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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaMona: Art museum loses court case over women’s-only exhibitPublished5 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Jesse HunnifordImage caption, The Ladies Lounge exhibit was introduced to Mona at the end of 2020By Hannah RitchieBBC NewsMen will soon be allowed to enter a women’s only artwork in Australia, following a high-stakes court case over the matter.The Ladies Lounge exhibit at Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) sought to highlight historic misogyny by banning male visitors. After being denied entry, a man sued for illegal discrimination, which he won on Tuesday. “We are deeply disappointed by this decision,” a Mona representative said. The lounge – which contains some of the museum’s most-acclaimed works, from Picasso to Sidney Nolan – has been open since 2020. It was designed to take the concept of an old Australian pub – a space which largely excluded women until 1965 – and turn it on its head, offering champagne and five-star service to female attendants, while refusing males at the door. Jason Lau, a New South Wales resident who visited Mona in April of last year, was one such male. Representing himself throughout the case, he argued that the museum had violated the state’s anti-discrimination act by failing to provide “a fair provision of goods and services in line with the law” to him and other ticket holders who didn’t identify as female.The museum had responded by claiming the rejection Mr Lau and others like him had felt was part of the artwork, and that the law in Tasmania allowed for discrimination if it was “designed to promote equal opportunity” for a group of people who had been historically disadvantaged. In his ruling, Richard Grueber dismissed the argument – finding that it was “not apparent” how preventing men from experiencing the famous artworks held within the Ladies Lounge achieved that goal. Throughout the case, the museum’s supporters, including artist Kirsha Kaechele – who created the Ladies Lounge – had used the courtroom as a space for performance art, wearing navy uniforms and engaging in synchronised movements. Mr Grueber said that while the behaviour of the women hadn’t disrupted the hearing, it was “inappropriate, discourteous and disrespectful, and at worst contumelious and contemptuous”.His decision to allow men access to the exhibit will come into effect in 28 days. Ms Kaechele previously told the BBC the case had felt like her artwork was coming to life and signalled she would fight it all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary. But she also noted that having the Ladies Lounge shut down could help drive home its intended message. “If you were just looking at it from an aesthetic standpoint, being forced to close would be pretty powerful.”Related TopicsTasmaniaArtAustraliaMore on this storyA museum tried reverse misogyny. Now a man is suingPublished20 MarchTop StoriesMan arrested after woman stabbed pushing pramPublished3 minutes agoSecurity raised ahead of Champions League matchesPublished5 minutes agoLive. 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![BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaEthiopia’s CBE bank recovers $10m taken during technical glitchPublished4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, AFPImage caption, The bank lost more than $14m during the glitch on 16 MarchBy Kalkidan YibeltalBBC News, Addis AbabaEthiopia’s largest bank says it has recovered almost three-quarters of the $14m (£12m) it lost in a glitch that allowed customers to withdraw more money than they had in their accounts. Abe Sano, head of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) said on Tuesday about $10m has been recovered. Thousands of customers returned the cash voluntarily. Mr Sano warned those who had not will face criminal charges.Most of the money was withdrawn by university students.On 16 March, news of the glitch spread across universities – largely via messaging apps and phone calls – and long lines were seen at campus cash machines.The bank has never explained exactly what the problem was, but the CBE said the glitch was not the result of a cyber-attack and that customers should not be worried as their personal accounts were intact.Latest updates from the African continentAt least three universities released statements advising students to return any money not belonging to them that they may have taken from the bank.In an interview with the BBC’s Newsday programme last week Mr Abe said the CBE was already in the process of reporting customers to the police.”There is no way