A winged lion sculpture that symbolises the Italian city of Venice was made in China and went on a remarkable journey that possibly involved explorer Marco Polo’s father and the court of Mongol emperor Kublai Khan, researchers suggested Thursday. Every year millions of people pass under the Lion of Venice, an ancient bronze sculpture which […]
Read MoreA winged lion sculpture that symbolises the Italian city of Venice was made in China and went on a remarkable journey that possibly involved explorer Marco Polo’s father and the court of Mongol emperor Kublai Khan, researchers suggested Thursday. Every year millions of people pass under the Lion of Venice, an ancient bronze sculpture which […]
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A famed Lisbon funicular derailed Wednesday and smashed into a building, killing at least 15 and injuring 18 in one of the Portuguese capital’s most popular tourist spots.”A tragedy that our city has never seen,” Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas said of the accident involving the yellow Gloria funicular, one of the capital’s best-known symbols. All […]
Read MoreArgentine authorities recovered an 18th century painting stolen by Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector over a week after it appeared in a property ad only to suddenly vanish. The “Portrait of a Lady” by Italian baroque painter Giuseppe Ghislandi was missing for eight decades before being photographed hanging in the home of the […]
Read MoreArgentine authorities recovered an 18th century painting stolen by Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector over a week after it appeared in a property ad only to suddenly vanish. The “Portrait of a Lady” by Italian baroque painter Giuseppe Ghislandi was missing for eight decades before being photographed hanging in the home of the […]
Read MoreEcuadoran prosecutors on Wednesday charged a former minister, an ex-lawmaker and a businessman of orchestrating the 2023 assassination of an anti-corruption presidential candidate. Fernando Villavicencio, 59, was polling in second place when he was shot and killed at a campaign event 11 days before the election. Previously, he had exposed a vast graft network as an […]
Read MoreUS-Präsident Donald Trump hat sich offen für die Entsendung zusätzlicher Soldaten nach Polen gezeigt. “Wir werden mehr dorthin entsenden, wenn sie es wollen”, sagte Trump am Mittwoch bei einem Empfang für den neuen polnischen Präsidenten Karol Nawrocki im Weißen Haus. Es gebe jedenfalls keine Pläne für einen US-Truppenabzug aus Polen, betonte er. Trump sagte: “Wir haben […]
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US-Präsident Donald Trump hat nun auch der Touristenhochburg New Orleans mit einem Militäreinsatz gedroht. Er könne in der Stadt “in rund zwei Wochen” für Sicherheit sorgen und “das Kriminalitätsproblem lösen”, sagte Trump am Mittwoch in Washington. In den vergangenen Monaten hatte der Präsident Soldaten in Los Angeles und Washington aufmarschieren lassen, die wie New Orleans […]
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US-Außenminister Marco Rubio hat Venezuela mit neuen Angriffen auf Drogenhändler gedroht. Die US-Streitkräfte würden auch künftig Schiffe mit Rauschgift aus dem südamerikanischen Land ins Visier nehmen, sagte Rubio am Mittwoch bei einem Besuch in Mexiko. “Das wird wieder passieren”, betonte er. Nach einem ersten solchen Angriff auf ein Schiff aus Venezuela hatte Präsident Donald Trump […]
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