Vermeer shines at ‘once in history’ Amsterdam show

The Dutch master Johannes Vermeer himself never got the chance to see so many of his paintings in the same place.Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum has brought together 28 of Vermeer’s luminous masterpieces from around the world, in the largest-ever exhibition o…

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Planning a Europe trip? Better book now

When it comes to planning a European vacation, travel industry experts have traditionally advised tourists hoping to save money and avoid crowds to visit popular destinations like Italy, France, and Spain in off-season windows, like late winter or earl…

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On the water with Myanmar’s ‘river cleaners’

Ma Yu launches her makeshift polystyrene boat into a Yangon creek for another day of trawling the filthy waters for plastic and tin cans with her team of “river cleaners”.Around 10 others join her in the dawn light, driven to work the fetid grey-brown…

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