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  2. 31 May
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  3. 31 May
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  4. 31 May
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  5. 31 May
    Iran Reopens Ahvaz Contemporary Arts Museum After Years of Controversy and Corruption Allegations
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  6. 31 May
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  7. 31 May
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  8. 31 May
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  9. 31 May
    Germany Confirms Iris-T Launchers Delivered to Ukraine as Zelensky Hails Air Defence Boost
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 4 min
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  10. 31 May
    Dazzle Warfare: Russia Paints Trucks to Fool Ukrainian Drones
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 3 min
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  11. 31 May
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    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 4 min
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  12. 30 May
    From Cold War Relic to Sacred Fresco: Swiss Artist's Unconventional Transformation in Armenia
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 6 min
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  13. 30 May
    The $9,100 Username: Telegram's Fragment Market and the Hidden Economy of Banned Handles
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · global · 4 min
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  14. 30 May
    Stalin's Wine Comes to Market: Tbilisi Exhibition Anchors Historic Auction
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  15. 30 May
    Iran Theater Community Mourns Hamidreza Saatchi
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  16. 30 May
    The French Military's Quiet Revolution, Through a Lens
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  17. 30 May
    German School Assignment Sparks Backlash Over Brothel Design Task
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 4 min
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  18. 30 May
    Ferrari's Electric Identity Crisis: When the Prancing Horse Goes Silent
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 4 min
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  19. 30 May
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    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · global · 6 min
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  20. 30 May
    Dazzle Revived: How Russian Forces Are Weaponizing Art Against AI Targeting Systems
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 6 min
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  21. 30 May
    Third Octagon Installation Detected at China's Lop Nur Nuclear Test Site, OSINT Analysis Shows
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 5 min
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  22. 30 May
    1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atalante Headlines August RM Sotheby's Sale
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · global · 3 min
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  23. 29 May
    Inside Tbilisi's 20,000-Bottle Wine Library — Where Stalin and Napoleon Share Shelf Space
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  24. 29 May
    Polish opposition attacks cultural spending plan as election-year fault line opens
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 3 min
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  25. 29 May
    Martina McBride Withdraws From Trump-Affiliated America250 Event, Citing Misrepresentation
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · united-states · 4 min
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  26. 29 May
    Iran Restricts Traffic on Strategic Chalus Road for Safety Works
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 4 min
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  27. 29 May
    Georgia Opens Stalin's Vault: 40,000 Bottles of History Hit the Auction Block
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · caucasus · 3 min
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  28. 29 May
    The Weaponisation of Image: FPV Drones and the Visual Grammar of Modern Border Conflict
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  29. 28 May
    The $250 Question: Trump Officials and the Politics of Presidential Currency
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · americas · 5 min
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  30. 28 May
    Russia Returns to Space: What Kud-Sverchkov's EVA Tells Us
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · russia · 4 min
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  31. 28 May
    Moscow's New Skyline: Air Defense Systems Reshape Urban Architecture of War
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 4 min
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  32. 28 May
    Latvia Fortifies Eastern Border with Dragon's Teeth as NATO Eastern Flank Hardens
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 4 min
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  33. 28 May
    Latvia Deploys Dragon's Teeth Along Russian Border as Baltic Defenses Take Physical Form
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 5 min
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  34. 28 May
    Ma'ariv Report on Israeli Drone Capabilities Draws Scrutiny From Tehran-Aligned Outlets
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 3 min
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  35. 28 May
    Bosak Targets Polish Cultural Fund in Parliament Criticism Over Institutional Spending
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Europe · 5 min
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  36. 27 May
    The Song That Outlasts the Shelling: Ukrainian Cultural Resistance at Year Four of Full-Scale War
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 6 min
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  37. 27 May
    Tonin Casa Launches LOFT Shelving System by Mottin and Barbieri
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 4 min
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  38. 27 May
    Russian Design Initiative Expands to Krasnodar in Third-City Tour
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 4 min
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  39. 27 May
