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Anyone presently drawing up a list of potential destinations for 2024 should add Kathmandu to that list - and put it close to the top, writes Julian Ryall..
KATHMANDU, June 24: In a significant victory for cultural preservation, Nepal has successfully reclaimed 96 precious archaeological artifacts that were smuggled out of the country illegally. In most of the cases, the artifacts were stolen by foreigners in collusion with local intermediaries and dispatched to various countries using diplomatic bags by concealing them with exported goods.