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Now playing Next No Comment The Art Paris fair celebrates its 25th anniversary A major spring event for the art world, Art Paris is celebrating its 25th anniversary at the Grand Palais Éphémère, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. 30/03/2023
Now playing Next Egypt Euroviews. Russia uses propaganda to make Egypt the linchpin of its new Cold War Rather than cede the battle for public discourse to Russian propaganda, the EU and the US should incentivise Cairo to open its media sector and stop persecuting independent voices, Nathaniel Greenberg writes. 29/03/2023
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine gets its first Western heavy tanks Cougars, Challengers, Strykers and Marders are now rumbling around Ukraine, the country's defence minister said on Monday. 28/03/2023