A BILLIONAIRE has paid over $6 million for the bizarre artwork of a banana duct-taped to a wall – but he won’t even get the banana. Cryptocurrency tycoon and Chinese collector Justin Sun bought the 2019 creation by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan at a Sotheby’s auction on Wednesday in New York. 3 Artist Maurizio Cattelan’s … Read more
“He judged everything from the perspective of the property entrepreneur he had been before politics,” she wrote of Trump. “Each property could only be allocated once. If he didn’t get it, someone else did. That was also how he looked at the world.” “For him, all countries were in competition with each other, in which … Read more
In exchange for supporting Italy’s hard-right commissioner nominee Raffaele Fitto, which the socialists initially refused to do, S&D and Renew demanded that the EPP commit to sticking with the centrist mainstream majority, rather than turning to a right-wing majority in the Parliament. But the agreement falls short of that, and does not add a new … Read more
Colnago, the Italian manufacturer of high-end road and racing bikes, is celebrating its 70th anniversary by creating an exclusive steel bike accompanied by a limited-edition leisurewear capsule. The cycling brand, which counts cycling champions Eddy Merckx, Giuseppe Saronni and Tadej Pogačar among its riders, has created 70 versions of its Steelnovo bike as well as … Read more
This marks the second time in a year that Baltic Sea infrastructure — which includes communications cables and energy pipelines such as Nord Stream — has been damaged, raising concerns over security and sabotage. Another telecom cable in the Baltic Sea between Lithuania and Sweden’s Gotland Island was damaged Sunday morning, telecom company Telia Lietuva, … Read more
Authorities in the City of Milano issued an expulsion order against Mohammad Hannoun, a designated Hamas official blacklisted by the US and Israel. The banning order was issued following comments he made during a pro-Palestinian protest, in which he called to applaud the “youth in Amsterdam” for “teaching (Israelis) a lesson,” referring to the … Read more
“Under Abascal’s leadership, the party aims to solidify this alternative majority, challenging the traditional coalition behind the [center-right] European People’s Party and the socialist bloc” in the European Parliament, the party said in a statement. “Abascal’s presidency, backed by his strong relationships with other parties and leaders across the Americas, is expected to significantly enhance … Read more
Italy on Friday said an unexploded artillery shell hit the base of the Italian contingent in the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon and Israel promised to investigate. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani spoke with Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa’ar and protested Israeli attacks against its personnel and infrastructure in the United Nations Interim Force in … Read more
Now, encouraged by a wave of support from civil society — as well as the realization that promises to restart the factory were going nowhere — the cooperative born out of this struggle is taking matters into its own hands, outlining a plan for sustainable bottom-up reindustrialization. And yet, as of now, these former GKN … Read more
ROME — The ancient Roman Colosseum will be the venue of gladiator fights — albeit staged — for the first time in two millennia under a $1.5 million sponsorship deal with Airbnb that aims to promote “a more conscious tourism.” But some visitors to the monument Thursday, as well as housing activists, were skeptical about … Read more
