Art & Culture
Is This The World's Most Coveted Painting?
The Ghent Altarpiece, or Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, completed in 1432 by Jan van Eyck, is considered the first great painting of the Renaissance
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50 Wonderful Things From 2010
Host Craig Ferguson is joined by Robot Geoff Peterson.
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'The Sounds Of Star Wars,' Now At Fans' Fingertips
To create a believable new universe, Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt recorded everyday sounds — motors, animals — on which to build the sonic signatures of spaceship engines and droids like R2-D2.
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Wyclef Jean vows to boost English teaching in Haiti
Wyclef Jean has vowed to boost the teaching of English in Haiti if he wins his bid for the presidency.
The 'Fugees' star has confirmed that he wants to fight for leadership of his homeland, and filed election papers confirming his candidacy.
He has brushed off accusations he will struggle to interact with the mainly French and Creole-speaking citizens, insisting he wants to encourage them to use English as a third language.
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UK domestic and overseas visitors expected to more than double
Tourism chiefs in the UK are expecting the UK will grow by more than 60% to £188 billion by 2020.
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Brad Pitt to star in World War Z
Brad Pitt has been roped in to star in a new film called 'World War Z', an adaptation of a book of the same name by Max Brooks.
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World's oldest champagne found in Baltic Sea
A Swedish diver may have found the world's oldest drinkable sparkling wine when he recovered several bottles of champagne amid the wreckage of a 230-year-old ship in the Baltic Sea, Swedish and Finnish media reported.
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Women can make movies, Sweden shows how
Women are usually not prominent in the world of filmmaking, but the Swedish government is paving the way for others to follow by encouraging their participation in every aspect of the movie business.
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Germany Rejects Spain's Bid To Buy Octopus Oracle
Octopus oracle Paul's prescience wasn't needed to predict how this one would turn out: His aquarium in Germany on Friday gave a resounding "nein" to a bid to move the celebrity mollusk to Spain.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020