## Georgian woman looking for birth parents found dad was a friend on Facebook

Authored by bbc.com

Woman searching for birth parents found dad was a friend on Facebook.

Clearing out her house, Tamuna found a birth certificate with her own name on it but the wrong birth date, and she started to suspect she was adopted.

After doing some research, she set up a Facebook group called Vedzeb, or I’m Searching, hoping to find her birth parents.

Over many decades, parents were lied to and told their newborn babies had died – the infants were then sold.

The breakthrough in her search had come in the summer, when she received a message through her Facebook group.

The person believed the woman was Tamuna’s birth mother - and crucially they gave a name.

A week later, the DNA results arrived, indicating that Tamuna and the woman on Facebook were indeed cousins. »

### Trump official says ‘do not underestimate’ AOC as some insiders push for her to lead Democrats

Authored by independent.co.uk

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open image in gallery Ocasio-Cortez has reportedly been touted as a contender to lead the Democrats in 2028 ( Getty Images ).

Political analyst Doug Schoen – speaking on the same segment – said the choice of AOC as leader could be “a disaster.”. »

### US returns looted antiquities worth $10 million to India

Authored by cnn.com

The United States has returned more than 1,400 looted artifacts worth $10 million to India as part of an ongoing initiative to repatriate stolen art from countries across South and Southeast Asia, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office announced Wednesday.

Since its creation over a decade ago, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Antiquities Trafficking Unit –– a task force of lawyers, investigators and art experts –– has recovered 5,800 antiquities valued at almost $460 million.

In July, the US and India signed an agreement to protect cultural property by preventing illegal trades and streamlining the process of returning stolen antiquities back to India. »

### Terraria's next update is delayed because dev will "not force anyone to crunch for an arbitrary deadline"

Authored by eurogamer.net

Consequently, he will not "force anyone on our team or anyone else's team to crunch".

"The work on the final lists from each dev team member is nearing its conclusion, which is a great measure of progress," wrote Murphy.

"We are also not going to force anyone on our team or anyone else's team to crunch for what would be an arbitrary deadline," Murphy added. »

### EU Wants to Impose Visa Ban on Chinese Assisting Russian War in Ukraine

Authored by schengen.news

The European Union is proposing new sanctions related to the Russian war in Ukraine, and this time, the restrictions will impact the foreign companies and individuals helping Russian firms linked with the war in Ukraine.

According to RFE/RL, the EU wants to target Chinese companies and individuals helping Russia directly or indirectly to continue financing the war in Ukraine.

Since the war in Ukraine started in 2022, the EU has imposed several sanctions on Russian nationals, including closing visa application centres. »

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