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Overtourism Forces The Louvre, World's Most Visited Museum And Home Of Mona Lisa, To Shut Doors
The Louvre, home to the iconic Mona Lisa, was forced to shut down due to overcrowding
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"Can't Put A Price On Creativity, But Can Tariff It": Robert De Niro Slams Trump
Hollywood icon Robert De Niro lambasted "philistine" U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday and his proposed film tariff at the Cannes Film Festival's opening ceremony, where he used his lifetime achievement award speech to call for protests.
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Iconic Statue Of Pak Army's 1971 Surrender Vandalised In Bangladesh? A Fact Check
A statue meant to commemorate the liberation of Bangladesh has been destroyed by "anti-India vandals", Congress leader Shashi Tharoor claimed today. Internet pointed out that the statues were built that way.
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"I Know It Angers You": Joe Biden As He Faces Gaza Protest At US College
US President Joe Biden said Sunday he heard the voice of Gaza war protesters as some students turned their backs on his graduation ceremony speech at the former university of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.
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Pro-Palestine Protesters Rally Outside Met Gala Event, Several Arrested
As stars and celebrities ascended the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for the Met Gala event, another scene unfolded on the streets surrounding the iconic venue.
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"Distressed, Disturbed": 1983 Champions' Support For Protesting Wrestlers
"We are distressed and disturbed at the unseemly visuals of our champion wrestlers being manhandled," the cricket team, which also included icons like Sunil Gavaskar and Mohinder Amarnath, appealed.
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Rome's Iconic Trevi Fountain Water Turns Black In Climate Protest
Seven young activists protesting against climate change climbed into the Trevi Fountain in Rome on Sunday and poured diluted charcoal into the water to turn it black.
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Cricket Icons Jayasuriya, Ranatunga Join Street Protests In Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's World Cup-winning cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga and fellow ex-skipper Sanath Jayasuriya have joined street protests demanding the president step down over the country's economic crisis.
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Greta Thunberg Tweets Toolkit On Farmers' Protest, Deletes, Shares Update
Teen climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, who has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, has shared a toolkit to help people show support for the farmers' protest on Delhi's outskirts. This comes amid a pushback from the centre after Ms Thunberg, 18, international pop icon Rihanna and lawmakers from the United States and the United Kingdom...
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F1: Mercedes-AMG Reveals New Black W11 Livery For 2020; Takes A Stand Against Racism
The Mercedes-AMG F1 team has unveiled its new livery for the W11 Formula 1 that now wears an all-black paint scheme for the 2020 season that starts in a week. While the team is famously known as the Silver Arrows, the colour switch is the team's way to take a stand against racism and discrimination and improve the diversity in the sport. The bold s...
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US Actor Mark Hamill Deletes Facebook Account, Criticises Mark Zuckerberg
Star Wars icon Mark Hamill has joined the list of high-profile celebrities who quit Facebook in protest against allowing political ads and spread of misinformation on its platform.
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Shipyard That Built Titanic Headed To Insolvency Amid Workers' Protest
The iconic Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff, which built the Titanic, went into administration on Monday as its workers vowed to continue a week-long occupation of the site.
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Paris Police Ban 'Yellow Vest' Protests On Champs-Elysees On Saturday
Paris police said Friday that "yellow vest" protests would be banned on the Champs-Elysees on Saturday, a week after hundreds of anti-government demonstrators rioted and looted shops on the iconic Paris avenue.
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"Is It A Crime To Remember Heroes," Asks PM On Statue Of Unity: 10 Points
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today unveiled the Statue of Unity, which at 182 metres is the tallest in the world, as a tribute to freedom icon Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 143rd birth anniversary. Air jets flow over the statue, helicopters showered flowers on it with fireworks in the green, orange and white colours as PM Modi dedicated it to the...
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Day 3 Of Jallikattu Protests And The Mood At Chennai's Marina Beach Is Electrifying
Spirits dampened a little when Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he could not bring an ordinance to remove the ban on Jallikattu, the ancient bull taming festival, but the mood is still electrifying at Chennai's iconic Marina Beach, which has for three days now hosted a massive protest. Tamil Nadu's civil society has come together on the worl...
