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Gaston de Persigny

Gaston de Persigny - Reporter at The European Times News

Culture

After 200 years: 2 new Rembrandt paintings discovered

They were in a private collection Two previously unknown portraits by Rembrandt were discovered after 200 years in the private collection of a British family, the Financial Times reported. According…

23 May 2023 · 2 min read

Culture

2 million dollar fine for pranking the Chinese army

A Chinese comedy troupe has been fined 14.7 million yuan ($2.1 million) for a joke about the military that used President Xi Jinping's slogan, the BBC reported. The joke, in…

23 May 2023 · 2 min read

Food

World Bee Day

On May 20, the world celebrates International Bee Day. The day has been celebrated since 2018 on the initiative of the Slovenian Association of Beekeepers with the support of the…

22 May 2023 · 2 min read

Africa

More than 4,000 prisoners were pardoned in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has released a fifth of all prisoners under a presidential amnesty order aimed at freeing up space in the country's overcrowded prisons, reported by the BBC. The Zimbabwe Prisons…

20 May 2023 · 1 min read