British archaeologists who discovered hundreds of artefacts from a cluster of 17th century shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea have been accused of an ‘illicit excavation’. Enigma Recoveries, which led an expedition into the Levantine Basin off the coast of Cyprus, found 12 shipwrecks filled with Chinese porcelain, jugs, coffee pots, peppercorns and illicit tobacco pipes. The ships … Read more
Protective face masks destined for Berlin have been allegedly intercepted at a Thailand airport and diverted instead to the US. Angry German officials have blasted Donald Trump for the move, accusing Washington of ‘modern day piracy’. The shipment of 200,000 FFP2 and FFP3 masks were made by the US company 3M which has a factory … Read more
The United States has angered Germany and France after allegedly seizing millions of masks set to be shipped to the European nations amid the coronavirus crisis. On Friday, German officials hit out at America for ‘intercepting’ 200,000 masks they had ordered from a 3M factory in China. As 3M is an American-owned company, the US … Read more