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Britain’s Sunak cancels meeting with Greek PM in row over Parthenon sculptures

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Britain’s Sunak cancels meeting with Greek PM in row over Parthenon sculptures

ATHENS/LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis accused his British counterpart Rishi Sunak of cancelling a scheduled meeting in London on Tuesday in a diplomatic row over the status of the Parthenon Sculptures. Greece has repeatedly asked the British Museum to permanently return the 2,500-year-old sculptures that British diplomat Lord Elgin removed … Read more

Scientists unveil recreation of sacrificed Inca maiden in Peru

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Scientists unveil recreation of sacrificed Inca maiden in Peru

AREQUIPA, Peru, Oct 24 (Reuters) – The reconstructed head and torso of a young girl likely sacrificed to appease Incan gods was unveiled in Peru on Tuesday, with three-dimensional scans of her mummy helping produce the lifelike recreation more than 500 years after her death. Scientists from both Peru and Poland used digital scans of … Read more