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Row over Bosnia's Jewish treasure raising funds for Gaza
AFP, Published on 27/08/2025
» SARAJEVO — Bosnia's national museum has defended a decision to donate funds from the display of a precious Jewish manuscript to the people of Gaza.
Library user borrows rare Chinese artwork, returns fakes: US officials
AFP, Published on 08/08/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - A California library user who allegedly took home rare Chinese manuscripts and returned fake ones in their place has been charged with $216,000-worth of theft, US officials said Thursday.
World's oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible sells for $38m
AFP, Published on 18/05/2023
» NEW YORK: A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old sold for US$38.1 million in New York on Wednesday, setting a record for the most valuable manuscript ever sold at auction.
World's oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible heads to auction
AFP, Published on 16/02/2023
» NEW YORK - A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old is set to be sold at auction in New York for up to an estimated $50 million, Sotheby's announced Wednesday.
Ancient Buddhist city threatened by Chinese copper mine
AFP, Published on 22/06/2022
» MES AYNAK, Afghanistan: An ancient Buddhist city carved out of immense peaks near Kabul is in danger of disappearing forever, swallowed up by a Chinese consortium exploiting one of the world's largest copper deposits.
Mystery solved? FBI arrest suspect in manuscript theft scam
AFP, Published on 08/01/2022
» NEW YORK - A mystery that has shaken the literary world for years -- the theft of hundreds of unpublished manuscripts from distinguished authors -- may finally be about to be solved.
Einstein's handwritten notes fetch record price at Paris auction
AFP, Published on 24/11/2021
» PARIS: Albert Einstein's handwritten notes for the theory of relativity fetched a record €11.6 million (US$13 million) at an auction in Paris on Tuesday.
Rare Einstein manuscript set to fetch millions
AFP, Published on 23/11/2021
» PARIS - Albert Einstein's handwritten notes for the theory of relativity are being auctioned in Paris on Tuesday, expected to fetch millions of euros.
Ethiopia hails return of looted artefacts
AFP, Published on 20/11/2021
» ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia on Saturday hailed the return of precious artefacts looted by British soldiers more than 150 years ago, after a long campaign for their restitution.
Original copy of US constitution auctioned for $43m
AFP, Published on 19/11/2021
» NEW YORK: An extremely rare original copy of the US constitution was sold on Thursday for $43 million -- a world record for a historical document at auction, Sotheby's said.