Swiss voters shoot down 50% tax on super-rich

Swiss voters have decisively rejected a proposal to impose a 50% inheritance tax on the super-rich. The controversial ...
Christianity Today

You Know Them As Fantasy Writers. They Were Soldiers Too.

Two of the most influential writers of the 20th century, J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, were soldiers in the Great War.
Morning Star

How a desperate lie saved a Gustav Klimt portrait from the Nazis

LAST week Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer has sold to an anonymous phone bidder for $236.4 million (£180.9 ...
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This Gustav Klimt painting just became the second most expensive artwork ever sold – it has an incredible backstory

Sold by Sotheby’s for a staggering $236.4 million, ‘Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer’ survived Nazi looting and became the key ...
The Malaysian Reserve

Prima Medicine Expands to Tysons with a State-of-the-Art Primary Care Clinic Focused on Wellness, Innovation, and Community

Prima Medicine, one of Northern Virginia's most trusted names in comprehensive primary care, proudly announces ...
Soap Central

What is Gustav Klimt's last painting? Painter's list of works explored as one of his portraits gets sold at $236.4 million

Gustav Klimt's last painting remains unfinished. The timeline of the painting was recorded between 1917 to 1918.
Vindobona.org

Chinese Embassy in Vienna Hosts Symposium on the 80th Anniversary of Taiwan's Return

A symposium marking the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's return to China was held at the Chinese Embassy in Austria. The event, ...
archive

The world transformed : 1945 to the present

Ask the publishers to restore access to 500,000+ books. An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. A line drawing of the Internet Archive headquarters building ...