    Russian Tech Billionaire Puts Prime London Mansion on Market at $40 Million
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 6 min
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  40. 27 May
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    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · north-america · 4 min
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  41. 27 May
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    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 5 min
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  42. 27 May
    Moscow Widens Its Telecom Surveillance Grid
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 5 min
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  43. 27 May
    India's Supreme Court Upholds 28% GST on Online Gaming in Landmark Ruling
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · south-asia · 4 min
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  44. 27 May
    FENDI Casa Stakes Its Claim in Milan’s Luxury Interior Landscape
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 4 min
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  45. 27 May
    The DOJ's UCLA Lawsuit Is a Federal Funding Gambit That Could Reshape Campus Life
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · North America · 4 min
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  46. 26 May
    When Venice, the Vatican, and Turin's Derby Collide: Italy's Fractured Spring
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 5 min
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  47. 26 May
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  48. 26 May
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    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  49. 26 May
    Moscow's Aviation Parts Registry: Sanctions Enforcement or Strategic Autonomy
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 5 min
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  50. 26 May
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    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 4 min
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  51. 26 May
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    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · global · 5 min
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  52. 26 May
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    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 3 min
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  53. 26 May
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    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  54. 26 May
    Bazaar State: Iran's Guild Economy and the Fight for Market Control in 2026
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  55. 26 May
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  56. 25 May
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    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 4 min
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  57. 25 May
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    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · north-america · 4 min
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  58. 25 May
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    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · central-asia · 5 min
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  59. 25 May
    Russia Launches Largest Attack on Kyiv Since Full-Scale Invasion
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 4 min
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  60. 25 May
    Rubens Notebook Fragment Returns to Antwerp, Offering Intimate View of Baroque Genius at Work
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 3 min
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  61. 25 May
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    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 6 min
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  62. 25 May
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    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 4 min
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  63. 25 May
    Iranian Cultural Figures Respond to Public Art Debate Amidst Broader Artistic Expression Discourse
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · MENA · 3 min
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  64. 25 May
    Iranian Ministry Denies False Reports on 1405 Book Fair Finalization
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  65. 25 May
    Iran's Widening Net: Detention Without Legal Recourse
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 4 min
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  66. 25 May
    Hezbollah Signals Pause on Cross-Border Strikes as Israeli Airstrikes Hit Southern Lebanon
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 5 min
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  67. 25 May
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    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · east-asia · 5 min
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  68. 25 May
    The Soft Power Aesthetic: How China's Museum Gift Shops Became Diplomatic Infrastructure
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · global · 6 min
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  69. 24 May
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    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · eastern europe · 3 min
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  70. 24 May
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    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · turkiye · 4 min
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  71. 24 May
    Russia Deploys Strategic Bombers in Major Attack Threat Against Ukraine
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 3 min
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  72. 24 May
    Russia Strikes Kyiv's Chornobyl Museum, Zelenskyy Visits Damaged Site
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  73. 24 May
    Russia Accused of Destroying National Museum in Massive Attack on Ukrainian Cultural Heritage
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 3 min
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  74. 24 May
    Mariinsky Musician Linked to St. Petersburg Shooting of Child Street Performer
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 4 min
