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An oil painting was returned Tuesday to the estate of a Jewish art dealer who was forced to consign the painting and other artwork under Nazi Germany before fleeing the country. The painting, “Portrait of a Musician Playing a Bagpipe,” was done in 1632 by an unknown painter from the Northern Netherlandish school, according to a statement from the U.S
The German government moved Thursday to nationalize the stricken Hypo Real Estate bank. It has offered €1.39 ($1.84) per share in what will be the country’s first nationalization since World War II
If you were looking for monuments to global trade, you could do worse than the site in east London playing host to the G-20 summit this week. To the south of the ExCel conference center, where the meeting will take place, lie the vast Royal Victoria docks, built on marshland in 1855 to accommodate the biggest ships of the day and boost the city’s capacity for maritime trade.
Hidden away in the hills of Hampshire lies the village of Linkenholt. This idyllic community, home to just 50 people comes complete with grand Edwardian manor house, cricket pavilion and grounds, blacksmith’s forge, rectory, shooting grounds, 22 houses and grade 2 listed cottages
Relatives of Marvin Schur, whose frozen body was found in his home in January, still don’t know exactly how much he willed to his hometown hospital, but they do know they’re moving ahead with a possible lawsuit against Bay City and its utility company. Schur’s will was formally recorded in a hearing before a probate judge Tuesday in Bay County, Michigan. The 1982 will leaves his entire estate to Bay Ridge Medical Center.