Commuters ride past inoperative traffic lights following a nationwide power outage in Galle on February 9,…
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300-year-old Stradivarius fetches $11.3m in record sale
Violinist Stefan Jackiw plays the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius violin of 1714 at Sotheby’s auction house in New…
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Australian lawmaker renames himself ‘Aussie Trump’
Australian state lawmaker Aussie Trump (left), formerly known as Ben Dawkins, and US President Donald Trump.…
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German tourist killed by wild elephant in India
A representational image of a bird perching on an elephant as it walks at the Amboseli…
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Portrait concealed under Titian masterpiece discovered after centuries
The imagery of a portrait using non-invasive analytical techniques, including a multi-modal scanner, hangs at the…
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Locksmith gets locked out of van by pet bulldog
Peter Macann pictured with one of his bulldogs. — Facebook/Peter Macann A locksmith had to turn…
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Eerie ‘zombie’ spiders found roaming around Irish castle ruins
The zombie-spider fungus (Gibellula attenboroughii) seen on a cave spider. — Tim Fogg/File Scientists have found…
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London’s tunnels echo of past espionage
A worker is inspecting the machinery in “The London Tunnels” in London. — AFP/ File LONDON:…
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