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Two British brothers have been sentenced to prison for the theft of three Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) artifacts from a Swiss museum. The stolen items, including two bowls and a vase, are estimated to be worth around 3.5 million pounds ($4.4 million), according to a report by the UK media outlet Daily Mail on Tuesday.
SEOUL, South Korea — Even for a nation that has perfected the provocative, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's declaration that he would abandon the existential goal of reconciling with rival South Korea was a shock. But a closer look shows it's the almost inevitable culmination of years of building tension.
The wild Amur leopard population is down to 200, possibly even lower than that. These big cats are threatened by poaching, deforestation and inbreeding.
Five people were injured in Novosibirsk as hot steam spurted in Russia’s latest utility system failure - a nationwide crisis that has left thousands to freeze in subzero temperatures.
Widening discounts for Russian grades and lower international benchmark prices dragged Russia’s oil export revenues down to a six-month low in December