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A heart-shaped mourning pendant depicted in a 1635 painting has resurfaced nearly 400 years later, revealing a deeply personal story of grief from 17th-century England. The jewel commemorates Robert Aston, the six-year-old son of English landowner Sir Thomas Aston, who died in 1634. It contains a tassel made from the boy’s blond hair and bears…

Kandinsky painting sold under Nazi occupation returns to heirs, fetches £31.56m at London auction (Image Credit: Instagram/ @ art__window) A painting by Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky, sold under disputed circumstances during Nazi occupation in 1940, has fetched £31.56 million at a London auction, bringing renewed attention to one family’s decades-long struggle to recover its artwork….

At 16, Elijah Buckwald received Scouting America’s Honor Medal for lifesaving heroism after helping rescue an elderly couple. Some moments leave little time for hesitation. For Elijah Buckwald, a routine drive through Oregon’s Santiam Pass became one of those moments when, at just 14, he found himself standing on an overturned pickup truck, helping strangers…

Sarah Forbes Bonetta (L), Queen Victoria A seven-year-old African girl who was presented to Queen Victoria as a ‘gift’ in 1850 went on to become one of the best-known African women in Victorian Britain. But behind her royal connections was a childhood marked by violence, separation from her family, and decisions made largely by others….

Putin’s cabinet reshuffle Russia’s finance minister Anton Siluanov will also serve as a deputy prime minister following a cabinet reshuffle approved by President Vladimir Putin on Monday, news agency Reuters reported.Vladimir Putin approved major changes to the country’s top government positions weeks after the ruling United Russia party secured its largest-ever majority in parliamentary elections.The…

In the never-ending race to keep US at the centre of all global development, a fight has ensued between citizens and developers. While previously one could spot a cafe or grocery store at short intervals in America, it has now been replaced with a data centre at every turn. While some have willingly sold their…

A tragic shooting occurred at a gas station in West Baltimore, claiming the lives of two individuals and leaving three others injured. (Representative Image) A man and a woman were killed and three other people injured in a shooting at a gas station in West Baltimore in US on Sunday night, police said.Officers were called…

In Mexico, Missouri, a former school building has taken on a new role after years away from its original purpose. Garfield School, once established to educate Black children during segregation, is now the headquarters of a community initiative founded by Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue. The project brings the historic property back into…

Austrian Airlines flight OS82 faced a critical situation when it was diverted to Sofia due to a bomb threat. Austrian Airlines said on Monday that searches of the aircraft operating flight OS82, along with its passengers and crew, in Sofia revealed no threat after a security alert forced the Tel Aviv–Vienna flight to divert on…

Ashish Sharma and Manali Purohit had invested almost all of their life savings into opening their dream vegan cafe in Melbourne. But after just three months of operating, they lost their entire space to an arson attack by tobacconists, as per a report by The Australia Today.On the morning of October 12, the cafe was…