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British museum suing ex-curator over alleged theft of nearly 2,000 items

London, Mar 27 (UNI) The British Museum has filed a lawsuit against former curator Peter Higgs, who has been alleged to have stolen almost 2,000 artifacts from the museum's collections and offered them for sale online, UK media have reported.

The Independent reported that the museum filed the lawsuit on Tuesday. The report cited lawyers for the museum as saying that Higgs, who was fired in 2023 after over 1,8000 items disappeared, "abused his position of trust" to steal the artifacts from storerooms over a decade.
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Press freedom declining globally ahead of election year

03 May 2024 | 9:44 PM

Tampa, May 3 (UNI) Press freedom is in decline all over the world, with political crackdowns on journalists and independent media outlets rising steeply ahead of a general election set to be held in multiple countries in 2024, international press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Friday.

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China's Chang'e-6 Lunar Probe successfully enters Earth-Moon transit orbit CNSA

03 May 2024 | 6:25 PM

Beijing, May 3 (UNI) China's Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket has successfully launched the Chang'e-6 lunar probe into the Earth-Moon transit orbit, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Friday.

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Erdogan says wants to launch 'softening process' in Turkish politics

03 May 2024 | 5:58 PM

Ankara, May 3 (UNI) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday he wanted to launch a "softening process" in Turkish politics after talks with opposition leader Ozgur Ozel.

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Fire with toxic smoke breaks out at Diehl defence company plant in Berlin

03 May 2024 | 5:47 PM

Berlin, May 3 (UNI) A fire with toxic smoke has broken out at a metallurgical plant of German defence industry company Diehl Metal Applications GmbH that specialises in the production of IRIS-T air defence systems, the B.Z.-Berlin newspaper reported on Friday.

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Three killed, 8 injured in blast in SW Pakistan

03 May 2024 | 5:27 PM

Islamabad, May 3 (UNI) At least 3 people were killed, and eight others injured on Friday in a blast in Khuzdar district of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, police said.

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