Collectors snap up art works at ArtBasel

Collectors snap up art works at ArtBasel


Collectors snap up art works at ArtBasel

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 10:34 PM PDT

(Switzerland-AFP) - World famous art works have been flying off the exhibition walls at Switzerland's accalimed ArtBasel show, with collectors snapping up pieces by Sergei Jensen, Tracey Emin and Mark Bradford. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.

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SAR operations for victims of collapsed lightning arrester pole halted

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 10:22 PM PDT

The search and rescue operations for victims feared to have been buried by debris after a lightning arrester pole collapsed during heavy rain in Jalan Macalister last Thursday was stopped at 8am this morning.

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Singapore says US scientist hanged himself

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 10:18 PM PDT

Lawyers for the Singapore government told a coroner's inquest on Monday that an American scientist found hanged in the city-state last year killed himself and was not murdered as his family claims.

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Traditional footwear thrives in Iraqi Kurdish town

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 10:18 PM PDT

Between pots of glue and scraps of cotton, Bahjat Majeed sits cross-legged in his tiny workshop, putting the final touches on a pair of handmade shoes traditionally crafted in his hometown of Halabja.

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On 200th birthday, Wagner premiere wins over Moscow

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 10:09 PM PDT

Two centuries after the birth of Richard Wagner, audiences in Russia are beginning to overcome decades of suspicion shadowed by the horror of World War II and embrace the music of the great German composer.

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VIDEO: N Korea proposes US high-level talks

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 07:17 PM PDT

North Korea has proposed high-level talks with the US days after cancelling a meeting with South Korean officials.

VIDEO: Missing for more than 30 years

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 08:44 PM PDT

Babita Sharma went to Gosport in the south of England to meet Sharon Lee, whose daughter Katrice has been missing for more than thirty years.

S. Korea calls for action from North, not words

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 08:25 PM PDT

South Korea on Monday joined the United States in insisting that rival North Korea take "concrete" steps towards abandoning its nuclear weapons if it genuinely wants to end its international isolation.

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PNG girl beheads father after he rapes her: report

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 08:24 PM PDT

A teenage girl beheaded her father with a bush knife after he raped her at their home in Papua New Guinea, a report said Monday, with community leaders protecting her, saying the man deserved to die.

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Lightning arrestor collapse: location of buried car yet to be ascertained

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 07:44 PM PDT

The exact location of the car believed to have been buried at the site of the collapsed lightning arrestor pole in Jalan Macalister has yet to be ascertained, according to Penang Fire Department director Azmi Tamat.

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Kelantan Health Dept urges people to report death of fowls

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 07:44 PM PDT

The Kelantan Health Department urged the public to report unusually high numbers of death among chicken, ducks and birds to the nearest Veterinary Office to determine the type of virus contracted by the fowls.

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Six areas record unhealthy air pollutant index

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 07:44 PM PDT

Six areas including two in Melaka recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings today.

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Umno to use card scanner to determine member eligibility

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 07:43 PM PDT

For the first time, Umno will be using the card scanner system to determine the eligibility of party members in the election process at divisional and branch level.

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Decomposed male body found in Rajang River, an hour's journey from Giam Bungan, Belaga

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 07:43 PM PDT

A badly decomposed body of a man was found floating in the Rajang River, near the Rh.Lat longhouse in Punan Sama, here.

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Bukit Aman join forces with Dang Wangi to curb crime in golden triangle district

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 07:43 PM PDT

The police today launched 'Ops Tawan' involving 300 Bukit Aman officers and personnel in efforts to curb snatch thefts and robberies in the city's golden triangle district.

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Police announce hourly patrols to prevent ATM break-ins

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 07:42 PM PDT

Police National Key Results Area (NKRA) chairman Datuk Wira Ayub Yaakob today announced round the clock hourly police patrols nationwide to prevent break-ins at automated teller machines (ATM).

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Jakim, MOH deny immunisation vaccines contain haram substances

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 07:42 PM PDT

The Department of Islamic Development (Jakim) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) have denied allegations that immunisation vaccines for babies contain haram substances and endanger lives.

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Kelantan Sultan calls on state and federal governments to forge close cooperation

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 07:42 PM PDT

The Sultan of Kelantan Sultan Muhammad V today called on the state government to forge close cooperation with the federal government to improve the infrastructure and utility efficiency for the convenience of the people in the state.

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3 local university students perish in road accident

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 07:41 PM PDT

Three local university students perished when the car they were travelling in, hit a metal lane divider at Km 14.5, Federal Highway near here today.

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Lim's family keeps vigil on Father's Day

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 07:41 PM PDT

It is an anxious Father's Day for the family of food hawker Lim Chin Aik, 44, who is believed to be buried at the site of the lightning arrestor collapse at Jalan Macalister here.

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