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The United States’ National Portrait Gallery has announced that two up-and-coming African-American artists, Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, have been selected to paint the official portraits of former President Barack
Read MoreThe impoverished family of Australia’s most famous Aboriginal artist, Albert Namatjira, has been given copyright to his works after years of fruitless campaigning triggered the intervention of a philanthropist. Namatjira’s
Read MoreA groundbreaking treatment for a rare form of hereditary blindness has moved closer to U.S. approval. This week advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended the experimental gene therapy,
Read MoreClearing forests for farm fields makes room for crops, but often squeezes out natural predators that can help clear the fields of crop-eating rodents. After his neighbors tried unsuccessfully to
Read MoreHarvey Weinstein, one of Hollywood’s most powerful men, is now disgraced and may eventually face criminal charges involving decades of alleged sexual harassment. Weinstein’s studio has put out blockbuster movies
Read MoreUNESCO’s executive board voted Friday to make a former French government minister the U.N. cultural agency’s next chief after an unusually heated election that was overshadowed by Middle East tensions.
Read MoreCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday declared a state of emergency to combat a hepatitis A outbreak that has claimed 18 lives in San Diego. Brown said the federally funded
Read MoreIn an exclusive interview with VOA, the secretary-general of FIFA, Fatma Samoura, talks about preparations for the 2018 World Cup in Russia and on the reform process within the International
Read More13 жовтня у столиці Латвії починається фестиваль «Дні українського кіно в Ризі», в рамках якого в кінотеатрі Splendid Palace латвійські глядачі побачать шість фільмів, як сучасних, так і класику українського
Read MoreУ Києві у рамках фестивалю «Історія.UA. Без брому і нафталіну» представили першу в Україні настільну гру для школярів і освітян «Сто років Українській революції». Як розповів Радіо Свобода ініціатор створення
Read MoreAmerica’s weight problem isn’t getting any better, according to new government research. Overall, obesity figures stayed about the same: About 40 percent of adults are obese and 18.5 percent of
Read MoreIt covers almost three-fourths of the planet, but it’s probably not a good idea to fill your cup from a river. Drinkable water flows to most of our taps only
Read MoreЗ нагоди відзначення Дня захисника України громадяни відпочиватимуть 3 дні – з 14-го до 16 жовтня включно. Це передбачено відповідною постановою Кабінету міністрів України. Крім того, підприємствам та організаціям рекомендовано
Read MoreFollowing the U.S. decision Thursday to quit the United Nations organization for education, science and culture, Israel announced it too will withdraw. The United States stopped funding UNESCO after the
Read MoreA new study that even shocked the researchers shows that most people in poor- and middle-income countries suffer unimaginable pain without any help. The results of a study on pain
Read MoreBruno Mars topped the field of American Music Awards nominations announced Thursday, receiving eight nods, while The Chainsmokers, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd received five nominations apiece.
Read MoreВ Етнографічному музеї у Львові презентували виставку «Вигнанці», присвячену трьом вимушеним переселенням українців і кримських татар, які відбулись протягом останніх 75 років. Ідеться про так званий «обмін населенням» між УРСР
Read MoreThe 2018 World Cup will be a unique test of soccer’s appeal in the United States. Will Americans still watch if their national team isn’t there? Fox certainly is hoping
Read MoreThe former coach of banned marathon runner Rita Jeptoo has been acquitted in a Kenyan court of charges that he helped administer the banned blood-booster EPO to her. Italian
Read MoreThe massive brooding stone figures peering from Easter Island’s hillsides are emblematic of the enigmatic people who once thrived on the dot of land in the middle of the Pacific.
