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Epic Games, EA, Roblox Among Video Game Companies Hit with EU Complaint for 'Tricking Consumers'
An EU consumer complaint on Thursday accused videogaming firms of misleading gamers into spending money. The move against Epic Games, Electronic Arts, and Roblox among others has come amid rising concerns about children turning into gaming addicts.
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17th Century Artwork, Looted By Nazis, Returned To Jewish Family
Two 17th-century paintings looted by the Nazis and kept at the Louvre in Paris after the war have finally been returned to their Jewish owners, who then donated them back to the museum.
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Elderly Couple Sues Art Dealer Over Mask Sold for Rs 13,000, Which Later Fetches Rs 36 Crore in Auction
A couple has filed a lawsuit against an art dealer, claiming that he withheld information about their mask before buying it at a knockdown price.
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Designer Rahul Mishra's Indian Artistry Honoured With The Prestigious French Chevalier Of The Order Award
Indian designer Rahul Mishra gets awarded by the Government of France for his contribution to art and culture
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France Has Agreed to Use UPI for Payments in Rupees, Says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India and France have agreed to use Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in this European nation, opening a huge new market for Indian innovation. Addressing the Indian community at the La Seine Musicale, a performing arts centre on an island in river Seine, Modi said very soon Indian tourists will be ...
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Swiss Museum Offers $11,100 Reward For Info On 2 Missing Valuable Paintings
Kunsthaus Zurich, one of Switzerland's top art museums, is offering a 10,000 Swiss franc ($11,100) reward for information that could help it track down two missing paintings, police said Tuesday.
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Art Collector Kiran Nadar Conferred With France's Highest Civilian Award
The highest French civilian award comes in recognition of her outstanding contribution in the field of art, her commitment to providing greater access to culture and her leading role in fostering Indo-French cultural ties.
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Man Disguised As Elderly Woman Smears Mona Lisa Portrait With Cake
Art fans at the Lourve Museum in Paris were left stunned after an "old woman" jumped out of her wheelchair to smear cake over the Mona Lisa painting.
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Art Crime Detective Returns Rare Sculpture To France 50 Years After Heist
A Dutch art detective has returned a rare Roman statue that was considered one of France's most important treasures to the museum from which it was stolen nearly 50 years ago.
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Paris Department Store Reopens After 16-Year Long Swanky Facelift
Parisians will once again be able to stroll the gilded aisles of the Samaritaine department store starting Wednesday, after 16 years of painstaking work to restore the Art Deco and Art Nouveau landmark to its former glory
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Delta Variant Covid Cluster Detected At French School
A cluster of Delta-variant COVID-19 infections has been detected at an art school in the eastern French city of Strasbourg, the regional health authority said on Saturday.
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Man Arrested Over Slapping French President Martial Arts Enthusiast: Report
The man alleged to have slapped French President Emmanuel Macron in the face ran a club for enthusiasts of medieval swordsmanship and had no previous criminal record, sources close to the investigation said on Wednesday.
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Sale Of Mona Lisa Replica Set To Raise Up To $365,000
The painting is known as the "Mona Lisa Hekking", named after Raymond Hekking, an art dealer based in the south of France who cast doubt on the authenticity of the original masterpiece owned by the Louvre museum in Paris.
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France's Louvre Museum Gets Its First Woman Boss In History
France on Wednesday appointed Laurence des Cars, known for promoting social issues through art, as the new head of the Louvre -- the first time a woman will be in charge of the world's biggest museum more than two centuries after it first opened.
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Trump Returned From 2018 France Trip With Art Pieces From US Envoy's Residence
President Donald Trump has come under heavy fire for his decision in 2018 not to visit a US military cemetery while in Paris on an official visit.
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Epic Games, EA, Roblox Among Video Game Companies Hit with EU Complaint for 'Tricking Consumers'
An EU consumer complaint on Thursday accused videogaming firms of misleading gamers into spending money. The move against Epic Games, Electronic Arts, and Roblox among others has come amid rising concerns about children turning into gaming addicts.
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17th Century Artwork, Looted By Nazis, Returned To Jewish Family
Two 17th-century paintings looted by the Nazis and kept at the Louvre in Paris after the war have finally been returned to their Jewish owners, who then donated them back to the museum.
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Elderly Couple Sues Art Dealer Over Mask Sold for Rs 13,000, Which Later Fetches Rs 36 Crore in Auction
A couple has filed a lawsuit against an art dealer, claiming that he withheld information about their mask before buying it at a knockdown price.
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Designer Rahul Mishra's Indian Artistry Honoured With The Prestigious French Chevalier Of The Order Award
Indian designer Rahul Mishra gets awarded by the Government of France for his contribution to art and culture
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France Has Agreed to Use UPI for Payments in Rupees, Says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India and France have agreed to use Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in this European nation, opening a huge new market for Indian innovation. Addressing the Indian community at the La Seine Musicale, a performing arts centre on an island in river Seine, Modi said very soon Indian tourists will be ...
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Swiss Museum Offers $11,100 Reward For Info On 2 Missing Valuable Paintings
Kunsthaus Zurich, one of Switzerland's top art museums, is offering a 10,000 Swiss franc ($11,100) reward for information that could help it track down two missing paintings, police said Tuesday.
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Art Collector Kiran Nadar Conferred With France's Highest Civilian Award
The highest French civilian award comes in recognition of her outstanding contribution in the field of art, her commitment to providing greater access to culture and her leading role in fostering Indo-French cultural ties.
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Man Disguised As Elderly Woman Smears Mona Lisa Portrait With Cake
Art fans at the Lourve Museum in Paris were left stunned after an "old woman" jumped out of her wheelchair to smear cake over the Mona Lisa painting.
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Art Crime Detective Returns Rare Sculpture To France 50 Years After Heist
A Dutch art detective has returned a rare Roman statue that was considered one of France's most important treasures to the museum from which it was stolen nearly 50 years ago.
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Paris Department Store Reopens After 16-Year Long Swanky Facelift
Parisians will once again be able to stroll the gilded aisles of the Samaritaine department store starting Wednesday, after 16 years of painstaking work to restore the Art Deco and Art Nouveau landmark to its former glory
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Delta Variant Covid Cluster Detected At French School
A cluster of Delta-variant COVID-19 infections has been detected at an art school in the eastern French city of Strasbourg, the regional health authority said on Saturday.
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Man Arrested Over Slapping French President Martial Arts Enthusiast: Report
The man alleged to have slapped French President Emmanuel Macron in the face ran a club for enthusiasts of medieval swordsmanship and had no previous criminal record, sources close to the investigation said on Wednesday.
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Sale Of Mona Lisa Replica Set To Raise Up To $365,000
The painting is known as the "Mona Lisa Hekking", named after Raymond Hekking, an art dealer based in the south of France who cast doubt on the authenticity of the original masterpiece owned by the Louvre museum in Paris.
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France's Louvre Museum Gets Its First Woman Boss In History
France on Wednesday appointed Laurence des Cars, known for promoting social issues through art, as the new head of the Louvre -- the first time a woman will be in charge of the world's biggest museum more than two centuries after it first opened.
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Trump Returned From 2018 France Trip With Art Pieces From US Envoy's Residence
President Donald Trump has come under heavy fire for his decision in 2018 not to visit a US military cemetery while in Paris on an official visit.
