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April 30, 2019

US museum condemns use of its art by German far-right party

An American art museum is demanding that a German far-right party stop using one of its paintings, portraying a 19th-century ...

April 25, 2019

UK blocks Sainsbury's merger with Walmart unit Asda

British regulators blocked Sainsbury's 7.3 billion-pound ($9.4 billion) purchase of Walmart's Asda unit on Thursday amid ...

April 08, 2019

London taxes older vehicles in bid to fight air pollution

In a bid to fight air pollution, London has introduced one of the world's toughest vehicle emissions standards, placing a tax ...

April 03, 2019

Gun possibly used by Van Gogh to kill himself up for auction

A Paris auction house says it's selling a revolver that was possibly used by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh to take his own ...

March 15, 2019

Recovered de Kooning painting back in the spotlight

More than 30 years after it was brazenly stolen from an Arizona museum, a painting by Willem de Kooning reportedly worth $100 ...

March 11, 2019

Valtteri Bottas: "I'm going to beat everyone this year"

Last season's Formula One campaign was so demoralizing for Valtteri Bottas that he got drunk to forget all about it.

February 28, 2019

Court rejects injunction against German museum over painting

A German court has rejected a bid by the heirs of a Jewish French art collector to seize a painting that a Houston museum has ...

February 28, 2019

German town defends seizing family's pet, selling it on eBay

Officials in Germany are defending their decision to seize an indebted family's pet pug and sell it on eBay, saying the move ...

February 27, 2019

Vodka 'bound for North Korea' to be destroyed or sold

Dutch customs officials who discovered thousands of bottles of vodka suspected of being smuggled to North Korea say the ...

February 14, 2019

Mixed finish for US stock indexes over weak retail sales

U.S. stock indexes clawed most of the way back from an early slide Thursday to finish mostly lower, ending a four-day winning ...

February 11, 2019

Michael Jackson wax statue removed by Danish mall

Denmark's oldest shopping mall has removed a wax statue of Michael Jackson out of fears it could offend customers and may be ...

February 08, 2019

George Michael's art collection up for auction at Christie's

George Michael left a rich legacy of music — and of visual art. The musician's collection of works by some of Britain's most ...

January 25, 2019

Berlin police seize 3 Hitler paintings as possible fakes

Berlin police say experts are examining three watercolor landscapes allegedly painted by a young Adolf Hitler to determine ...

December 31, 2018

Michael Kors, now Capri Holdings, completes Versace deal

Having added a pair of high-end brands to its stable, Michael Kors is changing its name to Capri. The company announced the ...

December 21, 2018

Romania tax authorities to auction off Ceausescu car

Romanian tax authorities say they will auction a car that belonged to late Communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu. The National ...

December 19, 2018

UK inflation eases but outlook depends on Brexit

Inflation in Britain rose in November by its weakest rate in 21 months, a development that's likely to cheer consumers as ...

December 09, 2018

Ikea moving into city centers to adapt to consumer changes

An airport worker drops by Warsaw's newest Ikea store during her lunch break to finish up plans for a home refurbishment.

December 08, 2018

France girds for weekend protests, fearing more violence

Anticipating a fourth straight weekend of violent protests, France on Friday mobilized armored vehicles and thousands of ...

December 05, 2018

Economic chill dulls Chinese appetite for some luxury brands

The designer boutiques of Manhattan and Paris are feeling the chill of a Chinese economic slowdown that has hammered ...