It was called the Tyrannical Pyramid. A brutalist museum built in the late 1980s in the center of Albania’s capital in honor of communist dictator Enver Hoxha has now been transformed into a computer training center for young people. According to Reuters, the small Balkan country thus removed the last vestige of a repressive past. … Read more
Al-Marsad Newspaper: A video clip circulating on social media documented a fire in a palm tree in front of a building after it was struck by a lightning bolt in Taif. The video showed flames rising from the palm trees located next to one of the sides of the building, which consists of several floors, … Read more
By Le Figaro with AFP Posted 16 minutes ago The Woman in Blue, a work by William Henry Johnson, is one of the artists exhibited at the Met. HANDOUT / AFP Beginning next February, the Metropolitan Museum of Art will feature 160 works of modern art from historic black universities, art centers and foundations, for … Read more
By Le Figaro with AFP Posted 1 hour ago, Just Updated The returned works were presented at a press conference last September. BRENDAN MCDERMID / REUTERS The US state is actively campaigning to find and return works looted from around the world by highly organized smuggling networks. New York justice returned this Tuesday, August 8 … Read more
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Lou Doillon and many personalities paid tribute to the singer and actress during a ceremony broadcast live in the streets of Paris. It is barely nine o’clock in the morning and already the voice of Jane Birkin and her most emblematic songs resound in the streets of the first arrondissement of Paris. On … Read more
Four Germans were arrested in connection with the daring theft of a rare batch of coins from oror Celts from a Bavarian museum in November 2022, some of which were likely melted down, authorities said July 20. The men, between the ages of 42 and 50 and with long suspected burglary records, were arrested the … Read more
Today it is an absolute icon of Czech architecture, but everything could have been different. Visitors to the North Bohemian Museum in Liberec can now see ten different hypothetical forms of construction on top of Ještěd. The models outline for them how it could have looked if Karel Hubáček’s timeless design had not won an … Read more
Prior to the start of construction and installation works, the developer of a multi-storey building in the 9th microdistrict received pre-project documentation for the construction of a commercial facility from the Aktau city administration. – Regarding other permits, you need to ask the department of state architectural and construction control, – the akimat added. Earlier … Read more
On the fourth day, the Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe confesses his admiration for the Karlovy Vary festival, of which he is the main guest. “I had no idea it was like a fairy tale here, with such beautiful architecture. I will not keep it to myself and I will recommend everyone to come to Karlovy … Read more
The author saw an interview with Tom’s Hardware by a senior executive of AMD when looking for foreign news, alleging that AMD will also invest in processor products with large and small core configurations in the future. Interviewed by David McAfee, the author tried to further inquire about AMD’s large and small core plans. David … Read more