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Art market growing as annual extravaganza opens in Basel
Prices for big-name artists holding firm, say experts.
Watch: Art Basel opens with Picasso painting on sale for €28 million
While stock markets have slowed globally, the ultra-high end of the art market has grown to €59 billion.
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Baselworld 2019 : watches that combine luxury with innovation
Since 1917, Baselworld fair has showcased the latest luxury watches, high jewellery, loose diamonds and gems. This year's fair in underway with a glimmering selection at Basel, Switzerland.
'Ready to die' - Australia's oldest scientist arrives for Swiss assisted suicide
104-year-old David Goodall has landed in Switzerland ahead of his planned euthanasia this week
The Basel carnival and the traditional Morgenstraich
The Basel carnival started this morning at 4 am with the traditional Morgenstraich. In the old town of Basel, all the streetlights and other lights are cut down after the countdown at 4 am. Then the procession of lanterns starts moving.
Decades-long mummy mystery linked to Boris Johnson
A centuries-old mummified body has been linked to the UK Foreign Minister.
Art Basel Unlimited 2017 takes a fresh look at the 1970s along with today's artists
Art Basel Unlimited takes a dip in the 1970s this year with 13 major worls from the decade.
Two killed in Switzerland cafe shooting
At least two people have been killed one seriously injured in a shooting at a cafe in Basel
A White House in Basel: Ai Wei Wei installation looms large at Swiss art event
Ai Wei’s Wei’s temple-like ‘White House’ is one of the main attractions of Art Basel’s Unlimited section, a space focusing on big art, featuring massive sculptures and paintings, video projections, la
Federer restores supremacy over Nadal after taking Basel title
Roger Federer ended a three and a half year-long losing streak against Rafael Nadal on Sunday when he beat the Spaniard to lift his seventh ATP Basel
Carnival night procession illuminates the streets of Basel
Win or bust for Liverpool in Champions League showdown with Basel
Juventus and Atletico Madrid battle it out on Tuesday (December 9) evening in the Champions League in an attempt to top Group A before the knockout
Super rich descend on Miami Beach for Art Basel Fair
The super-wealthy have descended on Miami Beach for the Art Basel fair, a spin-off of the contemporary art fair held each June in Switzerland