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acropolis then. acropolis now, super smooth 21st century cement.ost international travelers, the acropolis is an essential part of their bucket list. in greece, it's revered as the greatest national treasure and a potent symbol of democracy. this path has divided opinion like never before. some people see it as a sensible solution to help people with mobility issues, but others regard it as desecration, pandering to mass tourism and an international scandal. >> to me, it is horrible. i think that acropolis is really wounded by the cement corridors. >> despina koutsoumba is president of the greek archaeologists' union. she's also a specialist in restoration work, and one of 3500 historians behind demanding a halt to the modifications. >> we have an archeological site of great importance and we take cement and we transform it into somethinbrand-new. this is totally unacceptable. >> this is a special moment for kelly loufaki, a paralympic fencer. it's the first time she's visited the parthenon since breaking her spine in a car crash. >> i'm proud beca
acropolis then. acropolis now, super smooth 21st century cement.ost international travelers, the acropolis is an essential part of their bucket list. in greece, it's revered as the greatest national treasure and a potent symbol of democracy. this path has divided opinion like never before. some people see it as a sensible solution to help people with mobility issues, but others regard it as desecration, pandering to mass tourism and an international scandal. >> to me, it is horrible. i...
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he sold some glasses at the acropolis to make money. -- sunglasses at the acropolis to make money.here were nigerians, not greeks. they were without health care. he didn't have access to state-funded sports programs. it all changed when he was scouted by an nba scout that said i will find your parents a better paying job if you come entering with me. -- come and train with me. he was only awarded rick citizenship. how did he get to the nba? things got very serious for the great government when he was about to sign as in a -- as a nigerian athlete, and they said, no, you were greek. he put on tony five kilograms of muscle under that incredible frame and became known as the greek freak. because people couldn't say his name. now they know their name much better. then you get the sport in achievement. now the finals m.v.p. a giant cherry on top. 50 points in a historic game. he dragged his team over the line and he answered the one remaining question, can he do it on the biggest age? -- the biggest stage? brent: yes, he can. and he loves and respect his mother. you have to love him for
he sold some glasses at the acropolis to make money. -- sunglasses at the acropolis to make money.here were nigerians, not greeks. they were without health care. he didn't have access to state-funded sports programs. it all changed when he was scouted by an nba scout that said i will find your parents a better paying job if you come entering with me. -- come and train with me. he was only awarded rick citizenship. how did he get to the nba? things got very serious for the great government when...
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this is who said this sculpture from the iranian acropolis, and egypt still has fresh earth that sticks to your fingers is now in a container on its way to asia. as in the spanish case, the french investigators look for the provinces and false owners to cover their tracks, traffickers, inventor past weather antiquities, including fix sales, gone busy. it has developed a computer program to help the software aims to record all sales of antiquities from libya over the past 150 years. so it's a kind of cartography take this object as you can see where it was made antagonistic, and where it was sold, the lot number, the sale price and the buyer song of things. and if a seller says it comes from a collection, we can check cancer, even though when integrity arrives in europe, the documentation helps set the laundering process in motion and then the object circulates from buyer to buyer professional to professional very quickly. the goal is to auction it at a top price, who claims to the financing some developed with lots of us ever re max, you know, the mean belgy has a team of $26.00. not a
this is who said this sculpture from the iranian acropolis, and egypt still has fresh earth that sticks to your fingers is now in a container on its way to asia. as in the spanish case, the french investigators look for the provinces and false owners to cover their tracks, traffickers, inventor past weather antiquities, including fix sales, gone busy. it has developed a computer program to help the software aims to record all sales of antiquities from libya over the past 150 years. so it's a...
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before the corona virus hit, it was always busy around the foot of the acropolis, chang had groups every day. the number of chinese tourists in greece had been growing rapidly, and some 800000 were expected this year. now because of the corona virus pandemic, the stream has dried up completely. tourism is an integral factor in the new chinese silk road. petros chang says, tourists from china bring money and often become long term investors will probably be that the sale, but you are the global going on. you know, 1st we have to wait until the corona viruses over it as i bought it, then greece, when the capital and china has capital key of the teenage and evident that are sure you cannot sign in for chinese state really has a lot of money and it wants to invest in green, a, c, d, o you trying to come to greece as a friend by the, not the way the west colonized asia or africa in the past. he said, you know, i mean, because i see the chinese approaches then we here that we invested, you know, and it's a win win situation for us both she's, i can use or do you want, i can hear me. the real e
before the corona virus hit, it was always busy around the foot of the acropolis, chang had groups every day. the number of chinese tourists in greece had been growing rapidly, and some 800000 were expected this year. now because of the corona virus pandemic, the stream has dried up completely. tourism is an integral factor in the new chinese silk road. petros chang says, tourists from china bring money and often become long term investors will probably be that the sale, but you are the global...
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around the foot of the acropolis, chang had groups every day. the number of chinese tourists in greece had been growing rapidly, and some 800000 were expected this year. now because of the corona virus pandemic, the stream has dried up completely. tourism is an integral factor in the new chinese silk road. petros chang says, tourists from china bring money and often become long term investors will make up that they sell, but you have to go over, go don't, or you don't have a 1st. we have to wait until the corona virus is over. and as i want it then greece will need capital and china has capital. you can engine edwin, there are sure you cannot. so i knew for chinese state really has a lot of money and it wants to invest and agree on china has come to greece as a friend via the, not the way the west colonized asia or african. and he said, you know me, because i see the chinese approaches then we here and that a, we invested, you know, and it's a win win situation for us both. she's lucky and they want to get me. the real estate lobby is profiting
around the foot of the acropolis, chang had groups every day. the number of chinese tourists in greece had been growing rapidly, and some 800000 were expected this year. now because of the corona virus pandemic, the stream has dried up completely. tourism is an integral factor in the new chinese silk road. petros chang says, tourists from china bring money and often become long term investors will make up that they sell, but you have to go over, go don't, or you don't have a 1st. we have to...
