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CTV News
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
200-year-old condom decorated with erotic art goes on display in Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum
This image made available by the Rijksmueum shows a condom with print, circa 1830, displayed at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum. (Kelly Schenk/Rijksmuseum via AP) THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Netherlands' national museum has a new object on display that merges art with Amsterdam's infamous Red Light District: a nearly 200-year-old condom, emblazoned with erotic art. The Rijksmuseum said in a statement that the playful prophylactic, believed to be made around 1830 from a sheep's appendix, 'depicts both the playful and the serious side of sexual health.' It is part of an exhibition called 'Safe Sex?' about 19th century sex work that opened on Tuesday. The condom, possibly a souvenir from a brothel, is decorated with an erotic image of a nun and three clergymen. The phrase 'This is my choice' is written along the sheath in French. According to the museum, this is a reference to the Pierre-Auguste Renoir painting 'The Judgment of Paris,' which depicts the Trojan prince Paris judging a beauty contest between three goddesses. The condom is on display until the end of November. Written by Molly Quell, The Associated Press
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Equatorial Guinea prevails in dispute with neighboring Gabon over oil-rich islands
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Judges at the top U.N. court sided with the West African country of Equatorial Guinea in a fight with neighboring Gabon over which treaty settled the ownership of three largely uninhabited oil-rich islands. The decision effectively hands the islands to Equatorial Guinea. The countries brought their dispute to The International Court of Justice in 2021, asking judges to determine what legal agreement settles the possession of the oil-rich islands. The 15-judge panel found a 1900 treaty between Spain and France, which divided up colonial holdings, to be the ultimate authority. A later agreement, known as the 1974 Bata Convention, which gives the islands to Gabon, was dismissed as 'not a treaty having the force of law,' Judge Julia Sebutinde said. The document was contested by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon did not produce an original copy for the court. Equatorial Guinea had control of the territory until 1972, when Gabon took over the largest island, Mbanie, in a military skirmish. When oil was discovered in coastal waters, the dispute reignited. The economies of both countries are highly dependent on oil, but production from existing areas has been in decline in recent years. The countries asked the court to settle the ownership question after repeatedly failing in efforts to find a diplomatic solution. Molly Quell, The Associated Press
