
Les archives personnelles de Martin Margiela aux enchères
Martin Margiela met aux enchères une partie de ses archives personnelles, une première pour un créateur de mode vivant

Martin Margiela met aux enchères une partie de ses archives personnelles, une première pour un créateur de mode vivant

A report from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew highlights how AI and digitisation are accelerating the identification and conservation of plant and fungi species, offering a crucial tool in the fight against extinction. Despite significant progress, vast numbers of species remain unanalysed, with climate change impacting flowering times and disrupting ecosystems.

Tianjin University's Feng Jicai Museum has released the "Ruian Movable Type Printing Cultural Archives," a significant collection documenting the intangible cultural heritage. The museum, set to officially open in late 2025, hosted an academic seminar on the contemporary inheritance and development of intangible cultural heritage, emphasizing the need to preserve the spirit and historical information of these traditions beyond mere entertainment.

A Florence court has archived a probe into alleged hidden instigators of the 1993 mafia bombings, clearing Marcello Dell'Utri. The judge cited a lack of concrete evidence linking Cosa Nostra to Silvio Berlusconi and Dell'Utri. Marina Berlusconi and PM Giorgia Meloni welcomed the decision, criticizing the "baseless" decades-long suspicions.

In April 1990, King Baudouin of Belgium refused to sanction a law legalizing abortion, leading to a unique political crisis. To overcome this, the government declared the King "unable to reign" for 24 hours, allowing the council of ministers to ratify the law in his stead.

The Barcelona Court has dismissed a fraud investigation against CSSB, a company linked to Joan Laporta. Tennis player Albert Ramos alleged he was defrauded of €100,000 in 2017, but the court found no reasonable evidence of a crime.

A PhD researcher's decade-long journey to write a history book on women’s cricket in England, overcoming the lack of source material by interviewing pioneers and discovering a hidden archive in Lancashire, now housed at the MCC library.

Financial scandals at Juventus may indicate broader corruption in global football, as explored in this 2023 investigation by Tobias Jones.
Hainan Provincial Archives issued an appeal for donations of "Qiaopi" (letters and remittance certificates from overseas Chinese) to protect and pass down this valuable heritage. Qiaopi, recognized by UNESCO, documents the lives and contributions of overseas Chinese.

Data scientists Tommy Carstensen and Tristan Lee are creating sophisticated archives of Jeffrey Epstein's files, using technical analysis and facial recognition to identify individuals not mentioned in official releases. Their work aims to clarify Epstein's network and operations amidst concerns over the DOJ's redaction process.

The patent and trademark records held in the national archives show anxiety and ambitions in everyday life in the early days of colonial Western Australia.

US President Donald Trump earlier noted that he had discussed the topic of UFOs with US military pilots who had observed such phenomena

Archives reveal how a format that even one winning manager wanted abolished four decades ago came to beAs the playoffs begin for the 40th time, it is easy to forget there was once a world without them. But where did they come from? Whose idea were they? And how did they take root in English football? The EFL granted access to its archives containing the documents and meeting minutes charting how an idea, conceived to help lower-league clubs financially and add late-season spice, evolved into one of the most cherished fixtures in the English football calendar and gave birth the “richest game in football”, as the Championship final is known.It is hard to comprehend quite how broken English football was in the mid-1980s. In the 1988 book League Football and the Men Who Made it, Simon Inglis writes: “The year 1985 was the most devastating in the hundred years of the Football League.” Hooligans attracted headlines, fans were killed in riots and clashes with police drew the attention of the prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, who told football to get its house in order. Continue reading...

Alors que son nom apparaît dans les archives de l’affaire Epstein, l’ancien recruteur de mannequins Daniel Siad conteste fermement tout rôle de rabatteur et toute implication dans des violences sexuelles.
A rare 11th-century royal seal belonging to Edward the Confessor has been rediscovered in the French National Archives in Paris after being missing for over 40 years. The beeswax seal, dating to the 1050s and originally attached to a document from the Abbey of Saint-Denis, is the only complete example of its design from before the Norman Conquest. Dr Guilhem Dorandeu of the University of Exeter found the artefact while examining medieval documents, calling it a 'career-defining moment.' The seal depicts Edward on a throne with Byzantine-inspired symbols, revealing that complex administrative practices credited to the Normans were already developed during his reign.

«Les biens récupérés comprennent principalement des vestiges archéologiques, des documents d’archives et des œuvres d’art», indique un communiqué des carabiniers publié mercredi.

Grâce à des analyses et un minutieux travail d’archives, la dépouille du lieutenant Charles Henry Martin, mort en 1918 à l’âge de 23 ans, a été identifiée à Fleurbaix. Sa famille, venue d’Australie, a assisté à la réattribution officielle de sa sépulture.

Coachella 2026 partnered with Google DeepMind to test AI tools that transform music performances into interactive 3D environments, enable artists to preview stage designs, and create a mobile game exploring festival artists. The three prototypes leverage Project Genie's world-model technology to create immersive fan experiences and democratize production tools for emerging artists. These proof-of-concept projects remain in development as the festival evaluates future implementation.

ENTRETIEN - L’historienne spécialiste de l’Ukraine et de la Russie a eu accès, pour la première fois, aux archives du KGB consacrées à Tchernobyl. Des documents exceptionnels qui ont nourri un livre : « Le KGB à Tchernobyl », publié aux Éditions Premier Parallèle.

RENCONTRE - Dans Code bleu, l’auteur de Tokyo Vice rouvre une affaire glaçante : celle d’un infirmier du Missouri soupçonné d’avoir tué des dizaines de patients dans un hôpital pour vétérans. Trente ans après les faits, il exhume des archives, retrouve des témoins et exorcise les silences.
For the first time since Queen Elizabeth II's passing, her private papers are being opened to historian Anna Keay for her official biography. This unprecedented access to personal letters and documents within the Royal Archives promises an intimate portrait of the monarch's life and decision-making across decades of significant change.

Anna Keay, a 51-year-old historian specializing in Britain's republican period, has been appointed as Queen Elizabeth II's official biographer. Keay will interview royal family members and access the late queen's personal papers held in royal archives. She previously spent seven years as assistant curator of Historic Royal Palaces and is a trustee of Royal Collection Trust.

RÉCIT - Alors qu’à Berlin, une exposition se penche sur ce que savaient les contemporains du régime, les archives nationales américaines ont publié des millions de cartes de membres du parti nazi, permettant à chacun de se renseigner sur son histoire familiale.

LES ARCHIVES DU FIGARO - Ce jour-là, la Seconde Guerre mondiale prend fin en Europe avec l’acte de reddition de l’Allemagne nazie. Pour François Mauriac, voilà les peuples délivrés d’une «monstrueuse servitude».