At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually smell pretty good. “In films…
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Vance uses half-truths to lecture a European audience well aware of the threat of authoritarian rule
by adminIt felt like a speech, if delivered on X.com, laden surely with community notes. US Vice President JD Vance, taking the stage in Munich, to eviscerate totalitarianism in Europe. But not in Moscow, especially after…
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Scholz says Germans will decide their democracy for themselves, hitting back at Vance
by adminGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz has rejected “outside” interference in the country’s elections, insisting that Germans would decide their democracy for themselves, as he hit back at comments made by US Vice President JD Vance the…
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that his US counterpart Donald Trump meeting Russian leader Vladimir Putin before him would be “dangerous,” as he admitted he had no guarantees from Trump that he would be…
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Europe fears Trump-Putin ‘dirty deal’ as Ukraine scrambles for a seat at the table
by adminUS President Donald Trump’s “lengthy and highly productive” phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has sparked fears in Europe of a “dirty deal” being struck to end the war in Ukraine on terms…
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Sri Lanka extended power cuts for a third day on Thursday as it scrambled to restore its national grid to full capacity after a monkey triggered a widespread blackout over the weekend that disrupted supply…
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Thailand receives 260 victims of human trafficking from Myanmar, mostly Ethiopians, army says
by adminThailand has received 260 human trafficking victims, more than half of them Ethiopians, from Myanmar, its army said on Thursday, in a massive repatriation that comes amid a mounting crackdown on scam centers operating along…
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A humpback whale briefly swallowed a 24-year-old kayaker last Saturday during a father-son excursion out on the icy waters around Chile’s southernmost Patagonia region. The terrifying moment, captured on camera by the kayaker’s father, showed…
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Iran is rearming its missile program and a ship of supplies just arrived from China, Western sources say
by adminThe first of two vessels carrying 1,000 tons of a Chinese-made chemical that could be a key component in fuel for Iran’s military missile program has anchored outside the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas on…
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2024 was the deadliest year for journalists in over three decades. Nearly 70% were killed by Israel, report says
by adminLast year was the deadliest for journalists in more than three decades, with the majority killed in the Middle East, according to a report released Wednesday by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). At least…