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Overtourism Forces The Louvre, World's Most Visited Museum And Home Of Mona Lisa, To Shut Doors
The Louvre, home to the iconic Mona Lisa, was forced to shut down due to overcrowding
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"Can't Put A Price On Creativity, But Can Tariff It": Robert De Niro Slams Trump
Hollywood icon Robert De Niro lambasted "philistine" U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday and his proposed film tariff at the Cannes Film Festival's opening ceremony, where he used his lifetime achievement award speech to call for protests.
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Iconic Statue Of Pak Army's 1971 Surrender Vandalised In Bangladesh? A Fact Check
A statue meant to commemorate the liberation of Bangladesh has been destroyed by "anti-India vandals", Congress leader Shashi Tharoor claimed today. Internet pointed out that the statues were built that way.
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"I Know It Angers You": Joe Biden As He Faces Gaza Protest At US College
US President Joe Biden said Sunday he heard the voice of Gaza war protesters as some students turned their backs on his graduation ceremony speech at the former university of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.
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Pro-Palestine Protesters Rally Outside Met Gala Event, Several Arrested
As stars and celebrities ascended the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for the Met Gala event, another scene unfolded on the streets surrounding the iconic venue.
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"Distressed, Disturbed": 1983 Champions' Support For Protesting Wrestlers
"We are distressed and disturbed at the unseemly visuals of our champion wrestlers being manhandled," the cricket team, which also included icons like Sunil Gavaskar and Mohinder Amarnath, appealed.
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Rome's Iconic Trevi Fountain Water Turns Black In Climate Protest
Seven young activists protesting against climate change climbed into the Trevi Fountain in Rome on Sunday and poured diluted charcoal into the water to turn it black.
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Cricket Icons Jayasuriya, Ranatunga Join Street Protests In Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's World Cup-winning cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga and fellow ex-skipper Sanath Jayasuriya have joined street protests demanding the president step down over the country's economic crisis.
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Greta Thunberg Tweets Toolkit On Farmers' Protest, Deletes, Shares Update
Teen climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, who has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, has shared a toolkit to help people show support for the farmers' protest on Delhi's outskirts. This comes amid a pushback from the centre after Ms Thunberg, 18, international pop icon Rihanna and lawmakers from the United States and the United Kingdom...
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F1: Mercedes-AMG Reveals New Black W11 Livery For 2020; Takes A Stand Against Racism
The Mercedes-AMG F1 team has unveiled its new livery for the W11 Formula 1 that now wears an all-black paint scheme for the 2020 season that starts in a week. While the team is famously known as the Silver Arrows, the colour switch is the team's way to take a stand against racism and discrimination and improve the diversity in the sport. The bold s...
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US Actor Mark Hamill Deletes Facebook Account, Criticises Mark Zuckerberg
Star Wars icon Mark Hamill has joined the list of high-profile celebrities who quit Facebook in protest against allowing political ads and spread of misinformation on its platform.
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Shipyard That Built Titanic Headed To Insolvency Amid Workers' Protest
The iconic Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff, which built the Titanic, went into administration on Monday as its workers vowed to continue a week-long occupation of the site.
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Paris Police Ban 'Yellow Vest' Protests On Champs-Elysees On Saturday
Paris police said Friday that "yellow vest" protests would be banned on the Champs-Elysees on Saturday, a week after hundreds of anti-government demonstrators rioted and looted shops on the iconic Paris avenue.
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"Is It A Crime To Remember Heroes," Asks PM On Statue Of Unity: 10 Points
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today unveiled the Statue of Unity, which at 182 metres is the tallest in the world, as a tribute to freedom icon Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 143rd birth anniversary. Air jets flow over the statue, helicopters showered flowers on it with fireworks in the green, orange and white colours as PM Modi dedicated it to the...
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Day 3 Of Jallikattu Protests And The Mood At Chennai's Marina Beach Is Electrifying
Spirits dampened a little when Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he could not bring an ordinance to remove the ban on Jallikattu, the ancient bull taming festival, but the mood is still electrifying at Chennai's iconic Marina Beach, which has for three days now hosted a massive protest. Tamil Nadu's civil society has come together on the worl...
