Australian council votes to take down statue of premier who decapitated Aboriginal man's body
A city council in Australia has voted to remove a statue of William Crowther, a former premier of the state of Tasmania, who decapitated the body of an Aboriginal man.
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Ugandan Asian anniversary artwork to be installed in Leicester
The piece was commissioned to mark the 50th anniversary of Ugandan Asians reaching Leicester.
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Newest national monument set to be created in Arizona
The plan, to be announced by Joe Biden later, will protect indigenous cultural sites and curb mining.
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Ukraine replaces Soviet-era hammer and sickle symbol with a trident on Kyiv statue
Ukraine has removed Soviet-era signage from a hilltop monument in Kyiv, amid a conflict that has seen the country fight to reassert its cultural identity in the face of Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion.
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Henrietta Lacks: Family of black woman whose cells were taken settle case
An unknown settlement is reached after Henrietta Lacks' cells were used for medical advances.
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Vienna finds off-kilter solution to controversy over statue of antisemitic mayor
A statue of an antisemitic politician who is said to have inspired Adolf Hitler is to be tilted 3.5 degrees to the right.
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This golden statue was ridiculed when a local government erected it. Then gold prices skyrocketed
A rural South Korean county was mocked for spending more than $2 million to build a statue of bats made out of real gold. But with gold prices on the rise, the estimated value of the statue has skyrocketed, and now tourists are lining up to see it.
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