Italian police smash £30m international ancient artefact smuggling ring
(Italy)John Phillips, Justin Huggler (2018). Italian police smash £30m international ancient artefact smuggling ring. The Telegraph. 4 July.
Huge disparity in estimates to repair vandalised Ivan the Terrible painting
(Russia)Sophia Kishkovsky (2018). Huge disparity in estimates to repair vandalised Ivan the Terrible painting. The Art Newspaper. 4 July.
Egypt's smuggled treasures to Italy exhibited at Egyptian Museum
(Egypt)Egypt Today (2018). Egypt's smuggled treasures to Italy exhibited at Egyptian Museum. Egypt Today. 4 July.
Artefacts worth €40m recovered in raids across Europe
(Italy; Spain; Germany; United Kingdom)BBC News (2018). Artefacts worth €40m recovered in raids across Europe. BBC News. 4 July.
Njelele shrine bombed
(Zimbabwe)Zimbabwe Daily (2018). Njelele shrine bombed. Zimbabwe Daily. 3 July.
Old Master saga: expert hired by vendor to prove Saint Jerome's authenticity says it is a fake
(United States of America)Vincent Noce (2018). Old Master saga: expert hired by vendor to prove Saint Jerome's authenticity says it is a fake. The Art Newspaper. 3 July.
The US Postal Service Must Pay an Artist $3.5 Million After Accidentally Printing His Version of the Statue of Liberty on Billions of Stamps
(United States of America)Henri Neuendorf (2018). The US Postal Service Must Pay an Artist $3.5 Million After Accidentally Printing His Version of the Statue of Liberty on Billions of Stamps. ArtNet News. 3 July.
Global Fight Against Terror-Tainted Black Market Antiquities Intensifies
(United Kingdom)Maya Margit (2018). Global Fight Against Terror-Tainted Black Market Antiquities Intensifies. The Jerusalem Post. 3 July.
French and Swiss Museums to Share a Cézanne With a Murky Past
(France; Switzerland)Catherine Hickley (2018). French and Swiss Museums to Share a Cézanne With a Murky Past. The New York Times. 3 July.
Pompeii at risk from terrorists — and visitors
(Italy)Philip Willan (2018). Pompeii at risk from terrorists — and visitors. The Times. 2 July.