A team searching for sunken treasure believed looted from Greek Jews by the Nazis is calling off its salvage operation for a third time. The latest postponement came after the Greek government said it is having trouble assembling the committee that will oversee the search near the southern coast of Greece for the treasure, which has been estimated at $2.4 billion.
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