Read more about the article Pakistan Zoo To Auction A Dozen Lions
Photo shows an illustrative image of a lion in Lahore Zoo, undated photo. A zoo in Lahore, Pakistan, will reportedly auction 12 lions to private collectors to free up space for more felines. (Newsflash)

Pakistan Zoo To Auction A Dozen Lions

A zoo in Pakistan has enraged animal activists after announcing it aims to auction a dozen of lions to private collectors to make a profit. Lahore Safari Zoo currently owns…

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Read more about the article Bones Of English Dead At Battle Of Waterloo Were Sold As Fertiliser, Study Suggests
Batalla de Waterloo - Jan Willem Pieneman La bataille de Waterloo (1824, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam) de Jan Willem Pieneman (1779-1853). (Jan Willem Pieneman La bataille de Waterloo (1824, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam) de Jan Willem Pieneman (1779-1853)/Newsflash)

Bones Of English Dead At Battle Of Waterloo Were Sold As Fertiliser, Study Suggests

The bones of the fallen soldiers at the Battle of Waterloo were sold as fertiliser, a new study has suggested. The study, which was published on 17th June, nearly 207…

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Read more about the article Titian Masterpiece Snapped Up For 70 GBP Now Sold For 4.1 Million Pounds
Titian's Penitent Magdalen which was considered lost, but was recently found in a private collection in London in England and will now be auction in the Dorotheum auction house in Austria's capital Vienna. (Newsflash)

Titian Masterpiece Snapped Up For 70 GBP Now Sold For 4.1 Million Pounds

A painting by famous Renaissance artist Titian once traded for just less than GBP 70 in London over 100 years ago has been auctioned for a whopping EUR 4.8 million…

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Read more about the article Mystery Over Stolen Egyptian Sarcophagus Made Of Gold And Sold To Metropolitan Museum Of Art In NYC Solved In Hamburg
The gilded Coffin lid for the Priest Nedjemankh from the late Ptolemaic Period (150–50 B.C.) in Egypt. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York/Newsflash)

Mystery Over Stolen Egyptian Sarcophagus Made Of Gold And Sold To Metropolitan Museum Of Art In NYC Solved In Hamburg

The mystery surrounding a stolen ancient golden Egyptian sarcophagus that was sold to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City using forged export documents has been solved with…

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Read more about the article Last Ever Velazquez To Go Under Hammer Sells For Staggering EUR 4.27 Million At Auction
'Portrait of a Knight' painted by Velazquez that goes up for auction in Madrid. (Newsflash)

Last Ever Velazquez To Go Under Hammer Sells For Staggering EUR 4.27 Million At Auction

A painting by legendary 17th century Spanish artist Diego Velazquez has been sold at auction for a staggering EUR 4.27 million. The remarkably preserved oil painting 'Retrato de caballero' ('Portrait…

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Read more about the article Dutch Museum Returns Kandinsky Painting Worth Millions To Jewish Heirs After They Sold It To Escape Nazis During WWII
The painting named 'Bild mit Hausern' (Painting with Houses) by Wassily Kandinsky that was handed over to the heirs of the original owners in the Netherlands. (Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam/Newsflash)

Dutch Museum Returns Kandinsky Painting Worth Millions To Jewish Heirs After They Sold It To Escape Nazis During WWII

A museum in Amsterdam has returned a Kandinsky painting worth millions to the descendants of its Jewish owners who had to sell it under duress to escape the Nazis during…

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Read more about the article Mummified Remains Of Italian Woman Found Still Sitting On Kitchen Chair Two Years After She Died
Mummified remains have been found of the 70-year-old woman Marinella Beretta sitting at a table more than two years after she passed away in Como, Italy. (Newsflash)

Mummified Remains Of Italian Woman Found Still Sitting On Kitchen Chair Two Years After She Died

The mummified remains of an Italian woman have been found by police still sitting on the kitchen chair where she died over two years ago. The mortal remains were found…

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Read more about the article Rare Painting Worth GBP 35 Million Saved From Nazis To Be Sold At Auction By Christies In London
Franz Marc's painting named The Foxes (1913) which will be auctioned at Christie's in London in England for GBP 35 Million. (Kunstpalast - ARTOTHEK/Newsflash)

Rare Painting Worth GBP 35 Million Saved From Nazis To Be Sold At Auction By Christies In London

A painting which was sold to German-American film director William Dieterle in 1940 to avoid it being destroyed by the Nazis during World War II is set to be auctioned…

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