For years, the Sicilian Mafia terrorised the Italian public and state, with its highest-profile killings that of anti-mafia judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino in 1992.
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2 years agoAustralia returned hundreds of artifacts from the Chinese trade ship Tek Sing to Indonesia 200 years after the vessel sank off the archipelago’s Bangka-Belitung islands with the loss of more than 1,600 lives and a cargo of nearly 350,000 porcelain pieces.
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2 years agoDuring a crisis, human ingenuity comes to the fore. Kelompok Seni Gotong Royong, a new Balinese art collective adopting cultural philosophies began in 2020 in response to the global economic downturn resulting from the pandemic. Its initial objective was to feed the families of the group’s members. This vision has evolved into community art and cultural education and sharing with those in need.
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