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And they have engaged in the wholesale destruction of the ancient treasures of the city of Timbuktu, a world heritage site, much as the Taliban did when they conquered Afghanistan and blew up the ancient Buddha statues in Bamiyan.
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The Cisneros family's commitment to sharing its treasures with the rest of the world signals the kind of openness and transparency that most collectors avoid.
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As the world awaits news of further treasures, the Yangs are happily reaping theirs from their accidental find.
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Best of all is the British Museum (Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury), a sparkling trove of treasures plundered from all over the world.
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In 2001 the Taliban destroyed part of another of the world's treasures -- the huge Buddha statues in the Bamiyan Valley on the ancient Silk Road in Afghanistan.
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Yet Italy is home to an astounding two-thirds of the world's art treasures, according to UNESCO, giving the government a sense of global responsibility.
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The treasures that were unearthed have captivated the world and drawn millions to the Valley of the Kings.
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But it does want to protect the 5, 000 fragments of what were once among the world's great artistic and religious treasures.
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The stately building is home to one of the world's top collections of Chinese art, including most of the imperial treasures once housed in Beijing's Forbidden City.
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So how is it that the same country that has produced some of the world's finest gustatory treasures is also home to a vegetable more reviled than broccoli and as intimidating as the artichoke?
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"It's a very symbolic achievement and it also sends a very important signal to the rest of the world that we will continue to pursue the repatriation of our heritage assets and treasures wherever they are, " he told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme.
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