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  75. 24 May
    La Brea Tar Pits Begins First Major Renovation in Nearly 50 Years as Urban Ice Age Excavation Gets a New Chapter
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · north-america · 5 min
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  76. 24 May
    Iran's Nanotech Ambition: Science, Sovereignty, and the Sanctions Arithmetic
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  77. 24 May
    Fifteen Hours of Firefighting: What the Telegram Tells Us About Ukraine's Cultural Front
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 4 min
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  78. 24 May
    China's Cultural Industries Fair Turns the APEC Exhibition Zone Into a Diplomatic Stage
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 4 min
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  79. 23 May
    Six Hundred Thousand Poppies: A Memorial Day Reckoning With the Weight of War
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · north-america · 5 min
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  80. 23 May
    Shrine Inscriptions and the Architecture of Shia Devotion
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 4 min
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  81. 22 May
    Vietnam's Birkin Auction Launders More Than Handbags
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 5 min
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  82. 22 May
    Tehran's Martyrdom Murals: How the Raisi Commemoration Reimagines Iranian State Iconography
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · MENA · 4 min
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  83. 22 May
    Shalamcheh Border Crossing Expands to Round-the-Clock Operations
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 3 min
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  84. 22 May
    Paris Exhibition Frames Architecture as an Act of Defiance Against Forgetting
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  85. 22 May
    When Museums Become Diplomatic Instruments: The India-Iran Exhibition and What Cultural Exchange Conceals
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · south-asia · 5 min
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  86. 22 May
    Explosion at Hungary's Largest Petrochemical Plant Leaves One Dead
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 4 min
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  87. 22 May
    Fourteen Steps to Nowhere: The Eiffel Tower Staircase Fragment and the Commerce of Nostalgia
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 6 min
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  88. 21 May
    Vietnamese Engineers Mount Six Type 56 Rifles in Improvised Anti-Drone Array
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 4 min
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  89. 21 May
    Ukraine Drone Strike Halts Russia's Fourth-Largest Refinery
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 4 min
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  90. 21 May
    A Court, Two Properties, and What Kenya's Asset-Rights Regime Has Become
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · East Africa · 4 min
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  91. 21 May
    Artist JR's Pont Neuf Transformation Turns Paris's Oldest Bridge Into a Rocky Cavern
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 5 min
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  92. 20 May
    When the opposition bows: Sanjiv Goenka's rare tribute changes the IPL conversation
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · south-asia · 4 min
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  93. 20 May
    Russia Reports Detention of Two Alleged SBU Recruits in Altai Territory
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 3 min
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  94. 20 May
    Morrisons Bins and the Small Politics of Male Hygiene Infrastructure
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 5 min
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  95. 20 May
    Iraq's Hashd al-Shaabi Tightens Grip on Western Desert as Security calculus Shifts
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 4 min
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  96. 20 May
    Court of Appeal Clears Path for 14 Riverside Auction in Nairobi's Westlands
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · africa · 4 min
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  97. 20 May
    The Art of Distraction: How Silicon Valley Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI Anxiety
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · americas · 5 min
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  98. 19 May
    Tech Titans Want You to Love AI. The Rest of Us Are Left With the Mess
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · north-america · 4 min
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  99. 19 May
    Syria Opens Exhibition Tracking Decade of Antiquities Recovery Efforts
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  100. 19 May
    Venice on the Volga: Inside Russia's Festival of Floating Painted Boats
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · eastern_europe · 4 min
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  101. 19 May
    The $181 Million Pollock and the New Economics of Untouchable Art
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · americas · 4 min
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  102. 19 May
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    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · americas · 6 min
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  103. 19 May
    Maytoni's Tavo Collection and the Quiet Logic of In-House Design
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 6 min
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  104. 19 May
    When the Supreme Court of India Takes a Joke: The Jabalpur Flat, the Elderly Woman, and the Comedy of Legal Errors
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · south-asia · 5 min
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  105. 19 May
    Faces of Martyrdom: Children of Minab at Tehran's Book Exhibition and the Politics of Memorial Display
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 6 min
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  106. 19 May
    CGTN's Live Broadcast of Mount Everest and the Aesthetics of Witnessing
