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UNESCO Calls on UK to ‘Reconsider’ Returning Parthenon Marbles to Greece .

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Yes, I saw this in the news a couple of days ago. It's the most significant step in this situation to date. Hopefully we will see results in our lifetime!
 
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Yes finally, some moves being made :) :)
 
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