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Brits bag big awards on Oscar night

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"The King's Speech" takes four Oscars, including best picture. Natalie Portman wins best actress for "Black Swan." A teary-eyed Christian Bale snags best supporting actor.

Culture fest showcases best of Europe

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A conference in Brussels on cultural and artistic exchange presented examples of EU-funded projects that bring art to a wider audience.

Artifacts taken from Egyptian Museum

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Prized artifacts are missing from the Egyptian Museum in Egypt's capital Cairo after looters broke in during recent unrest.

Quiet on the set, we're rolling!

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22 films co-financed by the EU will be shown at this year's Berlinale, Berlin's International Film Festival, from 10-20 February.

Bolshoi to return to former splendor

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Russia’s legendary Bolshoi Theater is undergoing a complete restoration to return it to its classical splendor.

Zesty mix of tango and tap

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A group of Argentine dancers create a rhythmic concoction of tap dancing and Buenos Aires' beloved tango music.

Indonesian tourism smothered by ash

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Thick layers of ash from the Mount Merapi volcano are damaging the tourist trade in some areas of Java Province

Brazil drought reveals ancient art

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Archaeologists in Brazil study 7000-year-old rock carvings revealed during the Amazon region's current drought.

Indonesia volcano threatens temple

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Mount Merapi's eruption now threatens the biggest Buddhist temple in Indonesia.

MEPs and cinema experts call for greater film literacy

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At a public hearing on Wednesday, the legendary German film director Wim Wenders and other key figures from the European cinema landscape addressed the Committee on Culture and Education on the future of European cinema.

Youtube video artists turn heads

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A new exhibition at The Guggenheim Museum reveals winners of a worldwide competition of video art submitted via YouTube.

Colosseum’s dungeons open to public

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Tourists will soon be able to get a gladiator-eye view of Rome’s Colosseum, as the dungeons and the upper third tier of the world's most famous fighting arena open to the public.

Nobel Prize for Literature: European Commission President, José Manuel Barroso, congratulates Mario Vargas Llosa

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The President of the European Commission said, “With this Nobel Prize, the international community acknowledges the fruitful work of one of the best writers of our times.

Commissioner Vassiliou congratulates the cities preselected in Spain for the title of “European Capital of Culture 2016”

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At its four-day meeting in Madrid, the selection panel appointed to assess the cities applying to be a European Capital of Culture in 2016 recommended that the following be preselected from a fiercely competitive field: Burgos, Córdoba, Donostia-San Sebastián, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Segovia and Zaragoza.

Ancient pre-Inca royals uncovered

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Archaeologists in Peru discover a burial site from an ancient civilization that predates the Incas and would have been in existence near the time of Christ.

World tango festival in full swing

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The World Cup Tango competition gets under way in Buenos Aires.

Artist perfects the breast stroke

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An amateur artist from St. Petersburg, Russia, offers paintings which she creates with her breasts.

Europe's summer culture crop

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Summer is the season for cultural festivals. With a bumper harvest of cultural events out there, what better time of year to head off and sample the exceptional places and world-class artists that Europe has to offer?

Dalai Lama blesses giant Buddha

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The Dalai Lama inaugurates a 106-foot-tall Buddha statue in India's Kashmir.

LUX film prize: 3-film shortlist for 2010

2010-07-28T13:59:00.0000000

Akadimia Platonos, Die Fremde and Illégal were the three films shortlisted on Tuesday for the European Parliament's 2010 LUX film prize, during an event at the Venice International Film Festival.