Priceless ancient gold helmet stolen from Dutch museum is recovered

A priceless ancient gold helmet from Romania, stolen last year from a museum in the Netherlands, has been recovered, Dutch authorities announced on Thursday. Guarded by heavily armed, balaclava-clad police, prosecutors unveiled the 2,500-year-old Cotofenesti helmet, one of Romania’s most revered national treasures from the Dacia civilisation, during a news conference in the eastern Dutch […]

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Nasa’s first crewed Moon mission in half a century

Nasa’s first manned Moon mission in more than 50 years, which will take astronauts deeper into space than any human has gone before, has blasted off. The 322-foot rocket, carrying four crew members, successfully launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 11:36pm Irish time on Wednesday. The four astronauts reached orbit ahead of circling the […]

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