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Pakistan's last antique restorers give old treasures new life

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Sitting outside his small shop in a warren of alleyways in the ancient city of Rawalpindi, Ahsan Shakeel buffed an antique brass pot to a high shine, pressing it against a mechanised wheel. "We've removed all the dents, but it still needs polishing," the 72-year-old restorer,...

Claude Monet's 'Iris' becomes most expensive artwork sold at auction in France

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A visitor walks past the painting "Iris, 1924-1925" by French painter Claude Monet during the presentation of 28 art works from the Schlumberger Collection ahead of the auction at Sotheby's auction house in Paris, France, September 17, 2026. — Reuters Claude Monet's "Iris"...

Shark kills swimmer off South Africa's southeast coast

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A Great White shark is pictured in the Eastern North Pacific in this undated handout photograph courtesy of Kevin Weng, University of Hawaii. — Reuters JOHANNESBURG: A woman died on Tuesday after being mauled by a shark while swimming off a popular beach on South...

WATCH: Iranian fishermen find floating iPhones, perfumes in Strait of Hormuz

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Screengrab shows iPhones floating in the water after a vessel reportedly met with an incident in the Strait of Hormuz. — X/@Telegraph Iranian fishermen and salvage boat operators recovered hundreds of iPhones, French perfumes, and other imported goods from the Strait of...

Bones from Iraqi cave hint at violence and compassion in Neanderthals

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The entrance to Shanidar Cave in Iraq's Kurdistan region, a site of important Neanderthal remains, is seen in an undated photograph released on October 15, 2026. — Reuters The bones of a Neanderthal from a cave in Iraq's Kurdistan region offer evidence of both violence and...

Isle of Wight fossil sheds light on enigmatic meat-eating dinosaurs

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The meat-eating dinosaur Invictibellatrix amberina feeds on a mammal while grasping another in its ecosystem alongside other dinosaurs and other kinds of animals on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, in the Cretaceous Period around 120 million years ago, in this illustration released on...