France’s Louvre museum preparing to re-open on July 6
The Louvre museum in Paris said on Friday it was planning to re-open its doors on July 6 following new steps announced Thursday by Prime...
Life imitates art as Russian group attracts mock-up masterpieces
A Russian-language Facebook group that started off as a playful attempt by a group of friends to get through the coronavirus lockdown by recreating art...
Frankfurt Book Fair to go ahead on schedule in October
Frankfurt’s annual book fair – the world’s largest – will take place as scheduled in mid-October, its organisers said on Wednesday, a sign of some...
Frankfurt Book Fair to go ahead on schedule this year
Frankfurt’s renowned annual book fair will take place on its original dates in mid-October, its organisers said on Wednesday, a sign of some return to...
Shuttlers to keep Tokyo ranking points earned before shutdown
Shuttlers will keep ranking points they earned during the original Olympic qualification period before the novel coronavirus pandemic forced the Tokyo Games to be postponed,...
J.K. Rowling publishes fairy tale so children can dream in lockdown
J.K. Rowling published the first chapters of a fairy tale about a monster known as the Ickabog on Tuesday, an allegory about truth and abuse...
J.K. Rowling brings out fairy tale so children can dream in lockdown
J.K. Rowling is to publish a fairy tale about truth and abuse of power free online so that children can read it during lockdown....
J.K. Rowling to publish free fairy tale for children in lockdown
J.K. Rowling will publish a fairy tale called “The Ickabog” free online so that children on lockdown can read it, with the first chapter to...
Israel limits coronavirus cellphone surveillance to ‘special cases’
The Israeli cabinet limited on Sunday the involvement of the Shin Bet security service in the cellphone-tracking of people infected by the coronavirus, saying the...
UK death toll from confirmed coronavirus cases rises by 118
The United Kingdom’s death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose by 118 to 36,793, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday....