The Dutch are returning looted artifacts to Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Does it matter?
Cultural artifacts are handed back to Indonesia during a ceremony in Leiden, Netherlands, Monday, July 10,…
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Sol Kerzner’s Fish River Resort looted and abandoned after gang invasions
What was once a luxury Sol Kerzner resort in the Eastern Cape has been looted and stripped, allegedly by disgruntled community members.
“The site has been subjected to successive burglaries over the past few months, with an escalation over…
Naseeruddin Shah interview: The British looted us, The Mughals gave us so much
On a recent trip to Nainital, a local bookseller showed me a picture of Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah visiting her son’s makerspace farther up the hillside. Shah is thrilled to talk about it when I mention it during our chat. “It’s…
Indian scam call centres looted over $10 billion in 11 months from US senior citizens this year-…
Mehul Reuben DasDec 29, 2022 15:49:11 ISTData from the US’ Federal Bureau of Investigation or FBI showed that US citizens have lost more than $10 billion to call centres running scams. These call centres operate as startups or fake customer…
Germany returns looted artifacts to Nigeria to rectify a ‘dark colonial history’
Looted Benin Bronzes that were returned by Germany to Nigeria are examined during a ceremony in Abuja on…
Germany Returns Looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria After a Century
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Germany is returning 20 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria more than a century after they were looted by British colonists, a step described by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock as long overdue.…
A London museum agrees to return more than 70 pieces of looted Nigerian art
The Horniman Museum's collection of artifacts from the ancient kingdom of Benin includes 12 brass plaques,…
Oxford University may return items looted from Nigeria by Britain in 1897
Oxford University could return almost 100 artefacts that were looted by British colonial forces in 1897, after Nigeria requested the repatriation of the cultural items this year.The 97 objects, including bronzes, were taken from Benin City…
Ukraine says Turkey has halted Russian vessel carrying looted grain
Turkish authorities have detained a Russian cargo ship accused of carrying stolen grain from Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian diplomat said, as Ankara faces growing pressure from Kyiv to take action over the looting of its resources.Vasyl…
Activists take aim at the buyers of looted antiquities
A still from a video by The Clooney Foundation for Justice showing the Ain Dara archeological site storage…