Read MoreAfter hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria blitzed the nation, most Americans think weather disasters are getting more severe and see global warming’s fingerprints. A new poll from the Associated
Read MoreThe Qatari president of one of Europe’s most glamorous soccer clubs, Paris Saint-Germain, is under investigation by Swiss prosecutors for suspected bribery of a top FIFA executive to get World
Read MoreУкраїнська співачка кримськотатарського походження Джамала стала послом доброї волі Міжнародної організації з міграції, яка входить в структуру Організації Об’єднаних Націй. «Співачка підключиться до глобальної боротьби з торгівлею людьми. Джамала візьме
Read MoreЙдеться, зокрема, про «наявність в книзі пропаганди імперських геополітичних доктрин держави-агресора» – комітет …
Read MoreAn enormous exhibition by the activist artist Ai Weiwei, designed to draw attention to the world’s refugee crisis, is going on view at some 300 sites around New York City.
Read MoreSpaceX has launched and landed its second rocket in three days, this time from the U.S. East Coast. The unmanned Falcon — recycled following a February flight — blasted off
Read MoreWest Africa is most at risk of fatal hemorrhagic fever epidemics, including Ebola, researchers said Wednesday, calling for greater preparedness to save lives. A study in The Lancet medical journal
Read MoreNASA is using an asteroid’s close flyby to test Earth’s warning network for incoming space rocks. The small asteroid was on track to pass within 27,200 miles (43,800 kilometers) of
Read MoreThe Somali musician Hassan-Nour Sayid — known by his stage name, Aar Maanta — and his band, the Urban Nomads, were supposed to be in Minnesota last week, where they
Read MoreWhen it opened in 1962, the sleek TWA terminal at New York’s Kennedy Airport was the embodiment of jet-age style. Now, construction is underway to transform the landmark into a
Read MoreArab states may want their turn at the helm of UNESCO, but the barbs hurled by Egypt at rival candidate Qatar during the vote highlights the fractious geopolitics paralyzing the
Read MoreA new study shows there has been a huge increase in the number of obese and overweight children around the world in just a couple of generations. In one of
Read MoreThe Biltmore Estate is the largest privately owned home in the United States. Built near Asheville, North Carolina, it is still owned by the descendants of one of America’s richest
Read MoreA study shows there has been a tenfold increase in the number of obese and overweight children and adolescents worldwide in just 40 years. In one of the biggest epidemiological
Read MoreAmerican director David Lynch will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the upcoming Rome Film Fest. The festival opens Oct. 26 with director Scott Cooper’s Hostiles, starring Christian
Read MoreSpacewalking astronauts hustled through a lube job and camera swaps outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, their second trip outside in less than a week. Astronaut Mark Vande Hei
Read MoreThe last privately owned Leonardo da Vinci painting and one of fewer than 20 by the Renaissance artist known to still exist is hitting the auction block, Christie’s announced Tuesday.
Read MoreПомічниця генсекретаря ООН з гуманітарних питань Урсула Мюллер 10 жовтня прибуває в Україну для перевірки гуманітарної ситуації на Донбасі перед зимою. Про це йдеться на сайті представництва ООН в Україні.
Read MoreWashington state sued President Donald Trump on Monday over his decision to let more employers claiming religious or moral objections opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women. State
Read MoreThe Hollywood establishment, slow to react to the initial sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein, began speaking out against him more forcefully Monday after the powerful studio boss was fired
Read MoreEnvironmental groups are outraged over the Trump administration wanting to overturn an Obama-era plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming. Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt announced
Read MoreA girl saw her mother’s face for the first time. A boy tore through the aisles of Target, marveling at toys he never knew existed. A teen walked onto a
Read MoreA satirical look at the European Union and its bureaucracy, which opens with a pig running amok in one of Brussels’ main squares, has won the prestigious German Book Prize.
Read MoreФедерація футболу України повідомила, що запросила на вирішальний для національної збірної матч проти команди Хорватії сотні військових, які брали участь у бойових діях на Донбасі. «Серед них, зокрема, будуть і
Read MoreIs it time to say arrivederci to Christopher Columbus? A movement to abolish Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day has gained momentum in some parts of the
Read MoreSurgery plays a major role in diagnosing cancer and finding out how far it may have spread. But soon, instead of waiting for the lab results, surgeons could learn exactly
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