Pierre Audi, Eminent Force in the Performing Arts, Dies at 67
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Pierre Audi, Eminent Force in the Performing Arts, Dies at 67

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines He was educated at the University of Oxford, where he directed a production of Shakespeare’s “Timon of Athens” in 1977. A few years before, Mr. Audi had led a group that purchased an early-19th-century building in the Islington neighborhood of London that, over…

Earthquake Devastates Myanmar’s Cultural Sites
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Earthquake Devastates Myanmar’s Cultural Sites

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The powerful earthquake that shook Myanmar on Friday took a considerable toll on historic and religious sites across the country, toppling pagodas, collapsing sections of Buddhist monasteries and reducing centuries-old monuments to rubble, according to photographs and videos shared by witnesses and verified…

South Korea Wildfires Raze Ancient Temples, Force Evacuations
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South Korea Wildfires Raze Ancient Temples, Force Evacuations

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines South Korea’s largest wildfires on record blazed through the country’s southeast for a seventh day, with firefighters, soldiers and heritage workers racing to evacuate people and save ancient treasures from the encroaching flames. At least 37,000 people were evacuated from their homes as…

The Design Legacy of Los Angeles That Fell to the Fires
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The Design Legacy of Los Angeles That Fell to the Fires

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines More than a week after Los Angeles’s devastating fires began, the losses to the region’s rich architectural legacy are becoming clearer. The fires have already destroyed more of the county’s built heritage than other single event, according to Adrian Scott Fine, president and…

A French Cathedral Turned to Hams to Restore Its Organ
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A French Cathedral Turned to Hams to Restore Its Organ

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Struggling to raise funds for the restoration of his cathedral’s antique organ, a priest from St.-Flour, a small town in France’s heartland, came up with a creative solution. He turned one of the bell towers into a curing workshop where farmers could hang…