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Friday, June 14, 2019
World’s most costly painting on Saudi prince’s yacht: report WASHINGTON - Since its sale for a record $450 million, the whereabouts of the “Salvator Mundi,” said to be painted by Leonardo da Vinci, has become one of the art world’s greatest mysteries. On Monday, London-based art dealer Kenny Schachter, writing for the website Artnews, offered answers: the painting now resides on the gargantuan yacht owned by powerful Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Since its record-setting sale at Christie’s in 2017, the painting, in which Jesus Christ is depicted emerging from darkness blessing the world with one hand while holding a transparent globe in the other, has never been exhibited in public, triggering doubts about its ownership, whereabouts and authenticity. Many art experts are split over whether the painting is genuine, saying it was not painted by the Italian master personally but instead by his workshop. The Wall Street Journal first reported that the painting was bought
by Saudi prince Badr bin Abdullah, who acted in the name of the Saudi crown prince, known by his initials MBS. Riyadh never confirmed or denied that report. AFP could not corroborate Schachter’s column, and in a nod to the opaque nature of international art sales, he wrote, “In the murky Middle Eastern waters nothing is quite crystal clear.” But citing several sources including two involved in the sale, Schachter claims the painting “was whisked away in the middle of the night on MBS’s plane and relocated to his yacht, the Serene.” After saying the painting was originally found in shards and had to be reconstructed before its auction, he asks, “what harm could the occasional splash of seawater do?” Schachter later wrote that the painting will remain onboard the massive yacht until it is relocated to the Al-Ula governorate, which Saudi Arabia is aiming to transform into a culture and tourism destination. (afp)
Friday, June 14, 2019
In this April 14, 2012 file photo, Thom Yorke (left) and Guitarist Jonny Greenwood.
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Radiohead defies hackers, releases trove of stolen music
LONDON - Alternative rock legends Radiohead on Tuesday released an 18-hour trove of private recordings from their 1997 album “OK Computer” after getting hacked by someone seeking a ransom of $150,000 for the music.
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In this file photo taken on October 22, 2017 Christie’s employees pose in front of a painting entitled “Salvator Mundi” by Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci at a photocall at Christie’s auction house in central London ahead of its sale at Christie’s New York on November 15, 2017.
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The genre-banding English musicians uploaded the 1.8-gigabyte collection of recording session outtakes and rare live performances on their radiohead.bandcamp.com website. The songs can be accessed online for free. The group is also selling downloads of an album of the 18 hacked MiniDiscs for £18 ($22.90, 20.20 euros) and donating the proceeds to the Extinction Rebellion environmental campaign group. “We’ve been hacked,” frontman Thom Yorke’s wrote on the
website. “It’s not v interesting,” he added. “As it’s out there it may as well be out there, until we all get bored and move on.” Guitarist Jonny Greenwood later tweeted a statement saying the hack occurred last week. “Someone stole Thom’s minidisk archive from around the time of OK Computer, and reportedly demanded $150,000 on threat of releasing it,” Greenwood wrote. “So instead of complaining -much -- or ignoring it, we’re releasing all 18 hours on Bandcamp in aid
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of Extinction Rebellion,” he wrote. News of the hack first emerged on a Radiohead discussion page of the Reddit website last week. “This is a bit of a doozy,” a user identified only as u/santicol wrote. The user described how someone claiming to have the archive came in contact with a “well known leaker” and offered them previews of the tracks. “They were asking upwards of $150,000 for the entire set, at $800 per studio track and $50 per live track,” the Reddit user wrote. (afp)
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A picture obtained by AFP from Iranian State TV IRIB on June 13, 2019 reportedly shows smoke billowing from a tanker said to have been attacked off the coast of Oman, at un undisclosed location. The crews of two oil tankers were evacuated off the coast of Iran today after they were reportedly attacked and caught fire in the Gulf of Oman, sending world oil prices soaring.
Two tankers catch fire after suspected Gulf of Oman attacks
Suspected attacks left two tankers in flames in the waters of the Gulf of Oman Thursday, sending world oil prices soaring as Iran helped rescue stricken crew members. The mystery incident, the second involving shipping in the strategic sea lane in only a few weeks, came amid spiralling tensions between Tehran and Washington, which has pointed the finger at Iran over earlier tanker attacks in May. The Norwegian Maritime Authority said three explosions were Thursday reported on board the Norwegian-owned tanker Front Altair after it was “attacked” along with the Singapore-owned ship Kokuka Courageous. Iran said its navy had rescued 44
crew members after the two vessels, which were carrying highly inflammable material, caught fire. TV images showed huge, thick plumes of smoke and fire billowing from one of the tankers as it lay out to sea. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif spoke of “reported attacks” as Japan’s prime minister held talks in Tehran. “Suspicious doesn’t begin to describe what likely transpired this morning,” Zarif tweeted. The US Fifth Fleet said its warships had received distress calls from both
vessels in a “reported attack”. Iranian state media said the first incident occurred on board the Front Altair at 8:50 am (0420 GMT) 25 nautical miles off Bandar-e-Jask in southern Iran. The Marshall Islandsflagged tanker, a 111,000-tonne vessel, was carrying a cargo of ethanol from Qatar to Taiwan, official news agency IRNA reported. “As the ship caught fire, 23 of the crew jumped into the water and were saved by a passing ship and handed over to the Iranian rescue unit,” it said. “An hour after the first accident the second ship caught fire at 9:50 am 28 nautical miles off the port.” “I can confirm that the vessel
has NOT sunk,” Robert Hvide Macleo, chief executive for the ship’s owner Frontline, wrote in a text message to AFP. No injuries were reported. The Panama-flagged Kokuka Courageous was headed to Singapore from Saudi Arabia with a cargo of methanol, and 21 of its crew jumped and were rescued, IRNA said.
“The 21 crew of the vessel abandoned ship after the incident on board which resulted in damage to the ship’s hull starboard side,” it said. “One crew man from the Kokuka Courageous was slightly injured in the incident and is receiving first aid.”
- ‘Security incident’ Singapore-based BSM Ship Management said it had “launched a full-scale emergency response following a security incident” involving the Kokuka Courageous which is owned by Japanese company Kokuka Sangyo Ltd.
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