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Iraq gets back looted ancient artifacts from US, others

Over 17,000 looted ancient artifacts recovered from the United States and other countries were handed over to Iraq’s Culture Ministry on Tuesday, a restitution described by the government as the largest in the country’s history. The…
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British Museum, TEFAF team up to restore glass artifacts damaged in Beirut explosion

It has been almost one year since two explosions rocked the port of Beirut, killing more than 200, injuring over 6,000 and leaving hundreds of thousands without a home. The incident, which occurred on Aug. 4, 2020, caused significant damage…
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Tim Berners-Lee Sells Digital Artifact for $5.4 Million

The original code for the World Wide Web in the form of a non-fungible "NFT", written by Internet inventor Tim Berners-Lee, has sold for $5.4 million at an auction held by Sotheby's. Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, born…
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