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Mona Lisa To Sunflowers: 6 Famous Paintings Attacked By Climate Activists
The dousing of a glass-covered Mona Lisa in pumpkin soup is the latest in a string of cases of priceless artworks being targeted by environmental activists.
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Protesters Throw Soup At Mona Lisa Painting In France, Here's Why
An environmental group called 'Riposte Alimentaire' has claimed responsibility for the act. Louvre museum officials have confirmed the painting is unharmed.
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US Influencer Urges Women To Use Spray Paint Instead Of Pepper Spray For Self-Defence. Here's Why
Monique 'Moe' Black said a can of spray paint is more effective than pepper spray, as it marks the suspect, making it easier for police to find them.
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Kerala Police Take Army Jawan, Friend Into Custody For Faking "PFI" Attack
An Indian Army soldier in Kerala was on Tuesday taken into custody along with his friend for allegedly giving a false statement about six people attacking him and painting the letters "PFI" on his backon Sunday night, police said.
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In Raging Row With Karnataka Over Border, Maharashtra's Big New Stand
Tension grew in the bordering areas recently, with political leaders on both sides attacking each other. Buses from both states were attacked and defaced with paint in Karnataka's Belagavi and Maharashtra's Pune by stone-throwing political cadres.
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Watch: Climate Change Activists Target Andy Warhol Exhibition In Milan
Climate-change protesters threw flour on Friday over a sports car painted by the USpop artist Andy Warhol that is on display in Italy's financial capital.
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Climate Activists Glue Their Hands To 2 Francisco Goya Paintings In Spain
Two climate activists on Saturday each glued a hand to the frames of two paintings by Spanish master Francisco Goya at the Prado museum in Madrid, police said.
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Eco-Activists Glued Themselves To Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" Painting
Dutch police arrested three people after climate activists targeted Johannes Vermeer's painting "Girl with a Pearl Earring" at the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague on Thursday.
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A "Meticulously Prepared" Artwork Heist In 2015 Paris Terror Attacks Site
Eight men go on trial in Paris on Wednesday accused of stealing a Banksy artwork, painted on the door of the Bataclan concert venue to honour 90 people killed in the 2015 terror attacks.
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In Assam Village Where Bulldozers Rolled, Children Left To Fend For Themselves
Three days after bulldozers rolled into Assam's Salonibari village and demolished a few houses allegedly belonging to those accused in police station attack, scenes in the village paint a picture of helpless villagers trying to fend for themselves. T
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Caught On Camera: Russian Ambassador Attacked With Red Paint At Victory Day Event In Poland
Russia's ambassador to Poland Sergey Andreev was hit with red paint at an annual Victory Day event commemorating the end of World War II. Protesters attacked Mr Andreev in front of the Soviet Soldiers' Cemetery.
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Nobel Prize-Winning Journalist Muratov Attacked In Russia Over Ukraine Coverage
The Russian co-winner of last year's Nobel Peace Prize, Dmitry Muratov, was attacked on a train with red paint on Thursday, he said, in an apparent protest at his newspaper's coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Latest Satellite Pics Show Destroyed Theatre In Ukraine's Mariupol
Ukraine war: Satellite images of the theatre taken earlier this week before it was struck show a large structure with a red roof and the Russian word for "children" painted in large white letters on the tarmac at the front and back.
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Canada's Trudeau Denounces Vandalism Of Churches, Monarch Statues
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday denounced a wave of vandalism across Canada that saw churches damaged and statues of monarchs splashed with red paint and torn down.
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Mahatma Gandhi's Statue In Amsterdam Vandalised By Unknown People: Report
A statue of Mahatma Gandhi has been vandalised in Amsterdam by unknown people with graffiti and spray painting, amid a wave of attacks following global protests over the custodial killing of African-American George Floyd, according to media reports.
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Mona Lisa To Sunflowers: 6 Famous Paintings Attacked By Climate Activists
The dousing of a glass-covered Mona Lisa in pumpkin soup is the latest in a string of cases of priceless artworks being targeted by environmental activists.
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Protesters Throw Soup At Mona Lisa Painting In France, Here's Why
An environmental group called 'Riposte Alimentaire' has claimed responsibility for the act. Louvre museum officials have confirmed the painting is unharmed.
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US Influencer Urges Women To Use Spray Paint Instead Of Pepper Spray For Self-Defence. Here's Why
Monique 'Moe' Black said a can of spray paint is more effective than pepper spray, as it marks the suspect, making it easier for police to find them.
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Kerala Police Take Army Jawan, Friend Into Custody For Faking "PFI" Attack
An Indian Army soldier in Kerala was on Tuesday taken into custody along with his friend for allegedly giving a false statement about six people attacking him and painting the letters "PFI" on his backon Sunday night, police said.
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In Raging Row With Karnataka Over Border, Maharashtra's Big New Stand
Tension grew in the bordering areas recently, with political leaders on both sides attacking each other. Buses from both states were attacked and defaced with paint in Karnataka's Belagavi and Maharashtra's Pune by stone-throwing political cadres.
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Watch: Climate Change Activists Target Andy Warhol Exhibition In Milan
Climate-change protesters threw flour on Friday over a sports car painted by the USpop artist Andy Warhol that is on display in Italy's financial capital.
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Climate Activists Glue Their Hands To 2 Francisco Goya Paintings In Spain
Two climate activists on Saturday each glued a hand to the frames of two paintings by Spanish master Francisco Goya at the Prado museum in Madrid, police said.
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Eco-Activists Glued Themselves To Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" Painting
Dutch police arrested three people after climate activists targeted Johannes Vermeer's painting "Girl with a Pearl Earring" at the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague on Thursday.
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A "Meticulously Prepared" Artwork Heist In 2015 Paris Terror Attacks Site
Eight men go on trial in Paris on Wednesday accused of stealing a Banksy artwork, painted on the door of the Bataclan concert venue to honour 90 people killed in the 2015 terror attacks.
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In Assam Village Where Bulldozers Rolled, Children Left To Fend For Themselves
Three days after bulldozers rolled into Assam's Salonibari village and demolished a few houses allegedly belonging to those accused in police station attack, scenes in the village paint a picture of helpless villagers trying to fend for themselves. T
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Caught On Camera: Russian Ambassador Attacked With Red Paint At Victory Day Event In Poland
Russia's ambassador to Poland Sergey Andreev was hit with red paint at an annual Victory Day event commemorating the end of World War II. Protesters attacked Mr Andreev in front of the Soviet Soldiers' Cemetery.
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Nobel Prize-Winning Journalist Muratov Attacked In Russia Over Ukraine Coverage
The Russian co-winner of last year's Nobel Peace Prize, Dmitry Muratov, was attacked on a train with red paint on Thursday, he said, in an apparent protest at his newspaper's coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Latest Satellite Pics Show Destroyed Theatre In Ukraine's Mariupol
Ukraine war: Satellite images of the theatre taken earlier this week before it was struck show a large structure with a red roof and the Russian word for "children" painted in large white letters on the tarmac at the front and back.
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Canada's Trudeau Denounces Vandalism Of Churches, Monarch Statues
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday denounced a wave of vandalism across Canada that saw churches damaged and statues of monarchs splashed with red paint and torn down.
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Mahatma Gandhi's Statue In Amsterdam Vandalised By Unknown People: Report
A statue of Mahatma Gandhi has been vandalised in Amsterdam by unknown people with graffiti and spray painting, amid a wave of attacks following global protests over the custodial killing of African-American George Floyd, according to media reports.
