Melania Trump sculpture set ablaze
Ljubljana: A quirky wooden sculpture of US First Lady Melania Trump near her hometown in Slovenia was reported to have been set on fire, prompting its removal, a media report said on Thursday.
Brad Downey, the Berlin-based American artist who commissioned the statue, said it was targeted on July 4, said the BBC report.
The White House has not responded to the development. The sculpture was carved out of a tree trunk on the outskirts of Sevnica, her hometown in central Slovenia. (IANS)
Seoul mayor reported missing
Seoul: The mayor of South Korean capital Seoul has been reported missing and police are searching for him on Thursday.
Police officers said they are looking for Mayor Park Won-soon at Seoul’s Sungbuk neighborhood where his mobile phone signal was last detected. They said Park’s mobile phone was currently turned off. His daughter called police earlier on Thursday and said her father has been unaccounted for, the police officers said, requesting anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to media on the matter. (AP)
9-yr-old boy hurt in Atlanta shooting
Atlanta: Three people, including a 9-year-old boy, were shot and wounded in Atlanta, police said. The shooting happened on Wednesday night in East Atlanta Village around 9:30 p.m., news outlets reported. Atlanta police spokesman Officer Anthony Grant said officers found one man with a gunshot wound in his buttocks, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Witnesses told police more people were shot during the incident. A man and a 9-year-old boy were later found at a hospital. The man was shot in the hand and the boy suffered gunshot wounds to both legs. (AP)
London’s National Gallery reopens
London: The National Gallery in London has reopened its doors to visitors after being closed for more than 100 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the first big museum to open in England after the lockdown easing, the gallery reopened on Wednesday with three one-way art routes of about 25 to 35 minutes through the collections, encouraging visitors to wear masks, reports Xinhua news agency.
The gallery’s director Gabriele Finaldi said the one-way routes were not compulsory and people were allowed to linger, but if a room gets busy, staff may ask people to move on. (IANS)
