US returns stolen artifacts to Italy
The United States on Thursday returned to Italy stolen artifacts worth at least $90,000, dating back as far as the 8th century BC but looted and trafficked overseas, officials said.
May 28, 2017
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The United States on Thursday returned to Italy stolen artifacts worth at least $90,000, dating back as far as the 8th century BC but looted and trafficked overseas, officials said.
A painting seized by Turkish authorities that was reported to be a stolen Picasso is a fake, the Picasso Administration, charged with managing the artist’s estate, said on Monday.
Betis Church in Guagua, Pampanga, is set to implement measures to prevent illicit traffic of its movable properties, following the theft of the centuries-old ivory image of the Child Jesus last January, around the feast day of the Santo Niño.
Let this be a warning to commuters who ride the jeepneys along Chino Roces Avenue (formerly Pasong Tamo Street) in Makati. I almost got mugged one Friday at 8:30 p.m.
For the past decades, a number of important santos or religious icons have been stolen from either churches or exhibitions. Most remain unrecovered.
Girls, keep your “It” bags close to your body as you get out of your car. Bag snatchers more and more are finding that is the perfect moment to strike, more than when you’re eating in the resto or strolling absent-mindedly in the mall.
Art dealers and buyers beware: Criminal syndicates have developed a taste for fine art and, moving like a pack of wolves, they know exactly what to get their filthy paws on and how to pass the blame on to unsuspecting gallery staffers or art collectors.
All Amanda (not her real name) wanted to do last Friday was try a very specialized ballet-inspired workout for the first time. She went to the workout studio in an upscale spa and paid P1,500 for three sessions.
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