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Wartime Beckmann portrait poised for auction record
Wartime Beckmann portrait poised for auction record
by  AFP

A remarkable wartime self-portrait of painter Max Beckmann will be auctioned in Germany next week, valued at a record-setting estimate of up to 30 million euros. Its potential selling price has been valued at a whopping 20-30 million euros ($21-31 million) -- the highest pre-sale estimate for an artwork ever offered in Germany and for a Beckmann work worldwide, according to Grisebach.

Pakistan Taliban racketeering hits borderlands
Pakistan Taliban racketeering hits borderlands
by  AFP

A lawmaker in Pakistan's rugged northwest was sipping tea with voters when his phone chirped to life -- the Taliban were calling with a demand for "donations". "Everyone is scared for their life."

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