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Ex-Librarian and Bookseller Plead Guilty to Stealing Rare Texts Worth $8 Million From Pennsylvania Library

(United States of America)

Theresa Machemer (2020). Ex-Librarian and Bookseller Plead Guilty to Stealing Rare Texts Worth $8 Million From Pennsylvania Library. Smithsonian. 15 January.

Odisha: Precious 12th Century Idol Stolen From Temple In Puri

(India)

Ommcom News (2019). Odisha: Precious 12th Century Idol Stolen From Temple In Puri. Ommcom News. 6 August.

India's geologists champion law to protect fossil treasures

(India)

Priyanka Pulla (2019). India's geologists champion law to protect fossil treasures. Nature. 5 August.

In defence of the catalogue raisonné

(General)

Jo Lawson-Tancred (2019). In defence of the catalogue raisonné. Apollo. 5 August.

Admiral's portrait sails home from US, 50 years after theft

(United Kingdom; United States of America)

Rachel Burford (2019). Admiral's portrait sails home from US, 50 years after theft. Evening Standard. 5 August.

Three Munich Museums Restitute 9 Nazi-Looted Artworks to the Heirs of Jewish Collectors

(Germany)

Kate Brown (2019). Three Munich Museums Restitute 9 Nazi-Looted Artworks to the Heirs of Jewish Collectors. ArtNet News. 5 August.

Time is ripe to fight for return of African artefacts

(Kenya)

John Kamau (2019). Time is ripe to fight for return of African artefacts. Daily Nation. 4 August.

Cops probe three thefts of historic artefacts from Perthshire

(United Kingdom)

Rachel Clark (2019). Cops probe three thefts of historic artefacts from Perthshire. Daily Record. 4 August.

1,000-year-old Quran recovered from smugglers

(Turkey)

Anadolu Agency (2019). 1,000-year-old Quran recovered from smugglers. Hurriyet Daily News. 3 August.

Christie's Worked With the FBI to Return Art Looted by Nazis

(Germany; United States of America)

Helen Holmes (2019). Christie's Worked With the FBI to Return Art Looted by Nazis. Observer. 2 August.