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Evocative, symbolic, and visually arresting - Rosalía’s latest release, 'Berghain' is no ordinary music video. Written in English, Spanish, and German, Marcelina Burzec says the operatic track and parade of avant-garde fashion invites viewers to unravel i

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'Hevelius': The story of Poland's greatest maritime tragedy heads for Netflix debut

Culture • 1:51 PM

7 min

'Hevelius' is a new Netflix series based on the story of Poland's worst maritime tragedy, when 56 people died in 1993. The highly anticipated Polish-made production has already been described as one of the 'most difficult and demanding cinematographic pro

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'Vibe coding' named Word of the Year by Collins Dictionary

Culture • 9:45 AM

4 min

“Vibe coding”, an emerging software development that turns natural language into computer code using AI, has been named Collins Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2025.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.c

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Actress Debra Messing faces backlash after calling Zohran Mamdani a 'jihadist'

Culture • 12:15 AM

8 min

The Will & Grace actress has taken issue with Mamdani’s support for Palestine and has gone on a “social media crash-out” regarding the new mayor of New York City.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/cu

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'Saint or Sinner'? British artist Mason Storm crucifies Donald Trump in sculpture on show in Basel

Culture • 1:08 PM

9 min

Hero or villain? Martyr or criminal? “Saint or Sinner”?<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/11/05/saint-or-sinner-british-artist-mason-storm-crucifies-donald-trump-in-sculpture-on-show-in-

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Vladimir Putin awards Order of Friendship medal to German pianist Justus Frantz

Culture • 11:52 AM

2 min

Pianist and composer Justus Frantz has regularly divided opinion in Germany's classical music world over his close relationship with Russia's President Vladimir Putin. Now he's set disapproving tongues wagging again within the industry by accepting Moscow

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'Real magic'? Coca-Cola's AI-generated Christmas ad sparks widespread backlash (again)

Culture • 10:34 AM

5 min

The soda brand’s nostalgic hits are a thing of the past as Coca-Cola makes AI slop a new festive tradition.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/11/05/real-magic-coca-colas-ai-generated-chr

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Swiss government put forward yodeling as candidate for UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage

Culture • 8:37 AM

6 min

Yodel–ay-HEEE–Oooo... Switzerland's government has put forward yodeling as a candidate for UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/11/05/swiss-go

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Ankara's 'Modern Republic Capital Heritage' has been accepted onto the UNESCO Tentative List

Culture • 8:27 AM

2 min

Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that Ankara has been accepted into the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List as an example of modern urbanisation and planned urbanisation.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button">

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'The Long Now': London's Saatchi Gallery celebrates 40 years of contemporary experimentation

Culture • 7:15 AM

15 min

From a monumental Jenny Saville painting to Richard Wilson’s iconic mirrored oil installation, the Saatchi Gallery's latest show is celebration of its legacy, experimentation and the future of art.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><

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Madrid regional government co-funding Woody Allen’s new film – with contractual conditions

Culture • 3:30 PM

4 min

The investment by Madrid’s regional government is described as a “sponsorship by the community of Madrid of the promotional campaign for a feature film.”<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/202

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Australian political storm: Is wearing a Joy Division t-shirt antisemitic?

Culture • 2:23 PM

8 min

When Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stepped off a plane wearing a Joy Division t-shirt, he triggered a political storm. A minor one, but one that has us asking: Is wearing a Joy Division shirt controversial or antisemitic?<div class="small-12

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'Celebrating a lifetime of literature': Gonzalo Celorio wins Spain's coveted Cervantes Prize 2025

Culture • 1:31 PM

3 min

Mexican writer Gonzalo Celorio won Spain's Cervantes Prize in honour of his lifetime's work in literature. The jury praised his 'ability to develop a critical discourse throughout his career that combines great artistic sensitivity.'<div class="small-12 c

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Dictionary.com’s 2025 Word of the Year is viral (and baffling) Gen Alpha slang ‘6-7’

Culture • 10:08 AM

9 min

Each year, Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year serves as “a linguistic time capsule, reflecting social trends and global events that defined the year.” The site’s lexicographers analyzed the data, trends and search engine results, and came up with their pic

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Jonathan Bailey named People magazine’s 2025 Sexiest Man Alive

Culture • 8:26 AM

5 min

It's a dark day for fans of Glen Powell and Euronews Culture Editor Tokunbo Salako... But it's hard to argue with People magazine's pick for 2025.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/11/04

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Come on Barbie, let's go on stage! 'Aqua the musical' set for worldwide tour

