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In troubled times, there's something about Mark Rothko's art that provides respite. His iconic rectangular colour fields - vibrant empty spaces, layered with texture - absorb our focus and allow our feelings to meander in oddly reassuring ways. Perhaps this is why Rothko is having such a resurgence in Europe right now. Last year, the Louis Vuitton Foundation presented the first retrospective in France dedicated to his works since 1999. Now, it's Norway's turn: a fascinating new exhibition dedicated to the 20th century abstract artist's lesser-known works on paper opens at the National Museum i...
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A few hours before the final of the Eurovision Song Contest, the Norwegian points announcer has pulled out. Singer Alessandra Mele explained her decision in a video on Instagram on Saturday, citing the Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip. "There's a genocide going on," the 21-year-old said in the English-language post. "Open up your eyes. Open up your heart. Let love lead you to the truth." The Eurovision motto "United by Music" is the reason why she does music, said Mele. "But right now, those words are just empty words." The singer, who also has Italian roots, achieved fifth place for Norway a...
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A few hours before the final of the Eurovision Song Contest, the Norwegian points announcer has pulled out. Singer Alessandra Mele explained her decision in a video on Instagram on Saturday, citing the Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip. "There's a genocide going on," the 21-year-old said in the English-language post. "Open up your eyes. Open up your heart. Let love lead you to the truth." The Eurovision motto "United by Music" is the reason why she does music, said Mele. "But right now, those words are just empty words." The singer, who also has Italian roots, achieved fifth place for Norway a...
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A few hours before the final of the Eurovision Song Contest, the Norwegian points announcer has pulled out. Singer Alessandra Mele explained her decision in a video on Instagram on Saturday, citing the Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip. "There's a genocide going on," the 21-year-old said in the English-language post. "Open up your eyes. Open up your heart. Let love lead you to the truth." The Eurovision motto "United by Music" is the reason why she does music, said Mele. "But right now, those words are just empty words." The singer, who also has Italian roots, achieved fifth place for Norway a...
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The last remaining privately owned land on the Svalbard Archipelago in Norway, "with significant environmental, scientific and economic importance" is on sale, for €300 million. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire land on one of the world-famous Svalbard islands," said Will Matthews, Head of Farms & Estates at Knight Frank to Euronews Business. Global real estate consultancy Knight Frank, which is marketing the Company holding 100% of the land, said that it is a "unique environmental, philanthropic and conservation opportunity." The land has a strategic location and is of geop...
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Paris (AFP) - Scientists Geoffrey Hawtin and Cary Fowler, who on Thursday received the prestigious World Food Prize for "their work to preserve the world's heritage of seeds", are on a mission. Their vocation is to safeguard as many seeds as possible so that one day the world can benefit from their genetic characteristics. Their work is all in the name of protecting global food security. Hawtin and Fowler helped set up a world reserve of seeds dug into a glacier on the Norwegian archipelago Svalbard in the Arctic -- where 1.25 million samples are now stored for preservation in the cold. It was...
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A convicted sex offender is asking the court to make social media access a human right. The case before Norway's Supreme Court claims that depriving the man of a Snapchat account is unlawful under the European Convention on Human Rights. The unnamed offender molested a minor and used the Snapchat messaging app to connect with young boys. He was sentenced to 13 months in prison and banned from using Snapchat for two years. “The case raises important questions about the extent to which the state can restrict access to social media platforms, which are significant tools for exercising the right t...
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Key updates on May 1: Ukrainian drones attack oil refineries in Russia's Ryazan, Voronezh oblastsNorway to allocate over $630 million for Ukrainian air defense, ammunitionDeath toll of Russia's April 29 strike on Odesa rises to 6Latvian FM: Some countries have provided Ukraine weapons with no restrictions on strikes in RussiaRussian attack on Hirnyk, Donetsk Oblast kills 2, injures at least 6Drones operated by Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) attacked the Ryazan Oil Refinery and a refinery in Voronezh Oblast overnight on May 1, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent. The ...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Key updates on May 1: Ukrainian drones attack oil refineries in Russia's Ryazan, Voronezh oblastsNorway to allocate over $630 million for Ukrainian air defense, ammunitionDeath toll of Russia's April 29 strike on Odesa rises to 6Latvian FM: Some countries have provided Ukraine weapons with no restrictions on strikes in RussiaRussian attack on Hirnyk, Donetsk Oblast kills 2, injures at least 6Drones operated by Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) attacked the Ryazan Oil Refinery and a refinery in Voronezh Oblast overnight on May 1, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent. The ...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Key updates on May 1: Ukrainian drones attack oil refineries in Russia's Ryazan, Voronezh oblastsNorway to allocate over $630 million for Ukrainian air defense, ammunitionDeath toll of Russia's April 29 strike on Odesa rises to 6Latvian FM: Some countries have provided Ukraine weapons with no restrictions on strikes in RussiaRussian attack on Hirnyk, Donetsk Oblast kills 2, injures at least 6Drones operated by Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) attacked the Ryazan Oil Refinery and a refinery in Voronezh Oblast overnight on May 1, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent. The ...
Kyiv Independent
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