Hong Kong arts figures, fans pay tribute to Yayoi Kusama after her death at 97
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Hong Kong arts figures, fans pay tribute to Yayoi Kusama after her death at 97

Hong Kong fans and cultural figures have paid tribute to Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama following her death at 97, saying her legacy will inspire generations to come. Among those expressing sadness on Thursday were West Kowloon Cultural District Authority board chairman Bernard Chan and local design studio AllRightsReserved. Adrian Cheng Chi-kong, former CEO of developer New World Develo...

Hong Kong arts figures, fans pay tribute to Yayoi Kusama after artist’s death at 97
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Hong Kong arts figures, fans pay tribute to Yayoi Kusama after artist’s death at 97

Hong Kong fans and cultural figures have paid tribute to Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama following her death at 97, saying her legacy will inspire generations to come. Among those expressing sadness on Thursday were West Kowloon Cultural District Authority board chairman Bernard Chan and local design studio AllRightsReserved. Adrian Cheng Chi-kong, former CEO of developer New World Develo...

Hiker reunited with backpack 60 years after he fell into a glacier in Austria

Hiker reunited with backpack 60 years after he fell into a glacier in Austria

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Bag, camera and pipe belonging to 86-year-old are latest relics uncovered as glaciers melt due to global heatingAn 86-year-old mountaineer has been reunited with his backpack and climbing equipment after they emerged from a melting glacier in Austria – more than 60 years after he was forced to leave them there.Items including an ice axe, camera and a pipe dating from the 1950s or 1960s were discov...

Thieves steal bronze age treasure in ‘very well planned’ four-minute museum heist in Spain

Thieves steal bronze age treasure in ‘very well planned’ four-minute museum heist in Spain

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Gold collection known as Treasure of Villena, worth at least €1.7m, is latest target of criminal raidThieves in Spain have raided the Treasure of Villena – a stunning collection of bronze age gold artefacts that has been described as the most important prehistoric trove in Europe – in the latest high-profile smash-and-grab heist on the continent.The raid on Thursday morning of the 66 mostly gold o...

India’s missile tech transfer to firms signals defence self-reliance on track

India’s missile tech transfer to firms signals defence self-reliance on track

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India is turning to its private industry to help produce missiles, hoping a wider manufacturing base can cut its import dependence while boosting its defence export capacity and deterrence against Pakistan and China. But India’s push towards self-reliance in defence manufacturing is still a distant goal, according to analysts, citing its missile supply chain’s dependence on imported components, wh...

Alibaba pushes into South America’s AI market with launch of Brazil data centres

Alibaba pushes into South America’s AI market with launch of Brazil data centres

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Alibaba Group Holding has launched its first data centres in South America, as the Chinese technology giant ramps up its artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout in emerging markets amid an intensifying US-China AI rivalry. The Hangzhou-based company announced on Thursday that its new Brazilian venture would operate two data centres offering local enterprises secure cloud infrastructure and...

US lawmakers condemn right-wing podcast’s calls for Chinese-American internment

US lawmakers condemn right-wing podcast’s calls for Chinese-American internment

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Asian-American lawmakers in the US Congress have condemned a right-wing podcast that called for the forced internment of Chinese-Americans during a hypothetical war with Beijing, warning that such rhetoric fuelled hate against the community. The joint statement was released by congresswomen Grace Meng, chairwoman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (Capac), and Judy Chu, Capac’s cha...

Thieves steal bronze age treasure in four-minute museum heist in Spain

Thieves steal bronze age treasure in four-minute museum heist in Spain

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Gold collection known as Treasure of Villena, worth at least €1.7m, is latest target of ‘very well planned’ raidThieves in Spain have raided the Treasure of Villena – a stunning collection of bronze age gold artefacts that has been described as the most important prehistoric trove in Europe – in the latest high-profile smash-and-grab heist on the continent.The raid on Thursday morning of the 66 mo...

Broadcaster Jenni Murray died days after north London car crash, inquest hears

Broadcaster Jenni Murray died days after north London car crash, inquest hears

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Coroner told BBC veteran was dazzled by headlights and sustained rib and sternum fractures in collision, which led to bronchopneumoniaThe broadcaster Jenni Murray died days after being involved in a car crash that happened when she was dazzled by headlights, a coroner has heard.Murray, 75, was best known as the voice of BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, hosting the programme for three decades and becomi...