Homemade guns fashioned from pipes, watering cans made out of oil drums, a steampunk torch: objects cobbled together during the Bosnian war show Sarajevans' ingenuity in adversity
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Mexican billionaire's new museum gives The Thinker much to ponder
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For a man whose estimated wealth tops £32bn, the telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim is famous for living rather modestly. But there was nothing self-effacing about the inauguration of the new museum built to house his vast art collection.
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Elvis Presley to be named honorary citizen of Budapest
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A little belatedly, Elvis Presley is to become an official citizen of Budapest. The Hungarian capital has announced plans to commemorate the singer, who has been dead for 34 years, with both an honorary citizenship and a landmark in his name. Presley is being recognised for his support of the unsuccessful 1956 Hungarian revolution, which aimed to overthrow the country's Soviet government.
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