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‘A crazy story’: why a Chinese vase valued at €2,000 sold for €8m
French auction house tells of build-up to bidding war that led to an expert losing his job and a seller being …
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‘Ordinary’ Chinese vase valued at €2,000 sells for almost €8m after bidding war
Tianqiuping-style porcelain sells for nearly 4,000 times its estimated value after buyers are convinced it is …
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Afghanistan: fewer than 100 out of 700 female journalists still working
Women forced out of jobs despite Taliban promises to allow them to keep working, survey findsFemale journalist…
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Police investigated over alleged violence at Paris migrant camp
Video footage of two officers at break-up at ad hoc camp in Place de la République shocks interior ministerTwo…
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Fashion designer Kenzo Takada dies after catching Covid-19 aged 81
Takada was the first Japanese designer to make a mark on the Paris fashion sceneWidely copied rule-breaker who…
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Chinese tourist in France becomes Europe’s first coronavirus fatality
French health minister confirms death of man from virus that has killed more than 1,500 peopleCoronavirus: lat…