Culture • 8:16 AM

6 min

The world famous Danish-Norwegian europop group AQUA have agreed to have their music and origins transformed into a full-scale stage musical. From 'I'm a Barbie Girl' and 'Doctor Jones', to marriage between band members, the production promises more than

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Diane Ladd, Oscar nominated actress and mother of Laura Dern, dies aged 89

Culture • 7:39 AM

5 min

Diane Ladd, three-time Academy Award nominee and star of David Lynch's 'Wild at Heart', has died at 89. Her daughter, actress Laura Dern, confirmed her death.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/cultur

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First-class beauty: Prix Versailles picks the world's best looking train stations

Culture • 7:15 AM

20 min

The Prix Versailles World Ceremony has picked its 'magnificent seven' passenger stations as the world's most beautiful train and metro stops. From Australia to Belgium via Saudi Arabia, the prizes show the jury's penchant towards modernity.<div class="sma

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Prix Goncourt 2025: France’s top literary prize awarded to Laurent Mauvignier for 'La Maison vide'

Culture • 12:48 AM

2 min

The oldest and most prestigious literary prize in France has been awarded to Laurent Mauvignier, who succeeds Kamel Daoud, winner of the Goncourt prize in 2024 for “Houris”.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euro

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Walk My World: No seating, no stage, new Budapest show reimagines theatre and circus experience

Culture • 7:14 AM

4 min

With no two viewers seeing the same thing, Hungarian theatre firm Recirquel says its latest production, Walk My World, reimagines the contemporary circus and dance theatre experience. Rita Konya went behind the scenes of the show to find out more.<div cla

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Cabaret and memories: Madrid honours Mexico's Day of the Dead with city-wide altars

Culture • 6:55 PM

8 min

The Casa de México in Madrid is exhibiting the largest altar to the dead in Europe. Guillermo González is the designer of this year's show which offers a cornucopia of colour and dance through Mexican culture.<div class="small-12 column text-center articl

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Costume drama: Heidi Klum's long and incredible history with Halloween

Culture • 5:26 PM

20 min

As she does every year, Heidi Klum has once again organised the legendary Heidiween party this Halloween. Anyone attending has to be creative, as hostess Klum has been the queen of costumes for years but she's now set a new standard for 'dreadful' dressin

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Actor Tchéky Karyo, star of 'Nikita' and 'The Bear' dies aged 72

Culture • 4:18 PM

3 min

With around 100 acting credits to his name, Tchéky Karyo was the embodiment of the French crime thriller.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/11/02/actor-tcheky-karyo-star-of-nikita-and-th

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Four artists shortlisted for the 2026 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize

Culture • 8:14 AM

14 min

Jane Evelyn Atwood, Weronika Gęsicka, Amak Mahmoodian and Rene Matić have been shortlisted for the 2026 Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/11/

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Baku ART Weekend celebrates creativity and cultural heritage

Culture • 7:07 AM

11 min

Baku's ART Weekend invites people to imagine the future through creativity while embracing Azerbaijan’s cultural identity as a bridge between history and tomorrow.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/c

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Louvre burglary: Two new suspects under investigation, three released

Culture • 5:59 PM

3 min

On Thursday, Paris public prosecutor Laure Beccuau announced five new arrests in connection with this high-profile robbery. She added that the stolen jewels, worth €88 million, remain unaccounted for.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button

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Twenty years in the making: The Grand Egyptian Museum officially opens

Culture • 4:27 PM

8 min

The Grand Egyptian Museum, a $1 billion (€862 million) project, is a monumental museum dedicated to its ancient civilisation.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/11/01/20-years-in-the-maki

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What do war, feminism and love smell like? This German exhibition 'nose' the answer

Culture • 7:33 AM

8 min

A new sensory exhibition in Germany is inviting visitors to experience 81 scents across 37 galleries, bringing art and culture to life in a unique way.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/

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'Bohemian Rhapsody' turns 50: Here are five surprising covers of Queen's smash hit single

Culture • 3:48 PM

6 min

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ came out 50 years ago today. Euronews Culture picks its favourite and most surprising renditions of Queen's legendary single.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/10/31/

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Halloween fright night: The best and largely overlooked horror films of the past decade

Culture • 3:22 PM

32 min

With a Halloween night filled with terror approaching you might be stuck for choice between ghosts, ghouls and goblins, but fear not. If you're planning a movie night and can’t decide what to watch - or want to discover a gem - we’ve got you covered.<div

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Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Hedda’ - A dazzling tale of a quest for freedom and power

