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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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Princess Diana exhibit in Vegas invites guests to have their own royal wedding

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Creating against the tide: Indonesia's ethnic artists dare to push the bounds

In a country with strong religious underpinnings, Indonesian ethnic artists face unique challenges in pursuing their craft and preserving their cultures.

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Japanese bath houses find new ways to stay afloat

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French-Indian textile designer brings back Mughal patterns

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Bandung long-standing art space introduces annual women artists exhibition

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Twenties: Reminiscing the dying art of Indonesian traditional children's games

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Salihara puppet exhibit wanders beyond imaginative bounds

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Traditional beauty pageant battles to keep pace in modern Ireland

As the Rose of Tralee beauty pageant concluded this week, the contestants in colourful ball gowns swayed as they sang the 19th-century ballad that inspired the competition.

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'The cultural front': Ukraine theatre goes underground

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Indonesia's nonbinary traditions in spotlight amid LGBTQ discrimination

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Cross-cultural Jakarta textile installation promotes stronger diplomatic ties

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Transcending light: Expanding cultural reach of ‘Damar Kurung’ lanterns

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Ukraine’s punk poet sees victory for ‘transformed’ homeland

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Making traditional Asiatic bows with Indonesia's bowyers

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Art market pushes on with rocky crypto romance

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'It's wonderful,' say riverside booksellers as tourists return to Paris

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Truly tasteless: Japan's plastic food artists get creative

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Art market pushes on with crypto romance

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Academy unearths long-lost ‘race films’ in Black cinema exhibit

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Sinta Tantra gets up close and personal in Constellations of Beings

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Swiss artist sculpts sprawling model castle on dried river bank

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