London mayor urged to honor suffragettes with first female statue on Parliament Square

LONDON (Reuters) - New London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Tuesday he would be interested in finding a prominent site for a statue to commemorate the approaching centenary of Britain's suffragette...

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Trove of Marilyn Monroe's personal belongings to go up for auction

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A collection of personal items including handwritten notes and jewelry that belonged to film star Marilyn Monroe will go up for auction in November at Julien's Auctions.

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Thirsty work! Taiwan snap up presidential beer bottles

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A batch of commemorative beer bottles to mark incoming Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen's inauguration were snapped up within two hours of going on sale on Monday, media reported.

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Syrian refugee brings his art to Lithuania

VILNIUS (Reuters) - A faceless skull with a crown of spikes and blood pouring from its wounds, symbolizing a Syrian caught in the horror of civil war, stares out from a painting on the wall in a...

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Van Gogh recycled: Four million bottles used in Taiwan replica

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A Taiwan company has used four million colorful plastic bottles to produce a giant replica of Vincent van Gogh's painting 'The Starry Night' to promote recycling.

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Rodin sculpture sets auction record at spotty Sotheby's sale

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Rodin sculpture set a new artist's auction record at Sotheby's on Monday when it sold for $20.4 million, but the strong price was likely to provide little reassurance to an art...

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Pilots, spectators get drone's-eye-view during English race

As drones zoomed through obstacles on the course and made tight turns spectators at a race in Sussex, England on Sunday were treated to vantage views of the action.

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