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Watch: Pre-incan pyramid discovered in Peru

A significant archeological find could change the was we read the history of Central America.

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Postcards from Uzbekistan: the Poi-Kalyan complex

The Poi-Kalyan complex has become the iconic image of Bukhara

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No Comment Review 2016: Vertigo

Watch a selection of the year’s most breathtaking videos taken from the world’s tallest heights

United Kingdom

"Watership Down" author Richard Adams dies

Renowned children's author and creator of "Watership Down" Richard Adams has died aged 96.

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The long list of creative geniuses lost in 2016

Too many actors, musicians and writers died in 2016. We remember those who inspired and challenged us but whose muse has been sadly silenced.

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Christmas tree masterpieces of 2016

A rundown of the weirdest and most wonderful trees from this year's batch

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Postcards from Uzbekistan: night in a yurt camp

A ride on a camel and a night in a yurt camp is a popular Uzbek travel experience

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The Best of Arts and Culture in Europe and in the World

The re-birth of painting Painters’ Painters :Artists of today who inspire artists of tomorrow, features the work of nine present-day painters.

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In memoriam - actors, writers and musicians whose muse was silenced in 2016

From actors and writers to musicians, the close of the year is a time to remember those who inspired and challenged us but whose muse has been silenced.

Europe News

EU set to open new '320m' HQ as governments tighten belts

The EU district of Brussels is, like the weather, grey and dreary.

France

Lyon to burst into light, under heightened security, for 2016 Fête des Lumières

Final preparations are underway for the Fête des Lumières, which begins tonight (December 8) after a one-year break.

Cult

Puccini's original 'Madame Butterfly' returns to La Scala

Milan’s La Scala opera house has opened its new season with the original more brutal version of Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly”.

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The best of Arts and Culture in Europe and the World

The European Oscars Captured on camera for acting in front of the camera – stars of the European silver screen.

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Postcards from Uzbekistan: treasure trove of banned art

Paintings banned by authorities in Soviet times were saved in a secret collection in Karakalpakstan

Cinema

"Marie Curie" - the story of a woman who challenged the male-dominated world of science

Marie Curie turned the male-dominated world of science research on its head and courted controversy as she challenged France’s academic establishment.

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Controversy in St Petersburg, European Cinema in Les Arcs,Art in Milan and Bilbao in Rendez-Vous

Festival of European Cinema Winter sunshine and a light shining on the European cinema.

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Hans Zimmer reveals he had stage fright ahead of his career-spanning tour

It is a little bit of cinema and a little bit of rock and roll.

Cinema

Silence - a Martin Scorsese film and a premier for the Pope

It is a tale of faith under torture, of two Jesuit missionaries journeying to Japan in the seventeenth century in search of their missing mentor.

Belgium

Belgian beer and Cuban rumba join UNESCO heritage list

Belgian beer, Cuban rumba dancing and traditional New Year celebrations in several countries all make it onto UNESCO’s latest list of heritage worthy of…

Germany

Refugee postcards for sale in Berlin

It costs 90 cents to send a postcard from Germany to Syria, and Zero Ninety is a chance for Berliners a chance to buy postcards from artists and refugees at silent auction