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · global · 4 min
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  107. 18 May
    The Politics of the Wall: Street Art and the Last Unmediated Canvas
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · global · 5 min
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  108. 18 May
    Pentagon Reverses Course on European Deployment as Germany Drawdown Accelerates
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 4 min
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  109. 18 May
    Museums in the Multipolar Age: How Cultural Institutions Became Battlegrounds for History, Soft Power, and National Identity
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · global · 5 min
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  110. 18 May
    The Louvre's Next Act: France Commits to a Landmark Cultural Overhaul
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 4 min
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  111. 18 May
    Theatrical Precision: How Drone Operators Are Redrawing the Grammar of Modern Combat Documentation
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 5 min
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  112. 18 May
    Corn, Clay, and Cultural Bridge-Building: Beijing's Maya–Andean Exhibition Opens on International Museum Day
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 4 min
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  113. 18 May
    The Auction Block and the Affordable Housing Crisis
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · United Kingdom · 5 min
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  114. 17 May
    The Violence That Disappears Between Headlines: Ceasefire Collapse and the Documentary Deficit
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 5 min
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  115. 17 May
    The Saab Surrender: What Venezuela's Pragmatic Pivot Reveals About Power in Caracas
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · americas · 5 min
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  116. 17 May
    The Printmakers Nobody Expected: How Manet and Van Gogh Rescued a Dying Art
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 4 min
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  117. 17 May
    Microsoft's Shader Pipeline Breaks the Load-Time Barrier — and AMD Is the First Beneficiary
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · GLOBAL · 4 min
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  118. 17 May
    Iran's Virtual Book Fairs Are Quietly Closing the Cultural Access Gap in Underserved Provinces
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · iran · 5 min
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  119. 17 May
    The Hermitage and the Would-Be Tsar: Romanov Impersonation in Modern Russia
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 6 min
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  120. 17 May
    Hezbollah Claims 19 Operations Against IDF Positions in Single-Day Surge
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 5 min
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  121. 16 May
    Microsoft's Shader Delivery Tech Cuts Game Load Times by 95% on AMD GPUs
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · GLOBAL · 4 min
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  122. 16 May
    Iranian Institute Sends Backpacks of Deceased Children to UN Museum as Cultural Memorial
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 4 min
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  123. 16 May
    Hezbollah Escalates: 29 Border Operations in Single Day
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 1 min
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  124. 11 May
    The Reverse-Censorship Paradox: When Game Remakes Strip the Content Fans Remembered
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · global · 4 min
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  125. 10 May
    Steins;Gate Remake Sparks Fan Backlash Over Character Redesign
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · GLOBAL · 2 min
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  126. 09 May
    Steins;Gate Remake Sparks 'Reverse Censorship' Backlash Among Longtime Fans
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · global · 6 min
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  127. 08 May
    The Art of the Unseen: Venice Biennale Confronts Its Own Gaps
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 4 min
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  128. 08 May
    Trump's Iran Ceasefire Comment Tops Geopolitical Wire
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East · 4 min
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  129. 08 May
    Tehran's Water Incentive Program Turned Environmental Policy Into a Cultural Message
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 5 min
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  130. 08 May
    The Skokie Arrest That Wasn't: On Viral Visibility and the Cost of Being Documented
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · north-america · 4 min
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  131. 08 May
    Shakira's World Cup Return Is Also a Statement About Who Gets to Headline Global Pop
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · LATAM · 4 min
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  132. 08 May
    Pussy Riot's Venice Intervention Exposes the Biennale's Geopolitical Contradictions
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 5 min
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  133. 08 May
    The Monument That Outlasted the Century: Europe's Largest Sculpture and the Memory of War
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  134. 08 May
    Kazakhstan's May Holiday Problem: Two Days, Two Histories, One Calendar
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · Central Asia · 5 min
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  135. 08 May
    Hezbollah FPV Drone Operations Target IDF Assets and Iron Dome Installation Along Lebanon Border
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 3 min
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  136. 08 May
    Chinese Laser System Debuts at Dubai Airport as Gulf States Reassess Drone Threats
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 5 min
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  137. 08 May
