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Dutch probe of stolen artefacts delves into colonial history

(Netherlands)

Fleur Launspach (2018). Dutch probe of stolen artefacts delves into colonial history. Al Jazeera. 27 March.

Here's What Protects Shipwrecks From Looters and Hacks

(United States of America)

George Dvorsky (2018). Here's What Protects Shipwrecks From Looters and Hacks. Gizmodo. 27 March.

Nelson Mandela's golden hand casts sell for $10m in bitcoin

(South Africa)

BBC News (2018). Nelson Mandela's golden hand casts sell for $10m in bitcoin. BBC News. 27 March.

An Instagram-Baiting Museum in Indonesia Is Ripping Off Chris Burden and Yayoi Kusama

(Indonesia)

Sarah Cascone (2018). An Instagram-Baiting Museum in Indonesia Is Ripping Off Chris Burden and Yayoi Kusama. ArtNet News. 26 March.

Police detain 2 residents of Kyiv on suspicion of stealing bust of Lesya Ukrainka

(Ukraine)

Interfax Ukraine (2018). Police detain 2 residents of Kyiv on suspicion of stealing bust of Lesya Ukrainka. Kyiv Post. 25 March.

Auckland's Lindauer ram-raid a mystery one year on

(New Zealand)

Kurt Bayer (2018). Auckland's Lindauer ram-raid a mystery one year on. New Zealand Herald. 25 March.

High costs and terror fears keep Britons from museums

(United Kingdom)

Vanessa Thorpe (2018). High costs and terror fears keep Britons from museums. The Guardian. 24 March.

Belgian Police Discover 84 Pages of Stolen Albert Uderzo Art in Forest

(Belgium)

Rich Johnston (2018). Belgian Police Discover 84 Pages of Stolen Albert Uderzo Art in Forest. Bleeding Cool. 24 March.

100 years after the battlefield looting, the Shellal mosaic remains controversial

(Australia; Palestine)

Paul Daley (2018). 100 years after the battlefield looting, the Shellal mosaic remains controversial. The Guardian. 24 March.

Mongolia to recover dinosaur fossils from South Korea, France

(Mongolia; South Korea; France)

AKI Press (2018). Mongolia to recover dinosaur fossils from South Korea, France. AKI Press. 24 March.