Greece welcomed the return of ancient artifacts from the Acropolis, furthering a campaign to press the British Museum to hand back a collection of sculptures taken from the ancient site in Athens more than 200 years ago. (March 24) (AP video/Srdjan Nedeljkovic)       

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