Banana with sellotape: ‘Work of art’ up for Ksh.12M

By Duncan Mutwiri,

A duct-taped banana is now on sale for a whooping $120,000 (Ksh. 12.2million) at a Miami art show. The banana with sellotape was on sale at the Art...

duct-taped banana , golden toilet , Maurizio Cattelan

‘Kenyans and Jamaicans have a lot to learn from each other,’ says First Lady Margaret Kenyatta

By PSCU,

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta on Tuesday toured the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) where she met and interacted with local and Kenyan artists showca...

CS Amina Mohammed , First Lady Margaret Kenyatta , National Gallery of Jamaica

Big thaw hits Harbin ice sculptures in China

By Reuters,

Ice and snow sculptures carved by nearly 10,000 artists in the city of Harbin have melted during a sudden warm spell, forcing the earliest closure of ...

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Meet Sophia: The robot who laughs, smiles and frowns just like us

By CNN,

The field of robotics is fast-growing. Robots can now perform complicated movements with elegance -- back-flipping, practicing parkour moves, even ...

David Hanson , Hanson Robotics , Human robot , Sophia

Stolen Buddha statue returning home after 57 years

By CNN,

In 1961, 14 statues were stolen from the Archaeological Survey of India museum in Nalanda, eastern India. On Wednesday, as part of the ceremonies f...

ARCA Chairperson Lynda Albertson , Archaeological Survey of India museum , Indian high commissioner Y.K. Sinha , Stolen Buddha

Paris museum opens its doors to nudists

By CNN,

Do you ever walk around an art gallery and think, "this would be so much better if I was nude?" If the answer's yes, then the Palais de Tokyo in Pa...

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A look inside the Queen’s home

By CNN,

Historic residences don't get much more regal than Buckingham Palace in London. Originally owned by the Duke of Buckingham, Buckingham House (as i...

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Hong Kong seizes largest ivory haul in 30 years

By Reuters,

Authorities in Hong Kong this week made their largest haul of contraband ivory in more than 30 years, amid surging illegal wildlife seizures fuelled b...

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe says will not impose successor, party will choose

By Reuters,

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Saturday he would not impose his successor and that if the ruling ZANU-PF party felt he should retire, it w...

Robert Mugabe , Zimbabwe

Range Rover Evoque Convertible world’s most spectacular vehicle

By Agencies,

Having first teased the public with candy-coloured wireframe sculptures, Land Rover has finally revealed the all-new Range Rover Evoque Convertible to...