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Matteo Messina Denaro brother-in-law, Rosario Allegra, exits the police headquarters in Palermo on April 19, 2018. Italian police arrested some of Cosa Nostra kingpin Matteo Messina Denaro's closest aides, uncovering a secret network of messages that allowed the fugitive boss to give orders to his mobster allies.
Matteo Messina Denaro brother-in-law, Rosario Allegra, exits the police headquarters in Palermo on April 19, 2018. Italian police arrested some of Cosa Nostra kingpin Matteo Messina Denaro's closest aides, uncovering a secret network of messages that allowed the fugitive boss to give orders to his mobster allies.
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The mafias of Italy: the old guard and the upstarts

For years, the Sicilian Mafia terrorised the Italian public and state, with its highest-profile killings that of anti-mafia judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino in 1992.

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Girl with AI earrings sparks Dutch art controversy

At first glance it seems to be just a modern take on Johannes Vermeer's masterpiece "Girl with a Pearl Earring". But look more closely and things get a little strange.

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Forgotten auteurs : Rediscovering Ratna Asmara, Indonesia’s first female director

Having directed multiple successful films alongside a rich acting, singing and traditional dance career in the 1940s through the 60s, Ratna Asmara, Indonesia’s first woman director, should be a celebrated figure. Why has her name been forgotten?

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Egypt unveils hidden corridor in Giza pyramid

Scientists have discovered a hidden passage inside Egypt's Great Pyramid, the authorities announced on Thursday.

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Traveling through time across Indonesia at the National Museum

ImersifA, an interactive exhibit at the National Museum, is designed to immerse visitors in various periods of Indonesian history, from the prehistoric era to the last years of Dutch colonial rule in the mid-20th century.

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Transcending age, literature and visual arts via Goenawan Mohamad's new anthology

Eminent Indonesian man of letters Goenawan Mohamad breaks down the boundaries between the written word and visual art, as he releases a new anthology of poems and an exhibition of prints

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Cockfighting still a popular blood sport in southern Iraq

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Evening musical delights celebrating 30 years of Amadeus Indonesia

This was a “revenge” event, as musical director and orchestra founder Grace Soedargo playfully called it. The more appropriate term, perhaps, is the settlement of a previous promise, as unwieldy as the phrase sounds. For the leisurely stroll through a gallery of musical treasures conducted this week by Henrik Hochschild from Leipzig, Germany, was payback for another event.

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Warhol in the desert: flamboyant art icon pops up in Saudi

Andy Warhol's iconic portraits of stars such as Marlon Brando and Dolly Parton are on display in the Saudi desert, at a show intended to reframe the kingdom's forbidding reputation.

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Tattooed Mexican cat seeks new home after life behind bars

The cat's tattoos decorate both sides of its slender, grey body, and include the phrase "Made in Mexico."

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NY Met to let French make 3D copies of two 16th-century sculptures

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Colombia's bull fighting custom under fire for animal abuse

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Cold War fears revisited in Danish nuclear bunker

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Asia's 'Alice in Wonderland' villa teaches children about karma

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Thai cadets break world record with mass martial arts ritual

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New Indonesian artists observe the subconscious through art

Three up-and-coming Indonesian artists revealed their skills in transcending the boundaries between artistic forms and the subconscious

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Rarely seen Klimt painting returns to Austria after 60 years

"Water Serpents II," which depicts nymphs grappling with a red serpent, was completed in 1907 during Klimt's so-called golden period, when he embraced the gold-leaf techniques he is known for today.

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Arjuna Asa draws on life's harsh realities

Death, mental illness, gender identity – nothing is off limits for emerging photographer and visual artist Arjuna Asa.

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Bersama by KamiSketsa: Re-sketching Indonesia’s urban landscapes

The sketch artists grouped in KamiSketsa 's capture the quieter, more tranquil sides to Jakarta and other cities that are often drowned out by the hustle and bustle of urban life across the nation.

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Takashi Murakami: Delving behind the smile

On his first-ever visit to Indonesia for IdeaFest 2022, global artist Takashi Murakami from Japan talked about his pursuit of more art, a life of purpose and a peaceful death.

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Library thrives in Pakistan's 'wild west' gun market town

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'Book of Beasts' exhibit explores Goenawan Mohamad’s joy of the unexpected

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Woman painter Artemisia Gentileschi laid bare in restoration

The piece by Artemisia Gentileschi, the Italian Baroque's trailblazing woman artist, is undergoing a months-long restoration to rediscover her original vision, hidden for centuries under a thick layer of strategically placed paint.

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The soul trembles: The art of Chiharu Shiota

Exploring notions of social and cultural identity based on ethnicity, nationality and religion, Chiharu Shiota’s work greets Museum MACAN's visitors with contemplations and epiphanies.

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Show goes on at Palestinian theatres overcoming obstacles

With Israeli forces raiding Jenin repeatedly in recent months, the Freedom Theatre's ability to provide residents with respite is under growing strain.

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Indonesian artist Andra Semesta chronicles the visions behind his art

A solo exhibition by Indonesian artist Andra Semesta traced his artistic development through the years.

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The Jakarta Maritime Museum highlights the struggles of Indonesian seafaring tribes

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