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Thailand: Chinese art stolen from French castle
Thieves have broken into Fontainebleau palace and stolen 15 Chinese artefacts in a lightning raid, the French culture ministry has said.The Chinese Museum at the Chateau de Fontainebleau [Credit: FMR/Chateau de Fontainebleau]The robbery, at the Empress' Chinese Museum housed by the palace, was over in seven minutes, the authoritie…
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Near East: Work ongoing to put Ani on UNESCO heritage list
Work is continuing at the ancient ruins of Ani, a 5,000-year-old Armenian city located on the Turkish-Armenian border in the eastern province of Kars, with an eye on including the site on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.Restorations will continue this year at the ancient site of Ani, on Turkey’s border with Armenia, where new artifac…