that they can escape because they are digital [transactions] and they are our customers. We know them. They are traceable and they are legally accountable for what they did,” he said.Initial reports said that more than $40m was lost in the technical glitch. A CBE employee told the BBC it was harder to find money transferred to other banks than to trace sums moved to another CBE account. A total of 490,000 transactions were made before CBE realised there was a problem.More than 38 million people hold accounts at the CBE, which was established 82 years ago.You may also be interested in:Listen to Abe Sano’s Newsday interview -s’No escape’ for bank clients who profited from glitchEA quick guide to Ethiopia country profileRelated TopicsEthiopiaAround the BBCFocus on Africa podcastTop StoriesLive. Ship that collided with Baltimore bridge lost power – governorWatch: The critical moments before ship hit Baltimore bridge. VideoWatch: The critical moments before ship hit Baltimore bridgePublished3 hours agoLive. Israel claims UN ceasefire resolution has damaged negotiations with HamasFeaturesWhat we know about Baltimore bridge collapseIn pictures: Baltimore bridge collapseKate rumours linked to Russian disinformationWho is Julian Assange and why is he facing extradition?How do I know if my smart meter is broken?Striking kite-flying picture scoops top prizeHow much is the BBC licence fee and what does it pay for?Bowen: Biden has decided strong words are not enough19th Century law fires up anti-abortion pushElsewhere on the BBCConquering Everest’s ‘Death Zone’ on skisFind out how a Japanese alpinist became the first person to ski down Mount EverestAttributionSounds’You do feel like you’re invincible’Why are so many young men risking their lives on the UK’s roads?AttributioniPlayerHow Trump’s golf dream turned into a nightmare…His controversial golf development in Aberdeenshire was greenlit with awful consequencesAttributionSoundsHow many big hits from 1995 will you remember?Featuring Ace of Base, The Rolling Stones, Oasis, David Bowie and many moreAttributioniPlayerMost Read1Two junior ministers quit government2North Korea censors Alan Titchmarsh’s trousers3Kate rumours linked to Russian disinformation4Russia blames West and Kyiv for Moscow jihadist attack5Thief sold stolen gems to at least 45 buyers, museum says6Tory’s mayoral contest ad showed New York not London7BBC to explore reform of licence fee8Assange judges seek no death penalty pledge from US9Papa Johns pizza to shut nearly a tenth of UK sites10What we know about Baltimore bridge collapse](https://newsinsightplus.com/wp-content/uploads/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/CA45/production/_133018715_gettyimages-1824622564.jpg)
![BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & Canada’A long time coming’: Two Canadians switched at birth receive formal apologyPublished34 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingThis video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Watch: Two men swapped at birth get apology from Canadian provinceBy Nadine YousifBBC News, TorontoIt was a simple at-home DNA testing kit, a Christmas day gift, that upended the lives of two Canadian men forever. Richard Beauvais, from the coastal town of Sechelt, British Columbia, grew up his whole life believing he was indigenous. But the test he took showed that he had a mix of Ukrainian, Ashkenazi Jewish and Polish ancestry. Around the same time and nearly 1,500 miles (2,400km) away, the sister of Eddy Ambrose from Winnipeg, Manitoba, who was raised in a Ukrainian family, also took a DNA test, and discovered that she was not related to Eddy.Rather, Mr Beauvais was her biological brother.This led to a life-changing revelation: that two men – Richard Beauvais and Eddy Ambrose – were born on the same day at the same hospital in the small town of Arborg, Manitoba, in 1955, but were switched at birth and taken home by each other’s biological parents.These people took DNA tests. The results changed their livesOn Thursday – nearly 70 years later – Mr Beauvais and Mr Ambrose received a formal apology in person from Manitoba’s Premier Wab Kinew, for the trauma they endured because of the mix-up. “I rise today to deliver an apology that has been a long time coming, for actions that harmed two children, two sets of parents and two families across many generations,” Mr Kinew said in the Manitoba Legislative Assembly. “We are sometimes asked to understand empathy and compassion by considering what it is like to walk a mile in another person’s shoes,” the premier remarked. “If that statement is true, our honoured guests here today will perhaps understand compassion