By Gilbert Kreijger AMSTERDAM | Sat Apr 13, 2013 9:40am EDT (Reuters) - Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum drew thousands of visitors eager to see Rembrandt van Rijn's "The Night Watch" and other Dutch treasures after Queen Beatrix reopened the national museum...
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Hopi masks snapped up after French court allows sale
A visitor looks at antique tribal masks revered as sacred ritual artifacts by a Native American tribe in Arizona which are displayed at an auction house in Paris April 11, 2013. Credit: Reuters/John Schults By Tara Oakes PARIS |...
Louvre Museum shuts for day as guards protest pickpockets
People enjoy the snow in front of Paris landmark, the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum, January 20, 2013, after several inches of snow fell on the French capital halting bus transportation and closing public parks. Credit: Reuters/Christian Hartmann PARIS...
Chilean poet Neruda’s body exhumed in murder probe
Police officers and forensic experts inspect the tomb of Chilean poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda inside the grounds his house-museum before the exhumation of his remains in the coastal town of Isla Negra, about 106 km (66 miles)...
Record-breaking imperial Chinese bowl shines at Hong Kong sale
A magnificent Ruby-Ground Falangcai ''Double-Lotus'' Bowl Blue Enamel Yuzhi Mark and Period of Kangxi is shown after Hong Kong Chinese ceramics dealer William Chak has bought it for HK$74 million ($9.5 million) at Sotheby's Spring Sales in Hong Kong...
Fierstein, Lauper forge "kinky" show that’s safe for Broadway
Actors Stark Sands (L) and Billy Porter are shown in this undated publicity photograph from the Broadway production of the ''Kinky Boots'' which opens on Broadway April 5, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Matthew Murphy Copyright/Handout By Chris Michaud NEW YORK |...
"Betrayal" on Broadway: Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz in love triangle
Actor Daniel Craig and his wife, actress Rachel Weisz, arrive at the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, January 13, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Mario Anzuoni NEW YORK | Fri Apr 5, 2013 1:39pm EDT (Reuters) - Daniel...
Award-winning author Ruth Prawer Jhabvala dies at age 85
(L-R) James Ivory, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and Ismail Merchant, who together form Merchant Ivory Productions, receive a British Academy film fellowship at a ceremony in central London, February 24, 2002. Credit: Reuters/Michael Crabtree Thu Apr 4, 2013 4:07am EDT...
Bon Jovi guitarist Sambora leaves tour due to "personal issues"
Richie Sambora (L) and Jon Bon Jovi perform during the ''12-12-12'' benefit concert for victims of Superstorm Sandy at Madison Square Garden in New York December 12, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Lucas Jackson NEW YORK | Wed Apr 3, 2013 8:05pm...
Moving picture of life and death in Pompeii at London exhibition
A comic mask mosaic, one of the exhibits in ''Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum'', is seen in this handout photograph provided by the British Museum in London March 28, 2013. Credit: Reuters/The Trustees of the British Museum/Handout...
Hedge fund manager Cohen buys Wynn’s Picasso for $155 million: report
Hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen, founder and chairman of SAC Capital Advisors, responds to a question during a one-on-one interview session at the SkyBridge Alternatives (SALT) Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada May 11, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Steve Marcus NEW...
British artist Turnbull mellows with posthumous show
The shadows of a tour guide are cast on the wall next to the sculpture ''Mujer'' by Scottish artist William Turnbull during a media presentation of the sculpture exhibit ''Forest of Sculptures, Collection Simon Spierer'' in Madrid May 21,...
Golden Gate’s grey stepsister dresses up in lights
By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO | Wed Mar 6, 2013 4:00pm EST (Reuters) - The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge moved out of the shadow of its more famous sibling, the Golden Gate, to dazzle on Tuesday night when a...
Violin found in Bulgaria may be Stradivarius stolen in London
A Stradivarius violin known as ''The Penny'' is displayed at Christie's auction house in New York March 27, 2008. Credit: Reuters/Brendan McDermid LONDON | Mon Mar 4, 2013 12:46pm EST (Reuters) - British detectives are investigating whether a violin...
Opera singer Kiri Te Kanawa to act, sing in Downton Abbey
LONDON | Mon Mar 4, 2013 11:35am EST (Reuters) - New Zealand opera star Kiri Te Kanawa will act, and sing, in an upcoming episode of the hit British stately home drama "Downton Abbey", a spokeswoman for the ITV...
Dutch police arrest Romanian woman in connection with art heist
An empty spot on the wall marks the place where the stolen Henri Matisse painting was in Rotterdam's Kunsthal art gallery in the Netherlands October 16, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Robin van Lonkhuijsen By Thomas Escritt AMSTERDAM | Mon Mar 4,...
Symbol of French Republic defaced in art attack
By Vicky Buffery PARIS | Fri Feb 8, 2013 12:04pm EST (Reuters) - A woman has defaced Eugene Delacroix's painting "Liberty Leading the People" with a black marker as it hung in an outpost of the Louvre gallery in...
