Read more about the article Painting Once Attacked With A Knife By Artist Because It Was Poor Quality Sold At Record Price At Auction In Austria
The painting by Marie Bashkirtseff that was once destroyed by the artist, on an auction of the 'Dorotheum Classic Week' in June 2021. (Dorotheum/Newsflash).
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Painting Once Attacked With A Knife By Artist Because It Was Poor Quality Sold At Record Price At Auction In Austria

A painting that was once almost destroyed by its artist after she attacked it with a knife because she considered it below standard, but then patched back together after her death, has been sold for a record price of EUR 150,000 (GBP 128,647) at an auction in Austria. The painting…

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June 15, 2021
Read more about the article Malta To Renovate Queens Only Home Outside UK
Pic shows: Villa Guardamangia. The Maltese government has spent 4.5 million GBP buying the only property outside the UK that Queen Elizabeth II has ever called home and they have announced plans to restore the Grade 2 listed villa to its former glory.
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Malta To Renovate Queens Only Home Outside UK

The Maltese government has spent 4.5 million GBP buying the only property outside the UK that Queen Elizabeth II has ever called home and now they plan to restore the Grade 2 listed villa to its former glory. Villa Guardamangia, which has fallen into disrepair over the years, located in…

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June 10, 2020
Read more about the article Brit Arrested Smuggling 100k Face Masks Worth 2.6m GBP
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Brit Arrested Smuggling 100k Face Masks Worth 2.6m GBP

A British lorry driver has been in Morocco while trying to take over 100,000 protective masks out of the country so he could sell them on at a price of around 26 GBP each. The lorry driver was stopped during a routine search in Tangier Med, a port town in…

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March 7, 2020
Read more about the article China Airlines Slash Prices To Less Than Cost Of Pint
Pic Shows: Shenzhen Airline flights between the cities of Shenzhen and Chongqing slashed to just 20 RMB (2.2 GBP); Chinese airlines are offering one-way tickets for less than the cost of a pint amid mass flight cancellations and unprecedented low travel numbers during the coronavirus outbreak.
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China Airlines Slash Prices To Less Than Cost Of Pint

Chinese airlines are offering one-way tickets for less than the cost of a pint amid mass flight cancellations and unprecedented low travel numbers during the coronavirus outbreak. Market forces driven by concerns over COVID-19 transmission have seen several major carriers slash domestic fares by up to 99 percent for the…

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March 4, 2020
Read more about the article Nobody Will Buy El Chapos Homes Despite Bargain Price
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Nobody Will Buy El Chapos Homes Despite Bargain Price

Picture Credit: CEN/SAE The Mexican authorities are struggling to sell the houses seized from drug lord El Chapo - which he used to evade the cops - despite lowering their asking prices. Four houses formerly owned by Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman, the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, were put up…

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December 24, 2019