Culture • 1:16 PM

12 min

Nia DaCosta's 'Hedda', out on Prime Video, is a modern and audacious retelling of Henrik Ibsen's 1891 play, about a disillusioned woman's quest for social and financial advancement.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://

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Spirit in the sky: Barcelona's Sagrada Família becomes the world's tallest church

Culture • 10:04 AM

4 min

Barcelona's basilica reached 162.91 metres in height on Thursday after the placement of a piece of its central tower, surpassing the German cathedral in Ulm by just over a metre. Gaudí's masterpiece will continue to grow to 172 metres in the coming months

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Jewish heirs sue Met Museum and Greek foundation over Nazi-looted Van Gogh painting

Culture • 7:14 AM

5 min

A Jewish couple was forced to leave Vincent van Gogh’s 1889 'Olive Picking' behind when they fled Nazi Germany. The pair's heirs are now fighting for the painting's ownership.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.eu

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Read it and weep: Spine-tingling books to read on Halloween

Culture • 12:38 AM

22 min

Are you sitting comfortably? Then let us begin. Whether you're celebrating Halloween or commiserating Day of the Dead, reading aloud or alone are both fitting ways to entertain yourself and, perhaps, any evil spirits willing to listen....These are Euronew

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Universal Music Group and AI music firm Udio settle lawsuit and announce new music platform

Culture • 12:03 AM

4 min

A legal wrangle over alleged copyright infringement between Universal Music and AI firm Udio has ended with a settlement and a new partnership for a platform to make AI music more accessible to everyday users.<div class="small-12 column text-center articl

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'Don't believe the hype': Flavor Flav joins US Olympic bobsleigh team as official fan

Culture • 5:54 PM

5 min

Public Enemy's hypeman is swopping the stage for the snow after agreeing to join the US Olympic bobsleigh team as their loudest supporter during the 2026 Winter Games in Milan and Cortina. And perhaps he might provide the ultimate soundtrack for sliding t

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Regrets and reconciliation: Spain's emeritus King Juan Carlos shares respect for Franco in memoir

Culture • 4:50 PM

5 min

In his memoirs, Spain's former king Juan Carlos I reviews half a century of history: his role in the country's transition to democracy, the strained relationship with his family - including his son Felipe VI - and the "mistake" he made by accepting millio

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'Ancient ruins of the future' - Polish artist Igor Mitoraj's conversations between past and present

Culture • 2:43 PM

23 min

One of Igor Mitoraj's most spectacular works, the monumental sculpture "Tindaro", went under the hammer this week at the Polswiss Art Auction House in Warsaw and fetched a record-breaking €1.6 million. This historic return has sparked a renewed interest i

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Astérix in Lusitania: 'We had to include Portuguese hospitality in the story'

Culture • 2:35 PM

16 min

'Astérix in Lusitania' set a new sales record after launching at a Lisbon book store earlier this month, and its numbers are continuing to rise. Its authors tell Euronews Culture why they chose to set the diminutive Gaulish warrior's latest adventure in P

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Great expectations: The world's biggest museum dedicated to Ancient Egypt opens its doors

Culture • 7:57 AM

6 min

The Grand Egyptian Museum will have more than 100,000 artefacts on display, from Tutankhamun’s tomb treasures to pharaoh Khufu’s famed ‘solar boat’.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/10/

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Two suspects in Louvre jewellery heist 'partially' admit participation, Paris prosecutor says

Culture • 5:40 PM

9 min

Experts fear the stolen pieces may already have been broken down and the stones recut to conceal where they actually came from.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/10/29/two-suspects-in-louvre-jew

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Francis Ford Coppola is selling his $1 million watch after 'Megalopolis' flops at box office

Culture • 1:39 PM

6 min

The American filmmaker is auctioning off seven watches from his luxury timepiece collection after very poor box office returns from his widely panned self-funded 2024 film 'Megalopolis'.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="htt

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Black cats and Halloween: Why has a Spanish council banned their adoption?

Culture • 1:09 PM

6 min

Terrassa City Council in Spain has suspended the adoption of black cats this month to prevent the animals being used and abused in Halloween rituals to stop superstitions spreading during the spooky season.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__

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Nobel laureate and Trump critic Wole Soyinka says US revoked his visa

Culture • 11:42 AM

5 min

The 91-year-old Nobel Literature laureate says he's received a letter from the US Consulate in Nigeria cancelling his visa. Soyinka has been critical of Donald Trump since his first presidency.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a hr

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GPHG: Luxury watchmakers prepare to celebrate historic awards ceremony in Geneva

Culture • 7:37 AM

10 min

Each year, the world's finest timepieces are celebrated at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) award ceremony, which is marking its 25th anniversary in November.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronew

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'Holocaust horror': Play causes uproar in Germany by presenting Anne Frank as a pansexual Latina

Culture • 12:36 AM

3 min

The musical "Slam Frank" has sparked controversy in Germany by depicting the young Jewish diarist Anne Frank as a pansexual hip-hop musician. Despite fierce criticism, the play's run has been extended with tickets selling out fast.<div class="small-12 co

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Stepping off: Are bodyshaming bullies to blame for pushing singer Nelly Furtado off stage?