and empathy on a level very few of us will be able to approach.”In their early years, the two had led starkly different lives, their lawyer Bill Gange told the BBC. Mr Beauvais, 68, was raised Métis – an indigenous people in Canada of mixed indigenous and European ancestry. His father died when he was three years old, leaving him responsible for his younger siblings while his mother struggled with the loss. He attended a day school for indigenous children, and was later forcibly taken from his family in the Sixties Scoop – an assimilationist policy in Canada where indigenous children were placed either in foster care, or were adopted outside of their communities.Meanwhile, Mr Ambrose grew up on a farm in rural Manitoba, “with a very loving and very supportive Ukrainian ancestral family”, said Mr Gagne, where he listened to Ukrainian folk songs before bed. Though he, too, was later adopted after becoming an orphan at the age of 12. Throughout his life, Mr Ambrose was never aware of his indigenous ancestry. “They both have had who they thought they were stripped away because of this,” Mr Gange said.Image source, JOHN WOODS/The Canadian PressImage caption, Richard Beauvais (left) and Eddy Ambrose were switched at birth nearly 70 years agoFor many years, Mr Beauvais was proud to run the only all-indigenous fishing boat off the coast of British Columbia. “Now he realises that everybody’s indigenous but him,” Mr Gange said. “There is an enormous adjustment to their life stories.”In his apology, Mr Kinew shared that, remarkably, the two men’s lives slightly overlapped across the years.As a child, Mr Ambrose asked a girl from a few towns over to be on his baseball team at recess, Mr Kinew said, “not knowing that she was actually his biological sister”.And when he was a teenager, Mr Beauvais’ love of fishing brought him to the same shore as his biological sister, who was casting her rod beside him – the two unaware of their relation. Despite the losses, Mr Gange said that both are very proud of who they have become and of the families that raised them. They have also gained a new family through the discovery. Mr Ambrose has connected with his biological relatives, and has become a member of the Manitoba Métis Federation.Mr Beauvais, too, plans to connect with his biological family, and his two adult daughters have since tattooed “Ambrose” on their arms, to mark the last name their father would have had.The two men have also sought legal representation through Mr Gange to ask the province of Manitoba for both an apology and financial compensation. Mr Gange said that initially, the province did not comment on their ordeal and claimed that the hospital where the mistake occurred was municipally run, and therefore not its responsibility.But after a change in government that saw the election of Mr Kinew – Manitoba’s first indigenous premier since 1887 – the tone shifted.The apology is a significant admission “that a mistake was made, that has affected all of them”, Mr Gange said, referring to both Mr Beauvais and Mr Ambrose, as well as their families.”[It is] the premier, on behalf of the province, saying out loud and to their faces, ‘this should not have happened to you,’ and I think that is an important acknowledgement.”There has been no word, however, on whether the men will receive financial compensation, though Mr Gange said he will continue to push for it. The Winnipeg-based lawyer has successfully sought out compensation for other Canadians switched at birth in the past, but in those cases, the individuals were born in federally run hospitals.Mr Beauvais and Mr Ambrose are the third known case of a birth mix-up in Manitoba. Two other cases have been reported in the Atlantic province of Newfoundland. Mr Gange said it is difficult to know just how rare – or common – these stories are. He noted that Mr Beauvais and Mr Ambrose made the discovery “only through a fluke”, thanks to the DNA test kit. “This is just my own guess, but I believe that as [at-home DNA test kits] become more prevalent, you will find other cases like this.” Related TopicsManitobaBritish ColumbiaIndigenous CanadiansCanadaMore on this storySwitched at birth, then meeting aged 12Published24 October 2011Twins separated and sold at birth reunited by TikTokPublished26 JanuaryTop StoriesUS accuses Apple of monopolising smartphone marketPublished3 hours agoUK’s highest student loan revealed to be £231,000Published48 minutes agoConcerns raised over Steve Barclay’s role in waste projectPublished2 hours agoFeatures’I want the £45,000 state pension that was stolen from me’A museum tried reverse misogyny. 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