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Banker fined $58 million for smuggling Picasso painting from Spain

Ownership of "Head of Young Woman" — which is valued at $26 million — was also transferred from Jaime Botin to the Spanish state.

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From tax bureaucrat to Russian PM: the unlikely rise of Mikhail Mishustin

As a career bureaucrat who has been in charge of Russia's taxes for the past 10 years, Mishustin has always kept a low profile.

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Putin moves the first chess piece in what many see as a grand power-grab strategy

"It is hard to see this as anything other than a ploy to remain in control beyond 2024," one expert said.

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Prince Harry makes first official appearance since royal crisis talks

Duke of Sussex avoids question about his future and talks about sports "changing lives."

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Ukraine launches probe into alleged surveillance of former U.S. envoy

The Interior Ministry is also investigating alleged hacking of Burisma Holdings, the natural gas company at the center of the Trump impeachment case.

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Iran is enriching more uranium than before nuclear deal, president says

Tehran scaled back its commitments to the landmark nuclear deal after Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Obama-era pact.

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U.S. restarts counter-ISIS operations paused after Soleimani killing

U.S. troops in Iraq had focused on force protection rather than offensive operations after the senior Iranian general died in an American drone strike.

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Journalists injured in clashes between Lebanese forces and protesters

Reuters, along with Lebanese broadcasters Al Jadeed and MTV, said security forces injured cameramen for each of them during the violent unrest.

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Sanctuary was supposed to be a safe place for Australian wildlife. Then came the fire.

"Their habitat is gone. These trees used to provide them with food and they are not doing that anymore," one volunteer told NBC News.

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Russian government resigns as Putin seeks constitutional shakeup

The Russian leader has been in power for nearly two decades as either president or prime minister.

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Euroviews. Greta Gerwig and other Oscar snubs show that being a white male is still key to recognition ǀ View

The 92nd Academy Award nods shows Hollywood can't quit its habit of valuing derivative and self-referential works by established white men above all else.

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Peru to deport tourists for allegedly damaging, defecating at Machu Picchu

Authorities said the tourists snuck into the ruins and caused a rock to fall from a wall of the Temple of the Sun, damaging it.

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Iran threatens European troops but admits protesters 'were lied to'

"Today, the American soldier is in danger, tomorrow the European soldier could be in danger," President Hassan Rouhani said.

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Yamaha warns against climbing into instrument cases after Ghosn escape

Earlier reports, which Ghosn has dismissed, said he was carried out of his home in Tokyo in a double bass case.

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China: Possible that new virus could spread between humans

Authorities are investigating whether a woman caught the virus from her husband.

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Retired Pope Benedict no longer listed as co-author of controversial new book

Former pope faced criticism that his writings on priestly celibacy would undermine the reigning Pope Francis.

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Player quits Australian Open after coughing fit in smoke-clogged air

The air quality in Melbourne was "the worst in the world" overnight, according to Victoria state's chief health officer.

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After jet tragedy and impeachment, Ukranians fatigued by bad news

Last week's airline tragedy was just the latest international incident to face Ukraine, which finds itself caught between east and west.

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Details of Prince Harry and Meghan's new life are far from settled

"These are complex matters for my family to resolve, and there is some more work to be done," said the queen in a statement on Monday.

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After days of protests, Iran says it has made arrests over plane disaster

Demonstrators have been railing against the government's apparent early attempts to cover-up the downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane.