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By Jim Garamone, DOD News WASHINGTON — The Secretary of Defense has the authority needed to order all members of the military – including the National Guard – to receive Covid-19 vaccinations, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said during a news conference Nov. 15. The mandate to get the vaccin

The strange creatures, saints and distant landscapes depicted by the great German artist are thrown together with the work of lesser painters in a show that veers between wondrous and inexplicable

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The first major UK exhibition of the German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer for nearly twenty years is set to open at the National Gallery.

The legal tussle is the latest case the U.S. Wendys has lost against its little Dutch rival, with the small restaurant having seen off a challenge in 2017.

Flemish art, art of the 15th, 16th, and early 17th centuries in Flanders and in the surrounding regions including Brabant, Hainaut, Picardy, and Artois, known for its vibrant materialism and unsurpassed technical skill. From Hubert and Jan van Eyck through Pieter Bruegel the Elder to Peter Paul

Talks to hammer out a new ruling Dutch coalition broke the record Friday for the longest post-election negotiations -- 226 days and counting.

On the positive side, the awareness of the urgent need for digital infrastructure for working and studying from home, telehealth, online shopping and so on has been driven home to both businesses and governments. Even the most conservative politician can no longer deny the national importance of it. Cities have profited from this surge in importance as many smart city projects that had been laying on the shelf were suddenly dusted off and money became available for implementation.

Gothic art, the painting, sculpture, and architecture characteristic of the second of two great international eras that flourished in western and central Europe during the Middle Ages. Gothic art evolved from Romanesque art and lasted from the mid-12th century to as late as the end of the 16th

<strong>Editorial:</strong> Faced with extreme weather, voters in the 1970s responded to a government call to move to drier land. The same spirit of innovation is needed today