Hamburg to get Beatles statue
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A monument dedicated to the Beatles will be erected in Hamburg, Germany, where the band launched their international career.
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A statue of Nelson Mandela will be unveiled in central London.
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An appeal to erect a statue of  popular Manchester comedian, Les Dawson is being launched.
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Former South African president Nelson Mandela is to attend the unveiling next week of his statue opposite the British parliament, London Mayor Ken Livingstone said Friday.
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Ringo Starr, above, returned to his hometown of Liverpool, England, on Friday to help kick off the cityâs year as a European Capital of Culture, The Associated Press reported. The ex-Beatle joined Dave Stewart of Eurythmics in headlining an outdoor concert that included about 600 local musicians. On Saturday Mr. Starr is to appear in âLiverpool, the Musical,â a tribute to the cityâs musical heritage, which features the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and local rock groups. Each year two cities in the European Union are designated culture capitals.
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Sir Paul McCartney will provide the half-time entertainment at the Super Bowl - the slot filled by Janet Jackson last year.
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - An intergalactic celebration of The Beatles is launched on Monday with the beaming of their peace anthem "Across the Universe" into outer space.
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"Charging Bull," one of New York's  most recognized statues that once made a brief debut outside  the Stock Exchange, is for sale.
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Former South African president Nelson Mandela will watch Wednesday as a statue of him is unveiled outside the Houses of Parliament before dignitaries including Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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In a story Sept. 12 about the Royal Mail's plan to issue six stamps honoring The Beatles, The Associated Press erroneously said "Meet The Beatles" was the group's first album released in the United States. Instead. "Introducing The Beatles" on the Vee-Jay label appeared in the U.S. before "Meet The Beatles," according to Bruce Spizer, author of the book "The Beatles are Coming!"
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Bob Marley's records long ago went platinum. Now the Bank of Jamaica is releasing commemorative coins in gold and silver with the late reggae superstar's dreadlocked likeness.
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A statue and a gold wreath are to be returned to Greece by the Getty museum
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The Royal Mail is saluting the Beatles in January by releasing six commemorative stamps illustrated with memorable album covers.
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By DON BABWIN  CHICAGO - An effort to honor the NFC Champion Chicago Bears hit a snag Tuesday morning when a huge football helmet broke as it was being placed on one of the lion statues that stands guard outside the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Ronald Reagan's image will appear on a commemorative postage stamp to be issued early next year, Postal Service officials announced Wednesday.
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The makers of a movie starring Tom Cruise about a failed plot to kill Adolf Hitler will most likely be allowed to use a German memorial site after all, a spokesman for the Finance Ministry said on Friday.
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Israel wants to kiss and make up with the Beatles, above. Forty-three years after canceling the groupâs concert date in Israel, the country plans to deliver letters of apology to the two surviving members and to relatives of the dead Beatles, an official in Israelâs embassy in London told Agence France-Presse. In addition the survivors, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, were expected to be invited to perform in May at Israelâs 60th anniversary celebrations. The Hebrew-language Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot reported that the letter of apology said: âWe would like to take this opportunity to rectify a historic missed opportunity which unfortunately took place in 1965 when you were invited to Israel. Unfortunately the state of Israel canceled your performance in the country due to lack of budget and because several politicians in the Knesset had believed at the time that your performance might corrupt the minds of Israeli youth.â.