‘It Had Teeth’: A 3-Year-Old Discovers Ancient Treasure in Israel
While on a hike with her family, a child stumbled across a 3,800-year-old Egyptian amulet. It will go on display in an ...
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After historic Olympic election comes leadership issues for IOC president Kirsty Coventry
IOC President-elect Kirsty Coventry applauds during the International Olympic Committee 144th session in Costa Navarino, western Greece, Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) ...
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An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move
the city that in ancient times was the birthplace of the games that later inspired the modern Olympic Games. Greece’s culture minister, Lina Mendoni, attended a ceremony Friday at the museum ...
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Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman and first African to lead IOC
PYLOS, Greece–Kirsty Coventry smashed through the International Olympic Committee’s glass ceiling on Thursday to become the organization’s first female and first African president in its 130 ...
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Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president and is first woman, first African to lead global Olympic body
Kirsty Coventry reacts after she was announced as the new IOC President at the International Olympic Committee 144th session in Costa Navarino, western Greece, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP ...
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Greek guard charged in crackdown on antiquities smuggling rings
ATHENS (Reuters) – A guard protecting ancient sites in northern Greece has been charged with involvement in a crime ring smuggling out artefacts and selling them abroad, police officials said on ...
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Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president and is first woman, first African to lead global Olympic body
COSTA NAVARINO, Greece — (AP) — Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest ...
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Unveiling the Ancient Artefact Smuggling Ring in Greece
An ancient site guard in northern Greece was charged with participating in a smuggling ring selling artefacts abroad. Over 50 individuals are implicated in three gangs since 2024. Thousands of coins, ...
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Power, politics, and the Olympic prize: IOC race heats up on Greece's sunlit shores
PYLOS, Greece - The slow-burn race for the most powerful ... where the seven contenders for the International Olympic Committee presidency made their final moves ahead of a vote that will shape ...
U.S. News & World Report15d
Greek Guard Charged in Crackdown on Antiquities Smuggling Rings
ATHENS (Reuters) - A guard protecting ancient sites in northern Greece has been charged with involvement in a crime ring smuggling out artefacts and selling them abroad, police officials said on ...