Berlin approves Holocaust memorial design by Eisenman
Germany's parliament voted 314 to 209 to authorize a Berlin memorial for Nazi victims, choosing Peter Eisenman’s design of 2,700 close-set concrete pillars with a partly underground document center. The decision marks a national reckoning as Berlin shifts from Bonn to its prewar capital and confronts a painful history.
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Mexico recalls gun permits after shooting
Mexico's Interior Secretariat canceled all illegally issued gun credentials after TV host Francisco Paco Stanley was killed with a permit found on his body. Officials said new civilian permits would be issued only to those passing checks, not identifying holders as government employees.
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Experts decide contested Van Gogh is real
Paris reports the Research Laboratory of French Museums affirmed a disputed unsigned Van Gogh landscape titled Garden at Auvers as genuine after tests on pigment, varnish, nails, and canvas preparation matching nine other Van Gogh works. The piece, historically monumented since 1989, was at issue in a dispute between heirs of Jean-Marc Vernes and painting sellers.
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