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Vatican condemns 'profane' faux baptism performance at Italy's Sanremo
A bishop spoke out after a performance at San Remo music festival featured a mock baptism. The performer insists it was a tribute to his mother.
Eurovision Song Contest 2022: Mika announced as a co-presenter
Eurovision 2022 will be hosted in Turin, Italy this spring with the singer confirmed to be one of three hosts.
Unearthed items show a time when Italy was colonised by ancient Greece
Southern Italy used to be a Greek colony and recent archaeological excavation could explain the religious practices of soldiers praying to Athena.
Team drops rapist player after intervention from bestselling author
Raith Rovers have reneged on their signing of David Goodwillie who was found guilty by a judge of raping a woman in 2017.
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Whoopi Goldberg suspended after controversial Holocaust remarks
The presenter claimed that the Holocaust was "not about race" during a conversation on the banning of a book about Nazi death camps on her show, The View.
What next for Wordle after the New York Times buyout?
Wordle has completely captured the internet's imagination over the last month. What are the implications of a purchase by one of America's biggest mass media companies?
Cézanne drawing lost for decades rediscovered in auction
The artist's lost notebook that he shared with his sister features the work, which was recently identified by art historians as an original.
Fatal shooting on Alec Baldwin film ushers in new gun control law
The state of New Mexico's could soon propose a law for special training for film industry workers on gun safety.
Erdogan says TV must reflect family values after Masked Singer outcry
President Erdogan says Turkish culture and children must be protected from unspecified messages and symbols.
Art, AIDS and Alchemy: The legacy of British film-maker Derek Jarman
Jarman was a painter, writer and film-maker but what are the essential elements of his oeuvre?
Has dog meat had its day in South Korea?
The practice is a summer custom for keeping cool but globalisation and animal welfare concerns are tweaking younger generations' appetites.
'Orwellian' ban sees Holocaust book removed from school curriculums
A district ruling in Tennessee, US, will ban the Pulitzer-winning 1991 graphic novel 'Maus' from its Holocaust education programme on the grounds of "nudity" and "language".
Spotify removes Neil Young's music in COVID conspiracy theory row
The musician threatened the removal of his material from the platform in protest against content featured in comedian Joe Rogan's podcast that spotlighted a well known COVID-19 conspiracy theorist.
Miniature Banksy model sells for over €1 million in UK auction
The small thatched model building was put up for sale by its British owners over fears it would one day be stolen.
Spanish town welcomes back pagan monster 'Carantoñas' from COVID break
The tradition is a meeting of old and new as the pagan fertility figure takes part in a parade for local patron St Sebastien.
Jonathan Van Ness films episode on gender identity for new series
The hairdresser and presenter opens up about the experience of being non-binary in new episode of his spin-off.
Statue of colonial governor toppled in Puerto Rico
Juan Ponce de León was the first colonial governor of Puerto Rico and is known for putting down a rebellion of indigenous people forced into labour.
Neil Young demands exit from Spotify due to COVID 'conspiracy'
In an open letter Young criticised Joe Rogan's podcast which is exclusively hosted on Spotify for spreading misinformation.
Author who died before his work was published nominated for NBCC
Anthony Veasna So's book "Afterparties" was widely anticipated when he died and joins notable names on the National Book Critics Circle nominees list.
Louis Vuitton showcases Virgil Abloh's final collection
The collection highlights the whimsical themes and mix of high and low culture which characterised Abloh's work.
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