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Italy: ‘Pizza’ fresco found in ancient ruins of Pompeii
Experts say that the ancient fresco, which depicts a flat bread with assorted toppings on a tray with other food, could be a “distant relative” of modern-day pizza. There are a few key ingredients missing, however.https://ouo.io/DV1eL7
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Travel and its carbon footprint: Holidaying with a bad conscience
The next few weeks bring the start of the summer holidays, complete with traffic jams and crowded airports. With widespread travel come climate-related concerns — and the German tourism industry is responding.https://ouo.io/Dk07Rhk
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Klimt’s ‘Lady with a Fan’ portrait has $80 million price tag
The price estimate makes Gustav Klimt’s final completed work “the most valuable ever to have been offered at auction in Europe,” according to Sotheby’s.https://ouo.io/Og9ybD
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International African American Museum opens on historic site
The new Museum of African-American history in South Carolina stands on a former wharf that was among the world’s largest landing sites for enslaved Africans.https://ouo.io/PCPxPr
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Rammstein won’t be investigated in Lithuania
Police in Vilnius said they will not investigate the band over abuse allegations. In Berlin, petitions demanding the cancellation of July Rammstein concerts were signed by near 100,000 people.https://ouo.io/nqbDKq3
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‘Plastic World’: Art for the throwaway society
An exhibition in Frankfurt looks into the history of plastic in the arts, from avant-garde and Bauhaus experiments to futuristic space-age and trash works.https://ouo.io/tB2gT3
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Should the Rammstein concerts in Berlin be canceled?
“We don’t celebrate perpetrators.” A petition signed by nearly 100,000 people demands the cancellation of Rammstein concerts. In mid-July, the band is due to perform at Berlin’s Olympiastadion.https://ouo.io/MmElIx
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Sportswashing: Manchester, Newcastle ‘easy’ targets — report
A new report details how the takeovers of Premier League football clubs Manchester City and Newcastle United have been facilitated by economic austerity, supported by local politicians and not scrutinized by local media.https://ouo.io/HQqDzj
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JFK assassination: US releases trove of files
The newly released documents include later testimonies from KGB officers about Lee Harvey Oswald’s time in the Soviet Union. Around 97% of JFK files have now been released to the public.https://ouo.io/nhFPo6R
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The story behind John F. Kennedy’s iconic ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’
During the Cold War, 60 years ago, John F. Kennedy sparked hope with a legendary speech given in West Berlin, after the Berlin Wall came up.https://ouo.io/bFS8y9