In the 21st century, oil extraction has become a serious threat to Ecuadoran Amazonia, with large swaths of forest, often located in Indigenous territories, despoiled by the release of wastewater from the wells.
The sandstone artifact, which depicts the Hindu epic character Duryodhana, had in fact been looted from Koh Ker in or around 1972, after the all-important UNESCO convention.
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Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Rioters again attacked police with rocks, bottles and other objects, and looted and burned local buildings.
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Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
For decades, tomb raiders have pillaged sites across the country, selling them on the black market.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
North Texas — whose roster was pillaged in the portal and saw its top players leave for Oklahoma State alongside former head coach Eric Morris — have signed 42 transfers.
Officer Sean Lally told the court on Monday that the woman's room appeared ransacked and alleged that Jankauskas had broken a mirror and a bed.
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Adam England,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
On April 18, Fort Lauderdale officers were called to an Airbnb in the 1600 block of Northwest 16th Court after a group of women who had rented the home returned to find it in disarray, furniture flipped over, their belongings ransacked a man inside.
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