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The book "Time Shelter" by Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov has entered the short list for the international "Booker" prize, announced today at a special online event the chairman of the jury - the French writer and journalist of Moroccan origin Leila Slimani, winner of the "Goncourt" prize.

Being screened live at the Athens Concert Hall (megaron.gr) from London's Bridge Theater at 8 p.m. on Thursday, "Straight Line Crazy" stars Ralph Fiennes, Helen Schlesinger and Alana Maria.

British architect and urban planner David Chipperfield won the 2023 Pritzker Prize, organizers of the profession's most prestigious award announced on March 7.

The 69-year-old was honored for "timeless modern design that confronts climate urgencies, transforms social relationships and reinvigorates cities," they said in a statement.

Owners of luxury flats in London on Wednesday won a legal battle to force the adjacent Tate Modern gallery to stop visitors peeping into their homes from a public viewing platform.

The Supreme Court announced that by a majority of three to two judges had agreed their appeal due to "intense visual intrusion," after they lost at earlier hearings.

The decision comes two years after his account was suspended from those social networks following the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, company officials said.

The Greek Culture Ministry's International Evaluation Committee has unanimously selected a proposal by the architectural firms of David Chipperfield and Alexandros N. Tombazis for an ambitious expansion of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.

The winning entry for the New National Archaeological Museum is by the architectural offices of David Chipperfield Architects and Alexandros N. Tombazis & Associates SA, selected by an international committee convened by Culture & Sports Minister Lina Mendoni, the ministry announced on Monday.

The MP was called in by the party secretary to explain his view on the matter

Salman Rushdie's agent says the author has lost sight in one eye and the use of a hand as he recovers from an attack from a man who rushed the stage at an August literary event in western New York, according to a published report.

A tablecloth that all four members of The Beatles doodled on before a 1966 show has been returned to its California owners more than five decades after it was stolen.

The one-of-a-kind souvenir was created by the Fab Four as they feasted on steak ahead of a concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, their last ticketed performance.