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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.

Stolen korowai returned

(New Zealand)

Jessica Tyson (2018). Stolen korowai returned. Maori Television. 2 July.

Meet the expert who will destroy the value of your art for free

(France)

James Tarmy (2018). Meet the expert who will destroy the value of your art for free. The Malaysian Reserve. 2 July.