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Carlos Cruz-Diez, a Venezuelan artist who shaped the field of kinetic and optical art during the 20th century, died in Paris on Saturday, his foundation said on its website on Sunday. He was 95. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2K7MtDL https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

French designer Jean Paul Gaultier brought his lively and eccentric "Fashion Freak Show" to the London stage this week, a musical production looking back on his life from childhood classroom sketches to the Paris haute couture catwalks. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/30RqdVi https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

A pair of 1972 running shoes, one of the first pairs made by Nike Inc , sold for $437,500 on Tuesday, shattering the record for a pair of sneakers at public auction. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2SvR6eo https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

A pair of 1972 running shoes, one of the first pairs made by Nike, sold for $437,500 on Tuesday, shattering the record for a pair of sneakers at public auction. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/32P2hUa https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

South Africa and Australia ramp up their World Cup preparations when they clash in their opening game of the shortened Rugby Championship season at Ellis Park on Saturday, for which both sides have made surprise selections. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2Z0N8wO https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

"If football was a president we would have a peaceful and exciting country," - the words of a young South Africa fan speaking to Reuters while watching his team play in the Africa Cup of Nations perfectly capture the unifying force of the world's most popular sport. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2Gi2iGB https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Paul McCartney is adding another string to his bow - writing his first musical. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2LtJfNY https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Japan is considering taking a dispute with South Korea over its compensation of wartime forced laborers to the International Court of Justice as the deadline for seeking third-country arbitration passes on Thursday, public broadcaster NHK reported. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2xYiFDD https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Julio Menajovsky was one of the first photographers to reach the scene of a devastating bombing at a Jewish cultural center in Argentina on the morning of July 18, 1994, that killed 85 people and wounded hundreds. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2YXpQI7 https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

The final day of practice before the British Open Championship at Royal Portrush was hit by steady rain on Wednesday, and forecasts are for showers on the first two days of competition. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2JLovOu https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

Italian author Andrea Camilleri, who penned the acclaimed Inspector Montalbano detective novels, died on Wednesday at the age of 93, state-owned broadcaster Rai said. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2Gds1QA https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

The Alfa Romeo Formula One team have appointed Jan Monchaux as technical director, replacing Ferrari-bound Simone Resta who leaves at the end of July. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2xTtHdz https://ift.tt/1lWo55T

R&B singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a raft of federal charges accusing him of running a scheme to force women and girls to provide sex for himself and others, and a judge ordered that he remain in jail without bail. from Reuters: Arts https://ift.tt/2NVtv8h https://ift.tt/1lWo55T