevi Fountain?

As visitors’ coins splash into Rome’s majestic Trevi Fountain carrying wishes for love, good health or a return to the Eternal City, they provide practical help to people the tourists will never meet.

March 8, 2024 2:05 pm
 

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Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, 92, gets engaged

Rupert Murdoch, 92, got engaged to his girlfriend, Elena Zhukova, a spokesman said, which would mark his fifth trip down the aisle.

March 8, 2024 1:56 pm
 

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Challenging China's national drink is tall order for Western liquor makers

Global drinks giants seeking to tap into younger Chinese drinkers’ growing appetite for whiskies and cognacs face a challenge as they take on the producers of China’s dominant liquor baijiu.

March 8, 2024 12:33 pm
 

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'Kung Fu Panda' is back with some help from 'The Six Million Dollar Man'

Jack Black’s dumpling obsessed bear is back in the latest instalment of the “Kung Fu Panda” franchise after an eight-year hiatus.

March 8, 2024 11:19 am
 

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Oscar nominees to unwrap gift bags with luxury trips, Rubik's Cubes

This year’s Oscar gift bags will have nominees well-rested with great skin and full stomachs.

March 8, 2024 10:32 am
 

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'Oppenheimer' may bring Oscars gold to Universal

“Oppenheimer” appears poised to dominate Sunday’s Academy Awards, validating Universal studio chief Donna Langley’s bet on the unconventional, three-hour-long period drama about the father of the atomic bomb.

March 8, 2024 9:19 am
 

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David Beckham on carpet with Guy Ritchie at premiere of 'The Gentlemen'

Cast from Guy Ritchie’s new TV show said fans of the director’s work will not be disappointed with his series “The Gentlemen,” which had its London premiere on Wednesday.

March 7, 2024 5:34 pm
 

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Barbie turns 65 in a world of vast doll diversity

At 65 years of age, Barbie shows no signs of retiring from her 250 different jobs as a plastic and fantastic doll whose small feet have left a big cultural mark on the human world.

March 7, 2024 4:30 pm
 

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Nicolas Ghesquiere marks 10 years at Louis Vuitton with fashion show in Paris

Louis Vuitton womenswear designer Nicolas Ghesquiere celebrated his tenth anniversary at the LVMH-owned (LVMH.PA), opens new tab label with a fashion show that drew crowds to the Louvre Museum at nightfall on Tuesday, the last day of Paris Fashion Week.

March 7, 2024 3:36 pm
 

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Hollywood stars invoke 'Oppenheimer' in anti-nukes campaign ahead of Oscars

A U.S.-based disarmament organization has seized on public attention surrounding the Academy Awards-nominated film “Oppenheimer” and enlisted support from Hollywood stars for a pre-Oscars campaign calling for a global end to nuclear weapons.

March 7, 2024 2:28 pm

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