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History Today: When the British captured Washington, DC, and set White House on fire
Firstpost
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August 24, 2025
On August 24, 1814, British forces launched one of the most dramatic assaults on the United States by capturing Washington, DC. They set fire to the Capitol and the White House, among other important buildings If you are a history geek who loves...
Britain’s Civil War heritage brought to life in Worcester with country first new banner installation
Worcester Observer
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WORCESTER has taken on a bold new look as a major public art project commemorating the English Civil War reaches its first milestone. A set of fifteen hand-painted ‘trial run’ historical banners are now proudly displayed along Copenhagen Street in...
Artist as 'questioning being,' Ahn Kyu-chul provokes reflection at Kukje Gallery
Korea Herald
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August 24, 2025
Ahn Kyu-chul is an artist of questions, twisting everyday subjects into artworks that transform simple questions into reflections, provoking thought and wonder in viewers. At the exhibition “Twelve Questions” at Kukje Gallery in Busan, three...
Artistic Partnership Woven by the Hands of Fate
This Day
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August 24, 2025
What looked like a serendipitous encounter between art curator and artist Tola Wewe sparked a creative partnership that ultimately blossomed into a recently-launched coffee-table book on Wewe’s remarkable oeuvre. Okechukwu Uwaezuoke writes I t...
Material culture
The News International
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According to a Saudi proverb, to a hungry man, the sun is a flatbread. The same entities are perceived differently by different individuals, groups and societies. Take, for example, a work of art. To its maker, it is the expression of their ideas,...
Metamorphosis Exhibition To Honour Yinka Adeyemi, Osogbo Art Pioneer, At 80
Daily Independent
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August 24, 2025
1 IBADAN – The Nigerian art world is set to celebrate one of its foremost cultural icons, Prince Yinka Adeyemi, as he marks his 80th birthday with a grand two-part multimedia arts exhibition tagged “Metamorphosis”. Organised by the Tunde Odunlade...
Editorial: Ukraine Is Europe!
Kyiv Post
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August 24, 2025
Ukrainians argue a lot about which European values, really, are part of the Ukrainian national DNA. Get serious about corruption or score a sweet job for a relative? Grocery store vegetables or all the sweat and effort of working one’s own patch?...
OPINION: Editorial: Ukraine Is Europe!
Kyiv Post
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August 24, 2025
Ukrainians argue a lot about which European values, really, are part of the Ukrainian national DNA. Get serious about corruption or score a sweet job for a relative? Grocery store vegetables or all the sweat and effort of working one’s own patch?...
WA looks to Europe to strengthen future economic opportunities
The National Tribune
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August 24, 2025
Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti will lead a mission to Italy and Sweden to secure more investment and economic opportunities for WA Key meetings will be held with leading companies focusing on economic diversification and infrastructure, renewable...
From radicals to cultural bureaucrats
The News International
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In the two decades following independence, Pakistan witnessed a state-sponsored effort to construct a national cultural identity amid geopolitical turbulence and internal ideological contestations. Central to this process were a group of prominent...
The deculturalisation of Britain
The Spectator
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August 24, 2025
It has been a disastrous summer for France’s restaurants. On average, visits have dropped by 20 per cent on previous years, but at many coastal resorts they’re down by 35 per cent. ‘Consumption is well below previous years,’ says Laurent...
Local band to perform in France for D-Day
Altoona Mirror - Pennsylvania
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Hollidaysburg Community Band director Doug Stephens conducts the group during practice. The band has been invited to France to perform during D-Day ceremonies in June 2026. Mirror photo by Holly Claycomb The Hollidaysburg Community Band, under the...
Veliko Tarnovo and Gabrovo apply together for European Capital of Culture in 2032
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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August 24, 2025
"The residents of Veliko Tarnovo and Gabrovo deserve to be the winning candidate for the next European Capital of Culture in Bulgaria, in 2032," announced the mayor of Veliko Tarnovo, Daniel Panov. The idea for the joint candidacy was at the...
The EU is preparing to destroy digital privacy – and Cyprus supports it
Cyprus Mail
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August 24, 2025
‘Chat Control’ threatens to turn every smartphone into a government surveillance tool By Andreas Shialaros On October 14, 2025, the European Union will vote on legislation that could fundamentally alter digital privacy across Europe – a regulation...
'Dead to Rights' a powerful reminder of history resonating with foreign audiences
Global Times
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Illustration: Liu Rui/GT Editor's Note: Set against the backdrop of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, the Chinese film Dead to Rights is gaining strong momentum both at home and abroad. The film conveys Chinese filmmakers' profound reflections on...
Cyprus secures return of antiquities from U.S., Belgium and Germany
Knews Kathimerini
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Cyprus has successfully repatriated several ancient antiquities from the United States and Europe, continuing a long-running effort to recover objects illegally exported from the island. According to an article by Kathimerini's Apostolos...
Black Ferns, Spain ignore odds, as World Cup opener beckons
RNZ
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August 24, 2025
By Jamie Tahana, in York. Black Ferns halfback Maia Joseph tweaked her hamstring in training and will miss the match. Photo: © Photosport Ltd 2024 www.photosport.nz Black Ferns v Spain - Rugby World Cup pool match Kickoff 4.30am, Monday, 25 August...
Photos show history lovers replaying ancient Roman battles in Romania
SRN News
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August 24, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix POIANA, Romania (AP) — History buffs dressed as Roman soldiers and Dacian warriors clashed in front of a crowd in a reenactment of a struggle culminating in the Roman conquest of land in present-day Romania. Constantin “The...
Young Frenchmen who donated photos of WWII Japanese atrocities plans global exhibition on China's wartime history
Global Times
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This photo taken on Aug 4, 2025 shows a ceremony for the handover of historical photos taken during the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, donated by Marcus Detrez (3rd L), at the Chinese Embassy in Paris, France, Aug...
Rachel Reeves 'pushing Britain towards 1976-style IMF bailout and economic collapse'
GB News
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August 24, 2025
Rachel Reeves is pushing Britain towards a 1976-style bailout by the International Monetary Fund, top economists have warned. The Chancellor's handling of the economy could set the UK back nearly 50 years - when soaring borrowing and inflation...