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The Lombok Treasure, looted by Dutch soldiers in 1894 is being returned to Indonesia
Netherlands to return looted colonial treasures to Indonesia and Sri Lanka
AMSTERDAM — The Netherlands is set to hand back hundreds of precious artifacts taken from Indonesia and Sri Lanka during its colonial period.Objects to be returned include a gem-encrusted bronze cannon and a looted cache of jewels from the "Lombok treasure".A report had urged the government to return items if countries request them.The agreed restitution comes as the Netherlands increasingly confronts its colonial past.Other countries have also begun returning precious looted artifacts in recent years. Notable examples include British and German museums signing over some of the so-called Benin Bronzes stolen from Nigeria during a large-scale 1897 British military expedition."[This is] the first time that we are returning objects that should never have been in the...
July 07, 2023

Netherlands to return looted colonial treasures to Indonesia and Sri Lanka

Two men sit on a bench on the periphery of the Hampstead Heath Heritage Festival, which is a celebration of old England on Hampstead Heath in London.
UK has one of the lowest life expectancies among rich countries
LONDON — Researchers have revealed why British people are dying younger than their European counterparts.A damning report has offered an explanation behind why the United Kingdom (UK) has one of the lowest life expectancies among rich nations.It found that a decline in the country's national healthcare service (NHS) -- which authors wrote "has seen better days" -- is to blame.The report, published on June 26 by charity The King’s Fund, compared the UK to 18 other major economies, finding its healthcare system is "underperforming significantly" in several aspects.In the UK, average life expectancy at birth was 81 years, according to 2021 data from the World Bank -- the same as in Slovenia, Portugal, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Austria.It was higher in...
July 07, 2023

UK has one of the lowest life expectancies among rich countries

Judge Mans Wigen said Sweden's bid to join Nato had no bearing on the verdict
Sweden jails Kurdish separatist for financing terrorism
STOCKHOLM — A Swedish court has jailed a Kurdish man for four-and-a-half years for crimes including attempting to finance terrorism.It is the first time Sweden's updated terror laws have been used in a case involving the Kurdish militant PKK.Turkey has long called on Stockholm to crack down on Kurdish separatists.Sweden's bid to join Nato has been delayed principally by Turkey's demand that it extradites dozens of people it views as terrorists.Nato members meet in Lithuania next Tuesday, when Sweden is hoping to be welcomed into the Western defensive alliance.President Joe Biden told the Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson this week that the US was "anxiously looking forward" to his country's membership.Addressing Stockholm district court on Thursday, Judge...
July 06, 2023

Sweden jails Kurdish separatist for financing terrorism

An air ambulance lands on Wimbledon Common in response to the incident.
Child dies as car crashes into elementary school in Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON — A child has been killed after a car crashed into an elementary school in southwest London, injuring six other children and two adults, London’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement. Police also said that the driver of the vehicle, a woman in her 40s, has been “arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.” The incident is not being treated as terror-related. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, called the serious collision “absolutely devastating.” In a tweet, Khan said his “heart goes out to everyone affected” and urged people to avoid the area to allow emergency services free access.” “An investigation is underway to understand the full circumstances and I continue to stay in close contact with the Met and other emergency...
July 06, 2023

Child dies as car crashes into elementary school in Wimbledon

Excavations revealed artefacts in deep Ice Age sediments preserved on a hillside above the Medway Valley
Giant stone artifacts found on rare Ice Age site in Kent
LONDON — Researchers in Kent have unearthed some of the largest early prehistoric stone tools ever found in Britain.Excavations revealed artifacts in deep Ice Age sediments preserved on a hillside above the Medway Valley.A total of 800 artifacts, thought to be more than 300,000 years old and buried in material that filled a sinkhole and ancient river channel were discovered.Senior archaeologist Letty Ingrey said the discovery included a footlong hand axe almost too big to be handled.Ms Ingrey, of UCL Institute of Archaeology, said: "We describe these tools as giants when they are over 22cm long, and we have two in this size range."The biggest, a colossal 29.5cm in length, is one of the longest ever found in Britain."These hand axes are so big it's difficult to imagine...
July 06, 2023

