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Egypt ‘digitally unwraps’ mummy of famed pharaoh
CAIRO: Egypt has “digitally unwrapped” the mummy of famed Pharaoh Amenhotep I, revealing its secrets for the first time since it was discovered in 1881 without disturbing his funerary mask. Thanks to the advanced digital 3D imagery, researchers unearthed new mummification techniques used for the pharaoh whose rule dates back more than 1,500 BC.The research was led by Sahar Saleem, a professor of radiology at Cairo University, and the...
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Afghan women protest against Taleban killings of ex-soldiers
KABUL: A crowd of women marched through the Afghan capital yesterday, accusing Taleban authorities of covertly killing soldiers who served the former US-backed regime. Around 30 women gathered near a mosque in the centre of Kabul and marched a few hundred metres chanting "justice, justice" before they were stopped by Taleban forces, an AFP correspondent saw.The Taleban also tried to prevent journalists from covering the march, organised against...
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130-year-old time capsule found in base of statue
WASHINGTON: Workers dismantling the pedestal of a statue of a Confederate general discovered a copper box on Monday believed to have been buried 130 years ago, the second apparent time capsule unearthed at the site. "They found it!" tweeted Virginia Governor Ralph Northam along with pictures of the box. "This is likely the time capsule everyone was looking for."According to an 1887 newspaper article, a time capsule hidden in the base of the...
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20 years on, dreams of euro rivaling dollar persist
BRUSSELS: When 12 countries adopted the euro two decades ago, French president Jacques Chirac hailed a Europe that was "affirming its identity and its power". To the euro's most starry-eyed promoters, the currency was not only a leap of faith into European unity, but set up a rivalry with the United States and its powerful dollar.Dollar is (still) boss But 20 years later, there is no question that the dollar still reigns supreme. When the spread...
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In euro waiting room, Bulgarians split about joining
SOFIA: Bulgaria could join the eurozone in 2024, but the EU's poorest nation is divided over the prospect of ditching its national currency and joining the single European currency club.Krasimir Atanasov, a 37-year-old tennis instructor waiting in line at a currency exchange office in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, is keen on the change. Like millions of his compatriots, he has emigrated abroad-in his case to Finland-and wants Bulgaria to "be like...
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Celebrating Xmas in Bethlehem: A double blessing for Gazan
The last time Milad Ayyad travelled outside of the Zionist-blockaded Gaza Strip he was just 10 years old, but for Christmas this year he received a "priceless" gift to visit Bethlehem. The day before Christmas Eve, Zionist authorities gave Ayyad, who is now 30, a blue slip allowing him to visit the biblical birthplace of Jesus Christ. "It's a great joy to (finally) get a permit," Ayyad told AFP, adding that he had tried for years to secure one to...
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Scientist EO Wilson, dubbed modern-day Darwin, dead at 92
Edward O Wilson, the trailblazing US scientist, professor and author whose study of insects and clarion call to protect Earth earned him the nickname "Darwin's natural heir," has died at age 92. Wilson, whose death was announced Monday by his foundation, was an award-winning biologist and longtime Harvard University research professor, considered the world's leading authority on ants and their behavior.While an entomologist early in his career,...
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Heat, gas and NFTs: The 2021's biggest records
From sizzling temperatures to Messi and Ronaldo and pensioners in space, here are some of the most significant records struck in 2021.Hottest monthJuly 2021 was the hottest month globally ever recorded, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says. And wildfires in Siberia, North America and around the Mediterranean caused record levels of CO2 emissions in July and August, the EU's Earth monitoring service says.Record gas...
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Speaker rejects calls to quit, blasts opponents
Ex-MP Barrak says opposition to draw new ‘roadmap’Ny B IzzakKUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem has refuted calls by opposition MPs to step down, saying he was elected in the first round by a majority in the Assembly and this cannot be undermined by a group of “seven, nine or even 100 lawmakers”. Speaking to reporters after visiting MP Obaid Al-Wasmi on his return from an overseas medical trip, Ghanem expressed hope that...
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Iran seeks assurances as talks resume
TEHRAN: Iran said nuclear talks that were set to resume yesterday in Vienna should focus on lifting sanctions on the Islamic republic and “guarantees” the US will return to the fold. Negotiations to salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear deal resumed in late November, after a five-month hiatus following the election of ultraconservative Iran President Ebrahim Raisi. The talks seek to bring back the United States, after it withdrew from the accord in...
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Coalition says Iran, Hezb aid Houthi strikes
RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition on Sunday accused Iran and Hezbollah of helping Yemen’s Houthi rebels to launch missiles and drones at the kingdom, where two people were killed. Since the coalition intervened almost seven years ago to support Yemen’s government, Saudi Arabia has regularly accused Iran of supplying the Houthis with weapons and Hezbollah of training the insurgents.Tehran denies the charges. Lebanon’s Iran-backed Shiite...
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UAE issues first civil marriage license for non-Muslim couple
ABU DHABI: The UAE issued its first civil marriage license for a non-Muslim couple, state media reported yesterday, as the Gulf country seeks to keep its edge over regional competitors. The United Arab Emirates — where foreigners make up 90 percent of the approximately 10-million population — has been amending its laws to present itself as a modernizing force in a largely conservative region.The official WAM news agency said a Canadian couple...
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Kuwait expands ‘open door’ policy to virtual domain
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Minister of Municipal Affairs Dr Noura Al-Mashaan and Head of the Municipal Council Abdullah Al-Mahari inspect the Darwazat Abdulrazzaq project. – KUNA photos
Darwaza Abdulrazzaq project set to reopen
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Interior cracks down on residency violators
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Saudi energy minister announces discovery of multiple oil, gas fields