Culture • 4:42 PM

5 min

Furtado, who won a Grammy award for her debut single ‘I’m Like a Bird’, returned to music in 2024 after a seven-year break but her decision to step back from performing has raised fears among fans that she's reacting to bodyshaming bullies online.<div cla

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French senators criticise Louvre's security and demand upgrades after jewellery heist

Culture • 4:14 PM

6 min

A delegation of senators visited the Paris museum and said that its security was "not in line" with modern standards.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/10/28/french-senators-criticise-louvres-se

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Rosalía releases 'Berghain', her collaboration with Björk and first preview of her new album 'Lux'

Culture • 1:01 PM

7 min

The Spanish artist presents an experimental track with Björk and American musician Yves Tumor, the first preview of her upcoming album 'Lux', which will be released on 7 November. The song mixes electronica, orchestral music and religious references.<div

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Actress Prunella Scales, best known for playing Sybil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers, dies aged 93

Culture • 11:41 AM

4 min

The actress Prunella Scales, best known for her role as Sybil Fawlty in the British comedy series Fawlty Series, has died aged 93.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/10/28/actress-prunell

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How viewing original artwork could boost your immune system and lower stress

Culture • 10:28 AM

4 min

A small experiment found tangible benefits from viewing masterpieces by artists such as Manet, Toulouse-Lautrec, and van Gogh in a gallery.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/10/28/how-vi

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'The Louvre in the Desert': Inside the Savitsky Museum in Karakalpakstan

Culture • 9:46 AM

10 min

Euronews Culture visits a museum in the middle of the desert that was founded in 1966 by Moscow artist, Igor Savitsky, who arrived in Karakalpakstan and fell in love with the region.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https:/

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Made in Italy no more: Experts want new fashion models as industry crisis looms

Culture • 7:56 AM

11 min

Leather shoes, wool jumpers, tailored suits: Italy produces some of the finest apparel in the world. But so much of the country’s excellence relies on factors at odds with how modern design is developing.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__bu

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Ukrainian refugee artist shows 'the beauty of the world' at Lisbon's Estrela Basilica

Culture • 10:17 AM

4 min

'The Beauty is a Choice' is the title of an exhibition by a Ukrainian refugee artist that is transforming a wing of Lisbon's Estrela Basilica, which has been closed for around 40 years.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="http

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Culture Digest: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

Culture • 7:14 AM

8 min

A London exhibition that turns your heartbeat into art, an exhilarating new album from Florence and the Machine, and clown-induced spooks in HBO's new IT series. Here's what to look out for this week (if you dare).<div class="small-12 column text-center a

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Louvre robbery: Two suspects arrested, Paris prosecutor says

Culture • 1:34 PM

2 min

It took the French police almost a week to make their first arrests in connection with the investigation into the theft of the jewels of the French sovereigns from the Apollo Gallery.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https:

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The Louvre secretly transfers part of jewellery collection to underground Bank of France vault

Culture • 7:25 PM

1 min

Last week, eight crown jewels were stolen from the world-famous museum in Paris, which sparked public outrage and raised questions over museum security.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025

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Earthquake data could hold the key to predicting Mount Etna’s next eruption, study finds

Culture • 5:01 AM

4 min

New research shows earthquake patterns can help forecast Mount Etna eruptions<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/10/25/earthquake-data-could-hold-the-key-to-predicting-mount-etnas-next-erup

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The Scharf Collection opens for its first large-scale exhibition in Berlin

Culture • 2:27 PM

7 min

The iconic collection will feature more than 150 artworks by major artists like Manet, Degas and Picasso.<div class="small-12 column text-center article__button"><a href="https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/10/25/the-scharf-collection-opens-for-its-firs

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Lost and found: Picasso painting discovered in Madrid after exhibition transfer confusion

Culture • 11:24 AM

2 min

Heard the one about the Picasso painting meant to be moved from Madrid but didn't make it to the removal lorry? Well, Spanish police have now found 'Still Life with Guitar' which was reported to have disappeared earlier this month ahead of its display at

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