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Hundreds queue in Hong Kong to glimpse Van Gogh painting unseen in public for 60 years

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Visitors look at Vincent van Gogh's "Chataigniers en fleurs" , on display ahead of its auction in New York, at Sotheby's in Hong Kong, China, October 13, 2026.— Reuters Hundreds of people queued in Hong Kong on Tuesday to view a Vincent van Gogh painting never publicly exhibited in...
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Wealthy Gen Z collectors spend more on art than older buyers: report

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Visitors look at an artwork displayed at Art Basel, in Basel, Switzerland, June 17, 2026. — Reuters Wealthy Gen Z collectors spend far more on fine art than purchasers from any other generation, according to a report published on Thursday by Art Basel and Swiss bank...
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Ready, set, snooze: Sleep-deprived Japanese compete for best-rested

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Attendees take part in a sleep competition organized by a mattress brand in Tokyo on October 5, 2026.— AFP In diligent, exhausted Japan, self-described elite "competitive sleepers" vied to lie down, relax and nap the fastest and deepest in a contest organised by a mattress...
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Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survives lethal execution attempt

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Christa Gail Pike, the only woman on Tennessee's Death Row, is pictured in this 2004 Tennessee Department of Correction booking photograph obtained by Reuters on March 22, 2012.— Reuters Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a schoolmate three decades ago, survived Tennessee's effort...
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India's fat dog vote goes viral

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Dogs enjoys their meal during the Grand Dinner for Dogs. — AFP India's capital goes to the dogs on Wednesday, as voters choose which of the city's chubbiest canines deserves to be crowned its fattest. The "Fat Dogs of Delhi" contest, in the style of Alaska's annual...
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China sends two giant pandas to US after Trump-Xi summit

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A giant panda plays in a tree in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, December 5, 2025 China sent two giant pandas to the United States on Sunday, state media said, after a Washington summit that was heavy on symbolism and light on major breakthroughs. The pandas' transfer had been...
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