    Banksy's Restored Migrant Child Surfaces in Venice — and the Art World Still Can't Agree What to Do With Him
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 6 min
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  138. 08 May
    Banksy's 'Migrant Child' Returns to Venice — and the Politics of Preservation Run Deeper Than the Paint
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · EU · 4 min
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  139. 07 May
    Turkey's Yildirimhan ICBM Unveiling Signals Strategic Ambition Beyond NATO's Shadow
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 6 min
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  140. 07 May
    Titanic Salvage Company Moves to Auction Recovered Artifacts as Heritage Debate Intensifies
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · americas · 4 min
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  141. 07 May
    Sotheby's Geneva Blue Diamond Signals Shifting Appetite for Colored Stones
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 3 min
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  142. 07 May
    The Memory Wars Return: Poland, Ukraine, and the Politics of WWII Exhibition
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 4 min
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  143. 07 May
    Faces of the Infantry: Kyiv's Botanical Garden Hosts a Portrait Exhibition of Wartime Defenders
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  144. 07 May
    The Death of Vladimir Yarotsky and Russia's Architecture of Political Imprisonment
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 6 min
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  145. 07 May
    The Art of Arrival: Chinese Infrastructure Photography and the Politics of the Visual
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · east-asia · 6 min
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  146. 07 May
    The Arts of the Deal: How Trump's Iran Statements Became a Case Study in Diplomatic Theatrics
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · north_america · 3 min
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  147. 06 May
    Titanic Salvage Company Moves to Auction 100 Artifacts as Legal Fight Over Wreck Enters New Phase
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · north-america · 5 min
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  148. 06 May
    Pussy Riot Disrupts Venice Biennale Opening with Anti-Putin Performance
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · Europe · 3 min
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  149. 06 May
    Pussy Riot and FEMEN Interrupt Venice Biennale With Pro-Ukraine Performance
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  150. 06 May
    The Fine Line Between Criticism and Conspiracy: How Accusations of Media Bias Reshape Editorial Reckoning
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · global · 6 min
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  151. 06 May
    Joe Lewis's Billion-Dollar Art Trove Comes to Auction as the Billionaire Liquidity Wave Reshapes the Market
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · global · 4 min
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  152. 06 May
    Hezbollah Announces Artillery, Drone Strikes on IDF Positions in Southern Lebanon
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  153. 06 May
    The Weights File: Google Chrome's Silent AI Download and the Consent Problem Nobody Is Talking About
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · global · 5 min
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  154. 06 May
    Europol's Shadow IT System: What the 2-Petabyte Disclosure Reveals
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 5 min
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  155. 06 May
    CGTN's Qomolangma Broadcast and the Aesthetics of State-Media Landscape
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 4 min
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  156. 06 May
    British Museum's 'Palestine' Erasure Sparks Diplomatic Protest
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 4 min
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  157. 06 May
    The Biennale and the Boycott: How Venice Became a Fault Line for Art World Politics
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  158. 05 May
    Venice Biennale Opens Amid Political Fractures and Unlikely Comebacks
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 4 min
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  159. 05 May
    The Viral Accusation Economy: How Social Media Bias Claims Reshape Newsroom Credibility
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · international · 5 min
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  160. 05 May
    Seven Iskander Missiles in One Night: Russia's Barrage on Ukrainian Infrastructure
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 4 min
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  161. 05 May
    Russian Iskander-M Strikes Hit Ukrainian Infrastructure Overnight
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 4 min
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  162. 05 May
    Rare Japanese Classics Head to Auction Block on Lake Como
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 4 min
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  163. 05 May
    Pune Exhibition Reclaims Pastoralist Cultural Heritage at Zapurzha Museum
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · south-asia · 2 min
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  164. 05 May
    OpenAI's Sold-Out Party Becomes a Monthlong Developer Giveaway—With Conditions
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · global · 4 min
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  165. 05 May
    Microsoft's Agent 365 Enters the Enterprise as Unsanctioned AI Tools Proliferate Across Creative Industries
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · global · 5 min
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  166. 05 May
    Marina Abramovic Confrunts the Void in Venice — and Asks Whether Performance Art Can Outlive Its Maker
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  167. 05 May
    Lords of the Fallen II: CI Games and the Art of Armored Identity
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 3 min
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  168. 05 May
    Iran to Convert Bombed Isfahan University Site Into War Museum After Strikes
