The severe heatwave sweeping France has forced the early closures of top Paris tourist hotspots the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre museum, their respective managers said Tuesday. A deadly heatwave has battered France since last week, disrupting daily life as well as forcing school closures and train cancellations, with some of the most visited tourist sites […]
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Guns, drones and doves: War reshapes Ukrainian jewellery scene
In a Kyiv workshop, a jewellery maker was putting the finishing touches to her latest piece — blow-torching a necklace pendant into the shape of a drone propeller. With works that resemble bullets, tanks and peace doves, resisting Russia’s invasion is inspiring a new wave of designs reflecting a country, society and artistic scene transformed […]
‘Boston Tea Party’ compensation claim to be displayed at UK exhibit
A compensation claim for 340 chests of tea thrown into Boston harbour in what is known as the “Boston Tea Party” is among the highlights of a UK exhibition exploring the birth of the United States. The letter from the owner of the cargo, the East India Company, to the British government gives a breakdown […]
Clive Davis: the starmaker who shaped modern music
Clive Davis, the music mastermind who championed some of the globe’s biggest names including Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen and Santana, died Monday aged 94. An empathetic executive whose expertise transcended genres, he displayed an uncanny ability to spin talent into gold. Aretha Franklin once called him “the greatest record man of all time.””Clive has the […]
‘Toy Story 5’ rakes in $160 mn in year’s best opening weekend
Disney’s “Toy Story 5″ romped to the best opening weekend of the year, raking in $160 million in North America, industry estimates showed Sunday, a record for the much-loved Pixar franchise. The sequel, which debuted over Father’s Day weekend, features Woody the cowboy, Buzz Lightyear and their gang of toys fighting for survival against competition […]
France hosts street music festival despite worsening heatwave
France went ahead with its annual street music festival on Sunday in a boiling heatwave, with a third of the country on red alert and alcohol consumption banned in the streets. In a first, the red alert — France’s highest heat warning — was issued across half the country for Monday, as temperatures under the […]
France presses ahead with street music festival despite extreme heat
France went ahead with its annual street music festival on Sunday in boiling heat, with a third of the country on red alert and alcohol consumption banned in the streets. Every year on June 21, musicians take over France, filling bars, street corners and rooftops as revellers celebrate the start of summer — as measured […]
Red heat alert issued for third of France, alcohol banned at music festival
France issued a red alert for the heatwave across more than a third of the country for Sunday, also banning the consumption of alcohol during the annual Fete de la Musique festivities that day. The ferocious heatwave, which began earlier this week, has disrupted the country, forcing the cancellation of dozens of trains and the […]
Funeral for art giant David Hockney already taken place: publicist
The funeral for David Hockney, the acclaimed British artist who died just over a week ago, has already been held in strict privacy, his publicist said Saturday. Hockney, a hugely influential figure who helped pioneer the 1960s pop art movement and whose paintings have been lauded for decades for capturing the world in brilliant colour, passed […]