Arts & culture
May25
China auction sees Qi Baishi painting sell for $65m
1Arts & culture | 
A modern Chinese painting has been sold at auction in Beijing for more than $65m (£40m).The picture by the artist Qi Baishi depicts an eagle on a pine tree, surround...
May23
Historic royal visit divides cash-strapped Irish
3Arts & culture, Politics, World News | 
(CNN) -- It is a state visit that many in Ireland believed would never happen. But when the UK's Queen Elizabeth II lands in Dublin on Tuesday it will mark the recon...
May23
Pirates of the Caribbean sequel tops US box office
2Arts & culture, Entertainment | 
The new Pirates of the Caribbean film had the biggest opening weekend of the year in the US and Canada, taking $90.1m (£55.6m), estimates suggest.
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