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US returns 30 stolen antique artworks to Cambodia
US returns 30 stolen antique artworks to Cambodia
World
by  AFP

The United States on Monday returned 30 stolen works of art and antiquities to Cambodia that had been looted from the southeast Asian nation, including from an ancient Khmer city, and illegally trafficked around the world for decades.

Surveillance of opposition leader was 'unacceptable': Greek PM
Surveillance of opposition leader was 'unacceptable': Greek PM
World
by  AFP

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis acknowledged Monday that the intelligence service's surveillance of the head of the socialist opposition's mobile phone was "politically unacceptable". The decision by the EYP, Greece's intelligence service, to launch the surveillance was "politically unacceptable".

'Grease' star Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73
'Grease' star Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73
World
by  AFP

Singer Olivia Newton-John, who gained worldwide fame as the high school sweetheart Sandy in the hit movie "Grease", died on Monday after a 30-year battle with cancer. The high school sweetheart-turned-bad girl resonated with audiences worldwide, and continues to capture hearts decades after the movie was released.

Mexico to use underwater drone in search for trapped miners
Mexico to use underwater drone in search for trapped miners
World
by  AFP

Rescuers will deploy an underwater drone as part of efforts to save 10 workers trapped for five days in a flooded coal mine in northern Mexico, authorities said Monday. "We're hurrying to remove the water so that the rescuers can enter," said President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who visited the site on Sunday and urged intensified efforts to save the miners.

Trial of 56 suspected IS fighters begins in Libya
Trial of 56 suspected IS fighters begins in Libya
Africa
by  AFP

The trial opened Monday in Libya's western city of Misrata of 56 suspected Islamic State group militants captured after the 2016 fall of its bastion Sirte. The IS group captured the central city of Sirte in 2015, setting up a stronghold before being driven out the following year by forces loyal to the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity in power at the time.

US news site Axios agrees to $525 mn buyout
US news site Axios agrees to $525 mn buyout
Business and Economy
by  AFP

US news website Axios, which has shot to prominence since its 2016 founding, has agreed to a $525 million deal to sell itself to US telecom group Cox Enterprises, the firms said Monday. Cox Enterprises was founded as a family business in 1898 and is now based in Atlanta in the US state of Georgia.