20May
2013

Rod Stewart back on top after three decades

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Rod Stewart back on top after three decades

Veteran rocker Rod Stewart notched his first UK number one album for 34 years as “Time”, his first LP of new material for 20 years, shot to the top of the charts.

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19May
2013

Bayreuth Festival chief dampens hopes on Hitler letters

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Bayreuth Festival chief dampens hopes on Hitler letters

Katharina Wagner, who co-runs the legendary Bayreuth Festival dedicated to the works of her great-grandfather Richard Wagner, dampened hopes Sunday that letters between Adolf Hitler and the Wagner family could be published.

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May 19, 2013

Japan’s elderly not acting their age

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Japan’s elderly not acting their age

When amateur actress Etsuko Shigemoto walks out in front of a Paris audience in an all-Japanese production this month she will forget about being 87 years old.

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May 19, 2013

Musical world celebrates Wagner’s 200th birthday

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Musical world celebrates Wagner’s 200th birthday

Opera houses the world over are scrambling to pay tribute to Richard Wagner, the controversial German composer often referred to as Hitler’s favourite, who would have turned 200 this year.

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May 19, 2013

Musical world celebrates Wagner’s 200th birthday

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Musical world celebrates Wagner’s 200th birthday

Opera houses the world over are scrambling to pay tribute to Richard Wagner, the controversial German composer often referred to as Hitler’s favourite, who would have turned 200 this year.

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May 19, 2013

Art Basel to bring international flair to Hong Kong

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Art Basel to bring international flair to Hong Kong

Art lovers, collectors and gallerists will gather on Thursday for Hong Kong’s inaugural edition of Art Basel, sealing the city’s status as an international art hub and Asia’s leading art destination.

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May 16, 2013

Greek leader stresses culture in talks with China’s premier

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Greek leader stresses culture in talks with China’s premier

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras of economically troubled Greece met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday, hailing the contributions to global civilisation of their respective cultures.

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May 15, 2013

Mayan pyramid razed for road fill: Belize officials

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Mayan pyramid razed for road fill: Belize officials

A construction company owned by a local politician demolished a 2,300-year-old Mayan temple in northern Belize to use the rubble as gravel for road repair work, authorities charged.

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May 15, 2013

Blood and mud all in day’s work for Vienna costumiers

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Blood and mud all in day’s work for Vienna costumiers

In a few bright rooms near the Vienna Opera, an army of workers wield needle and thread, transform black felt almost magically into golden armour, and gleefully create blood splatter on fresh white shirts.

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May 15, 2013

Blood and mud all in day’s work for Vienna costumiers

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Blood and mud all in day’s work for Vienna costumiers

In a few bright rooms near the Vienna Opera, an army of workers wield needle and thread, transform black felt almost magically into golden armour, and gleefully create blood splatter on fresh white shirts.

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Rod Stewart back on top after three decades

May 20, 2013
Rod Stewart back on top after three decades

Veteran rocker Rod Stewart notched his first UK number one album for 34 years as “Time”, his first LP of new material for 20 years, shot to the top of the charts.

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Bayreuth Festival chief dampens hopes on Hitler letters

May 19, 2013
Bayreuth Festival chief dampens hopes on Hitler letters

Katharina Wagner, who co-runs the legendary Bayreuth Festival dedicated to the works of her great-grandfather Richard Wagner, dampened hopes Sunday that letters between Adolf Hitler and the Wagner family could be published.

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