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Teams play their first matches of the tournament. in group g its switzerland against cameroon, and brazil against serbia. and in group h, uruguay take on south korea, while portugal face ghana. much more on the world cup on the special section of our website — just log on to bbc.com/news or download the bbc app. and finally, americans are getting ready to celebrate thanksgiving — which of course takes place on the fourth thursday in november. one of the biggest traditions takes place in new ...

And here in the arab world. for advocates, for activists, for players of those seven countries who wanted to wear the armband, this is about a human rights issues that they dont want to compromise on. for the host and all the spectators that have come from all parts of the world, especially tha arab and muslim world, this is about respect which they dont feel theyve been getting from the west and other cultures. and its all really playing out here in the world cup on the worlds biggest of stages...

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The artist’s fantastical soundsuits come to the Guggenheim in a retrospective that is haunting but sedate without his performing rumble and clatter.

Fossils are fetching millions at auction, inspiring legal disputes and introducing intellectual property rights, trademarks and nondisclosure agreements to the world of paleontology.

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A portrait by Bronzino that Ilse Hesselberger once owned is coming up for sale, a reminder of the brutality, and twists of fate, that Jews confronted in the Nazi era.

Ann Temkin of MoMA and Naomi Beckwith of the Guggenheim discuss how they’re rethinking business as usual — and why they have reason to be hopeful.

The architectural historian Andrew Dolkart leads a walk past landmarks like the Stonewall Inn, Julius’ bar and the home of Lorraine Hansberry.

The sale of a specimen named Shen fell apart after a fossil company questioned how much of it was a replica of Stan, a T. rex auctioned off two years ago for a record price.