Modigliani portrait fetches $42 million at auction
A staff member discusses ''Jeanne Hebuterne (au chapeau)'' from 1919 by Amedeo Modigliani, at Christie's auction house in London February 1, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett LONDON | Wed Feb 6, 2013 6:47pm EST (Reuters) - A portrait of Jeanne...
Picasso fetches $45 million at Sotheby’s sale
LONDON | Tue Feb 5, 2013 7:44pm EST (Reuters) - A Pablo Picasso portrait of his mistress and "golden muse" Marie-Therese Walter sold for 28.6 million pounds ($45 million) on Tuesday, leading an important Sotheby's auction of impressionist, modern...
Spain’s Prado Museum gets biggest art donation in decades
The artwork ''Virgen de Tobed'' by Jaume Serra, dated in 1359, is seen in this undated picture provided by the Prado Museum in Madrid January 29, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Museo del Prado/Handout MADRID | Tue Jan 29, 2013 12:23pm EST...
Arctic drilling mishaps challenge promise of Alaskan oil
A series of recent Arctic drilling setbacks have reignited a debate over drilling for Alaskan oil. Shell says Arctic drilling would be an energy boon, but opponents doubt the feasibility of operating in such harsh conditions. This aerial photo...
Energy security means power made in the US (+video)
Daphne Wysham, founder and co-director of the Sustainable Energy and Economy Network, speaks about her vision for a bipartisan clean-energy policy, in a roundtable discussion hosted by the Monitor. Domestic energy production appeals to both Republicans and Democrats, said Daphne Wysham,...
Natural gas vs. Matt Damon: the furor over ‘Promised Land’
Natural gas advocates are angry over the depiction of natural gas drilling in Matt Damon's new movie, 'Promised Land.' The reaction from the natural gas industry, Cobb writes, has been as predictable as it has been puzzling. This undated publicity...
Canadian oil sands pollute nearby lakes. Report is blow to Keystone pipeline.
Oil sands production in Canada has contaminated surrounding lakes with substances linked to cancer, according to a new study. The scientific findings may help the case against building Keystone XL, a pipeline that would connect Canadian oil sands with...
How hot was 2012? Hottest on record in US, by a long shot (+video)
Global warming 'has had a role' in making 2012 the hottest ever recorded in the lower 48 states, says a US climatologist. The average temperature was 54.3 degrees F., a full degree higher than the previous annual record. Alexander Merrill...
Oil shows record growth. Will Obama 2.0 warm to fossil fuels?
Oil production in the US jumped by a record 800,000 barrels a day in 2012. As President Obama maps out his second term, he will have to decide how much to nurture the booming oil and gas industries. In this July...
Jack Lew, picked for Treasury post, has ties to energy (+video)
Jack Lew may be best known for budgetary finesse, but President Obama's pick for the next Treasury secretary has experience in the energy world. Would the energy industry have an ally in Jack Lew? White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew...
Mercury emissions on the rise; UN calls for treaty
Mercury emissions are on the rise, according to a new study by the UN Environment Program. Hundreds of tons of mercury have leaked from the soil into rivers and lakes around the world, the UN found. Piles of coal are shown at...
Cleantech venture investing: dying – or just resting?
Cleantech ventures seem to be suffering from the downsides of a 2006-08 investment bubble. This September file photograph shows Solyndra headquarters in Fremont, Calif. The failure of the solar company has hurt the reputation of cleantech investing.(Paul Sakuma/AP/File) By...
EPA head Lisa Jackson will resign
Lisa Jackson, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, says she will step down at the beginning of President Obama's second term. Her four-year tenure includes some victories, especially car fuel-efficiency standards, but was marked with disappointments over global warming and...
Energy independence for fossil fuels? There’s no such thing.
In a world energy market, where companies seek the highest profits, far-away events affect domestic prices. Malta-flagged Iranian crude oil supertanker 'Delvar' is seen anchored off the coast of Singapore in this March file photo. Western sanctions have depressed...
Genetically modified salmon not harmful, FDA says
Genetically modified salmon – despite concerns of environmental groups – is unlikely to harm the environment. The Food and Drug Administration report is the final step before approval of the genetically modified salmon, which grow twice as fast as regular...
Energy in 2013: What’s next for oil, gas, renewables?
Oil, natural gas, and coal will continue to dominate American energy in 2013 and beyond, but recent dramatic growth in solar and wind portends a transition to a clean energy economy. This April 2011 file photo shows some of...
West Antarctica warming much faster than expected
Average temperatures in West Antarctica rise 4.3 degrees since 1950s. The region's warming is nearly twice as much as expected and one of the most rapid on the planet. A close-up view of the crack spreading across the ice shelf...
Why are US firms going ‘green’: CEOs or customers?
The number of large US corporations with a climate, energy strategy has soared in the past five years, a new survey says. Customers, employees are the two major forces pushing change. L'Oreal Professionnel lead stylist Joseph DiMaggio preps hair...