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around the foot of the acropolis, chang had groups every day. the number of chinese tourists in greece had been growing rapidly and some 800000 were expected this year. now because of the corona virus pandemic, the stream has dried up completely. tourism is an integral factor in the new chinese silk road. petros chang says, tourists from china bring money and often become long term investors room. it could be that the sale, but you have to go on your own. first, we have to wait until the corona virus is over. and as i bought it then greece will need capital and china has capital. you can engine edwin, there are sure you cannot sign it for chinese state really has a lot of money and it wants to invest in green. got all the china has come to greece as a friend via the, not the way the west colonized asia or africa in the past. he said, you know, i mean biggest, and i see the chinese approaches then we here and that a, that we invested, you know, and it's a win win situation for us both. she's not going to want to get me. the real estate lobby is p
around the foot of the acropolis, chang had groups every day. the number of chinese tourists in greece had been growing rapidly and some 800000 were expected this year. now because of the corona virus pandemic, the stream has dried up completely. tourism is an integral factor in the new chinese silk road. petros chang says, tourists from china bring money and often become long term investors room. it could be that the sale, but you have to go on your own. first, we have to wait until the corona...
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around the foot of the acropolis, chang had groups every day. the number of chinese tourists in greece had been growing rapidly, and some 800000 were expected this year. now because of the corona virus pandemic, the stream has dried up completely. tourism is an integral factor in the new chinese silk road. petro chang says, tourists from china bring money, and often become long term investors. wilmont property that we're sell, but you are the cobra. go to no, you don't have a 1st, we have to wait until the corona virus is over. and as i bought it then greece will need capital and china has capital. you can enter the edwin. you cannot sign in for chinese state really has a lot of money and it wants to invest and see the guy. all the china come to greece as a friend, not the way the west colonized asia or africa in the past. and now my biggest, and i see the chinese approaches then we here and that we invest as you know, and it's a win win situation for us both. she's lucky and he's okay want, i can hear me . the real estate lobby is profiting fro
around the foot of the acropolis, chang had groups every day. the number of chinese tourists in greece had been growing rapidly, and some 800000 were expected this year. now because of the corona virus pandemic, the stream has dried up completely. tourism is an integral factor in the new chinese silk road. petro chang says, tourists from china bring money, and often become long term investors. wilmont property that we're sell, but you are the cobra. go to no, you don't have a 1st, we have to...
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what it is long before the corona virus hits, it was always busy around the foot of the acropolis, chang had groups every day. the number of chinese tourists in greece had been growing rapidly, and some 800000 were expected this year. now, because of the corona virus pandemic, the stream has dried up completely. tourism is an integral factor in the new chinese silk road. petros chang says, tourists from china bring money and often become long term investors room into the cell, but you have to go to your 1st. we have to wait until the corona virus is over. and as i bought it then greece will need capital. and china has capital eating edge. excellent. there are sure you cannot sign up for chinese state really has a lot of money and it wants to invest. that green guy has come to greece. it's a friend by not the way the west colonized asia or african and he said now may be just and i see the chinese approaches then we here and that a, we invested, you know, and it's a win win situation for us both. she's not going to want to get me the real estate lobby is profiting from the deal with the ch
what it is long before the corona virus hits, it was always busy around the foot of the acropolis, chang had groups every day. the number of chinese tourists in greece had been growing rapidly, and some 800000 were expected this year. now, because of the corona virus pandemic, the stream has dried up completely. tourism is an integral factor in the new chinese silk road. petros chang says, tourists from china bring money and often become long term investors room into the cell, but you have to...
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in greece, authorities closed the acropolis to tourists on thursday as a scorching heat wave brought temperatures of up to 110 degrees. and in russia, the siberian village known as the coldest inhabited place on earth -- is baking in record heat with a high temperature of 89 degrees fahrenheit. siberia's heatwave is rapidly melting permafrost, releasing huge stores of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. house speaker nancy pelosi has named bennie thompson to chair the house select committee on investigating the january 6 insurrection at the u.s. capitol. six other democrats will serve on it, including impeachment managers zoe lofgren, adam schiff, and jamie raskin of maryland. >> we need to figure out who organize the violence of january 6, how did they organize it, and why did they organize it. what were the purposes of the different critical actors who were present on that day. a mako speaker pelosi also said republican congress member liz cheney will serve on the january 6 committee, one of 10 who voted to impeach donald trump for inciting the mob that attacked congress. kevin mcc
in greece, authorities closed the acropolis to tourists on thursday as a scorching heat wave brought temperatures of up to 110 degrees. and in russia, the siberian village known as the coldest inhabited place on earth -- is baking in record heat with a high temperature of 89 degrees fahrenheit. siberia's heatwave is rapidly melting permafrost, releasing huge stores of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. house speaker nancy pelosi has named bennie thompson to chair the house select committee on...