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50 years ago, on December 8, 1974, on a sunny Sunday, the Greeks, in seemingly the most democratic way, through a referendum and in a state of full freedom, solved once and for all the question of the form of government. It was a problem nearly inherent in the establishment of the modern Greek state, which had divided the Greek people and had been the cause of many calamities.

The Bilderberg Club, the exclusive club of the powerful that has been associated with the most extreme conspiracy theories, turned 70 this year.

The Iberian lynx, once on the brink of extinction, has made a remarkable recovery and is no longer considered critically endangered.

"Dahomey", a documentary by Franco-Senegalese director Mati Diop probing the thorny issues surrounding Europe's return of looted antiquities to Africa, won the Berlin film festival's top prize on Feb. 23.

Kenyan-Mexican Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o announced the seven-member panel's choice for the Golden Bear award at a gala ceremony in the German capital.

The Basel contemporary art fair last week defied forecasts of a market slowdown, with wealthy collectors buying works with seven or eight-figure price tags.

At its VIP day on June 13, Zurich's Hauser and Wirth gallery sold a spider by Franco-American sculptor Louise Bourgeois for $22.5 million.

On the agenda of the special session of the Assembly of Serbia is the Government's "Report on the negotiation process with the institutions of temporary self-government in Pristina, from September 1, 2022, to January 15, 2023".

The European Union special representative for the Serbia-Kosovo dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak, told media in Belgrade on Friday that he and his EU and US colleagues felt "encouraged" after meeting Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. 

Veteran Franco-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski has been ordered to stand trial in France over his alleged defamation of a British actress who accused him of sexual abuse, a source close to the case said onn Sept. 1

The Paris court order did not specify a trial date for Polanski, 89, who was charged in October last year.

The world's leading contemporary art fair has taken a futuristic turn this year, offering buyers the chance to see their sculptures placed on the moon.

Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, were all the rage at the Art Basel fair in Switzerland, where the world of digital assets is taking off.

Maguy Marin, a prominent figure in contemporary dance who art lovers have been waiting for years to see, is coming to Turkey for the first time.

Marin, one of the pioneers of a new wave of dance in France, will be on stage tonight at Cemal Reşit Rey (CRR) Concert Hall with his stage choreography and a masterpiece called May B.