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London (UK), Feb 19 (EFE / EPA) .- The ambassadors of the European Union countries decided to add "issues related to the return of illegally extracted cultural objects to their countries of origin" to the negotiations to the UK after Brexit. With that description, they could refer to works such as the Marbles of the Greek Parthenon preserved in the British Museum in London.(CAMERA: Facundo Arrizabalaga)RESOURCE IMAGES OF THE MARBLES OF THE PARTHENON IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM
People hold a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Dayton, Ohio, shooting that killed nine people when a gunman opened fire in the city's historic Oregon District. IMAGES
Russian citizens hold a rally at the former embassy of Russia in Georgia's capital Tbilisi for deceased opposition politician Alexei Navalny. The building, currently the site of the Swiss Embassy, houses a Russian Federation Interests Section. The 47-year-old Kremlin critic was serving a 19-year prison sentence in the Arctic when Russian authorities announced his death, prompting fear and disbelief among his supporters. IMAGES
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he cancelled a meeting with Kyriakos Mitsotakis because his Greek counterpart failed to keep a "commitment" not to publicly dispute ownership of the Parthenon Marbles. An angry Mitsotakis cut short his three-day visit and headed back to Greece, according the Greek leader's office, after the meeting scheduled for Tuesday was pulled. "When it was clear that the purpose of the meeting was not to discuss substantive issues for the future, but rather to grandstand and relitigate issues of the past, it wasn't appropriate," Sunak tells the House of Commons as he addresses a diplomatic row against a backdrop of ownership claims to ancient sculptures on display at the British Museum. SOUNDBITE
A small group of young people gather at a university campus in Hong Kong to hold a vigil for victims of a deadly fire in Urumqi. Around a dozen of Hong Kongers held black sheets of paper symbolising China's censorship, showing solidarity with China protests. IMAGES
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