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · MENA · 3 min
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  169. 05 May
    A Cartoon Responds: Iran Depicts Hormuz as Its Final Lever Against Trump's Tariff Offensive
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · middle-east · 5 min
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  170. 05 May
    Google Chrome's Silent AI Download Raises Consent Questions
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · US · 5 min
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  171. 04 May
    Scottish Library Exhibition on Russian Relations Opens Amid Geopolitical Tensions
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · Europe · 4 min
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  172. 04 May
    The $100 Million Rothko Question: What New York's Spring Auctions Reveal About Art as Asset Class
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · north-america · 6 min
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  173. 04 May
    Microsoft's Agent 365 Debut Marks the Corporate World's Reckoning With Shadow AI
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · GLOBAL · 6 min
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  174. 04 May
    The Met Gala's Quiet Politics: What Happens When Athletes and Actresses Co-Chair Fashion's Biggest Night
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · North America · 4 min
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  175. 04 May
    Bones and Crystals Greet Visitors at Marina Abramovic Show in Venice
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 4 min
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  176. 04 May
    Marina Abramović's Venice Exhibition Demands Presence — and Raises Questions About What Performance Art Owes the Market
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 3 min
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  177. 04 May
    Fingerprint Portrait and the Politics of the Missing Body in Iranian Commemoration
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 4 min
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  178. 04 May
    Iran and Algeria Deepen Ties Through Exhibition Diplomacy and Regional Realignment
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · MENA · 4 min
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  179. 04 May
    Close Call at Newark: Why Ground Crew Safety Keeps Falling Through Aviation's Cracks
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · north-america · 5 min
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  180. 04 May
    Japanese Anime Studio Buta Productions Faces Grooming Allegations Against CEO
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · east-asia · 5 min
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  181. 04 May
    Bronze Bagrov: Crimea's Unlikely Monument to a Cult-Antihero
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  182. 03 May
    Satellite Images Show Extensive Damage to Yaroslavl Oil Refinery After April Strike
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 4 min
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  183. 03 May
    The Microwave Kill Switch: US Army Tests ThinKom's Alecto System Against the Commercial Drone Swarm
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · north-america · 4 min
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  184. 03 May
    Ukraine's Bohdana Artillery: Indigenous Firepower Comes of Age
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 5 min
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  185. 03 May
    Moooi Marks Quarter-Century With Grand Installation at Milan Design Week 2026
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 3 min
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  186. 03 May
    Inside Iran's Gold Markets: How Tehran Built a Parallel Trading Infrastructure
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · MENA · 5 min
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  187. 03 May
    Hezbollah's FPV Drone Shift and the Quiet Revolution Along the Blue Line
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 min
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  188. 03 May
    Colombian Army Locates Large IED Factory in Cauca, Targeting Carlos Patiño Structure
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · americas · 4 min
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  189. 03 May
    Buta Productions CEO Faces Grooming Allegations as Anime Industry Scrutiny Intensifies
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · ASIA · 4 min
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  190. 02 May
    US Draws Down Strategic Petroleum Reserve at Record Pace as European Refiners Capture Discount
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · north-america · 4 min
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  191. 02 May
    The Flying Palace: How Qatar's 747 Redesign Tells the Story of Modern Presidential Image-Making
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · north-america · 5 min
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  192. 02 May
    Iran transforms war-damaged schools into museums of resistance as 800 facilities await reconstruction
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 3 min
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  193. 02 May
    Iran Opens Martyrs of Minab School Museum in Hormozgan Province
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 5 min
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  194. 02 May
    Iran Turns US-Strike Site Into Museum of Resistance
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 5 min
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  195. 02 May
    Iran's Central Bank Opens Gold Bullion Auctions to Online Platforms
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 4 min
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  196. 02 May
    Colombian Army Uncovers Large IED Factory in Cauca, Linked to Carlos Patiño Structure
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · latin-america · 4 min
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  197. 02 May
    The Ghost Plant That Never Closed: Chernobyl's Living Archive
    arts · Monexus Staff Writer · europe · 6 min
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  198. 01 May
    Banksy's New London Sculpture Challenges the Optics of National Identity
    arts · Moemedi Michael Poncana · uk · 5 min
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