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London is a global hub for art, with exhibitions constantly evolving and showcasing cutting-edge creativity all year-round. For the first time, the new Tutankhamun exhibition allows visitors to delve ...

Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin throughout the programme, plus up to three additional languages chosen from a wide selection including Akkadian, Aramaic, Egyptian, Sumerian, Syriac and ...

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Visitors can glimpse at ancient Egypt’s cultural treasures while curators prepare for the full opening. Antiquities available for viewing include a 36-foot-high, 83-ton statue of the pharaoh Ramses ..

Watch enough videos of people sharing their nighttime beauty routines, and you’ll likely peep a lip mask in the mix. “A lip mask is a concentrated treatment meant to hydrate and repair the ...

Leonard Cohen famously sang about oranges that came from China in his 1967 debut single, Suzanne. It turns out the Canadian singer was right about the provenance of the sweet orange (distinct from ...