Iraq gets back looted ancient artifacts from US, others

Over 17,000 looted ancient artifacts recovered from the United States and other countries were handed over to world-regions‘s Culture Ministry on Tuesday, a restitution described by the government as the largest in the country’s history. The majority of the artifacts date back 4,000 years to ancient Mesopotamia and were recovered from the U.S. in a…

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Pope resumes public audiences a month after major surgery

pope-francis” target=”_blank”>Pope Francis < Francis walked unaided to the center of the stage of a religion auditorium. He smiled as he gestured toward the visitors, before taking his seat in an upholstered chair and addressing several hundred pilgrims and tourists, who wore masks as part of the Vatican’s anti-pandemic measures for crowd situations. Near the…

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Garth Brooks considers ending his stadium tour as coronavirus cases rise in the US: 'It breaks my heart'

garth-brooks” target=”_blank”>Garth Brooks< cases popping up throughout the United States.  In a statement issued on Tuesday, Brooks said he’ll play the next two shows scheduled in Kansas City and Lincoln, Nebraska, but will not put tickets on sale for the next planned stop, Seattle in September. Brooks was already scheduled to take a three-week break…

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