Giant stone artifacts found on rare Ice Age site in Kent

Prigozhin's mutiny saw Wagner take over military facilities in the city of Rostov-on-Don
Wagner boss Prigozhin is in Russia, Belarus ruler Lukashenko says
MINSK — Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin -- who led a short-lived rebellion in Russia last month -- is in Russia and not Belarus, the leader of Belarus says.Prigozhin's whereabouts have been a mystery since the mutiny.Under the deal to end the stand-off, charges against him were dropped and he was offered a move to Belarus.But on Thursday Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko said: "As for Prigozhin, he's in St Petersburg. He is not on the territory of Belarus."Lukashenko had helped broker the deal to end the mutiny, and just over a week ago said Prigozhin had arrived in Belarus.The BBC tracked Prigozhin's private jet flying to Belarus in late June, and returning to Russia the same evening.It has since made several flights between St Petersburg and Moscow although it is...
July 06, 2023

Wagner boss Prigozhin is in Russia, Belarus ruler Lukashenko says

Europe’s last Ariane-5 rocket blasts off from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana.
Europe's Ariane-5 rocket completes final launch
PARIS — The Ariane-5, Europe's heavy-lift rocket, has flown its final mission.The vehicle, which has underpinned the continent's access to space for nearly three decades, ended its career by taking up two telecoms satellites.It is generally agreed to have been a highly successful launcher, having suffered only two outright failures in 117 outings.But the Ariane-5's retirement leaves Europe in a difficult position, with no replacement ready to take over.The next-generation rocket, the Ariane-6, is still going through a development and testing phase and may not make its debut until next year.To compound matters, Europe can no longer use Russian Soyuz rockets, and its smaller vehicle, the Vega-C, has been benched following an in-flight failure last December.European satellites...
July 06, 2023

Europe's Ariane-5 rocket completes final launch


UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Cleverly and Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein Hussein meet in London on Tuesday. — courtesy Iraqi Foreign Ministry/Facebook
UK, Iraq agree on cementing ties, acting jointly for mutual interests
LONDON — The United Kingdom and Iraq have agreed to strengthen their bilateral relations affirming joint commitment to work together for shared regional and global interests, the Foreign Office declared in a freshly released statement.It said the agreement came during the second Strategic Dialogue (held July 3-4), comprising senior officials from the two countries, namely the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and James Cleverly, UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.The ministers agreed to develop and further cooperation on a wide range of sectors, including economic reforms where both sides welcomed the government of Iraq's ambitious economic reform agenda — and agreed on the necessity of rapidly delivering non-oil...
July 05, 2023

UK, Iraq agree on cementing ties, acting jointly for mutual interests

Police officers walk near a protest in Paris on June 30, 2023.
Fundraiser for French police officer who shot teen dead dwarfs one for victim’s family
PARIS — After a police officer in France shot dead unarmed 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk during a traffic stop in Paris last week, two fundraisers were set up. One, to support the teen’s mother. The other, for the family of the police officer who shot him.By early Wednesday morning, the fundraiser for the police officer had raised a final total of more than €1.6 million ($1.7 million), while that for Nahel had topped €400,000 ($450,000). More than 85,000 people had donated to support the police officer, while just over 21,000 had donated to support Nahel.What explains this divergence? And what does it tell us about French politics?The fundraiser for the police officer, who has been charged with voluntary homicide, was set up by French media personality and former politician Jean...
July 05, 2023

Fundraiser for French police officer who shot teen dead dwarfs one for victim’s family

Smoke billows from a car damaged during a Russian strike on a residential building near eastern Kharkiv, July 4.
Ukraine war: At least 43 injured in daylight strike in Kharkiv region
KYIV — At least 43 people, including 12 children, have been injured after a missile struck the carpark of a residential building in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, local officials say.What is believed to be a Russian Iskander missile landed in the town of Pervomaisky at about 13:30 local time Tuesday.Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said there were only residential buildings in the area.A one-year-old and a 10-month-old were reportedly among the injured.Kostin said targeting the residential buildings amounted to another war crime from Russia.Oleg Sinegubov, the Kharkiv regional governor posted several pictures of the damaged building to Telegram. They showed smashed windows, dark smoke clouds and an overturned car."At least half of the neighbourhood is in an uninhabitable...
July 05, 2023

Ukraine war: At least 43 injured in daylight strike in Kharkiv region

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