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10:46am, 18th March, 2019

Britain's biggest bronze statue crosses land and sea to reach new home

Britain's largest bronze sculpture - a giant figure of a crouching woman - glided into its new home in the coastal city of Plymouth on Monday, bolted onto the back of a sea barge.

New Assad statue triggers protest in cradle of Syrian revolt

6:23pm, 10th March, 2019

World

New Assad statue triggers protest in cradle of Syrian revolt

Hundreds of Syrians in the southern city of Deraa protested on Sunday at the erection of a new statue of President Bashar al-Assad's late father, nearly eight years after the original was toppled at the outbreak of Syria's civil war.

Easter Island delegation heads to British Museum to lobby for statue return

6:22am, 16th November, 2018

UK

Easter Island delegation heads to British Museum to lobby for statue return

A delegation from Easter Island will arrive in London next week to seek the return from the British Museum of one of the native Polynesians' emblematic statues.

Fire forces evacuation of Statue of Liberty island in NY

2:16pm, 27th August, 2018

US

Fire forces evacuation of Statue of Liberty island in NY

Thousands of visitors to the Statue of Liberty were evacuated from the national monument's New York Harbor island on Monday after a small fire broke out at a construction site, authorities said.

Seven arrested at Confederate statue protest in North Carolina

3:49pm, 25th August, 2018

US

Seven arrested at Confederate statue protest in North Carolina

Police in North Carolina arrested seven people on Saturday during scuffles at a university campus where demonstrators earlier this week had toppled a statue of a Confederate soldier, a campus official said.

Police accuse three over toppled Confederate statue

2:47pm, 24th August, 2018

US

Police accuse three over toppled Confederate statue

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill police accused three people of violations related to the toppling of a statue of a Confederate soldier on campus, a university police spokesman said on Friday.

Protesters topple Confederate soldier statue in North Carolina

12:57am, 21st August, 2018

US

Protesters topple Confederate soldier statue in North Carolina

Protesters toppled a statue of a Confederate soldier on the campus of University of North Carolina on Monday, the latest move to dismantle Civil War symbols amid a fierce debate about race and the legacy of slavery in the United States.

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Britain's biggest bronze statue crosses land and sea to reach new home

New Assad statue triggers protest in cradle of Syrian revolt

Easter Island delegation heads to British Museum to lobby for statue return

Fire forces evacuation of Statue of Liberty island in NY

Seven arrested at Confederate statue protest in North Carolina

Police accuse three over toppled Confederate statue

Protesters topple Confederate soldier statue in North Carolina

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