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Added on the 05/05/2023 17:06:20 - Copyright : AFP EN
Massive fires in Southern California have forced pets of all sizes to take shelter at a local equestrian center. Hansen Dam Equestrian Center provided temporary accommodation for displaced animals that had been evacuated from the path of the La Tuna fire, in Los Angeles, on Sunday. The fire, which has been described as the largest in Los Angeles' history, has reportedly covered around 7,000 acres of land.
A host of rare works including the world's oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible headline New York's spring sales. The Codex Sassoon is more than 1,000 years old and is tipped to fetch up to $50 million at Sotheby's. Also appearing in the auctions are iconic works of art by figures including Jean-Michel Basquiat and Henri Rousseau.
Nils Stump of Switzerland took gold in the Qatar World Judo Championships after defeating Manuel Lombardo of Italy, while Canada's Christa Deguchi secured her second World title.
The Museum of History in Granite is a museum in the town of Felicity, California. It has been 32 years in the making and displays the history of mankind on more than 700 panels.
The oldest known work printed on a mechanical press, a Korean book that predates the first European example by several decades, goes on display in Paris for the first time in 50 years. The "Jikji", a collection of Buddhist teachings, was printed in 1377, some 78 years before Johannes Gutenberg produced his famous Bible using his printing press in Germany.