Fri 03 September 2021: Police in Norway have seized nearly 100 Mesopotamian archaeological artefacts, reported missing by Iraqi authorities, from a collector. “The seizure involves what are presumed to be cuneiform tablets and other archaeological objects from Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq … considered important to the world’s historical cultural heritage,” the police said in a statement. […]
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Tue 31 August 2021: China has banned under-18s from playing video games for more than three hours per week, Reuters reported. Chinese government said the need for a strict social intervention to combat a rising addiction to what it formerly referred to as “spiritual opium.” The new laws, which went into effect on Monday, are […]
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Mon 30 August 2021: The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities has unearthed a statue of Alexander the Great in a historic “residential and commercial zone” in Alexandria, which they believe was a Ptolemaic trade center. After 9 months of digging, the archaeologists made their discovery. At the site, the crew unearthed molds for Alexander the Great […]
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Mon 30 August 2021: A multimillion-dollar task force, funded by major chewing gum manufacturers, will conduct a big clean-up operation to remove chewing gum from 87 percent of England’s pavements, according to a British government agency. The scheme, including Mars Wrigley, GlaxoSmithKline and Perfetti Van Melle and managed by independent charity Keep Britain Tidy, will […]
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Sun 29 August 2021: A mountain lion that attacked a five-year-old boy and dragged the child across his front lawn in Southern California was shot and killed by a wildlife officer, authorities said Saturday. The 65-pound (30-kilogram) mountain lion attacked the boy while he was playing near his house Thursday in Calabasas and “dragged him […]
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Sun 29 August 2021: Scientists have discovered what is believed to be the world’s northernmost landmass — a yet-to-be-named island north of Greenland that could soon be swallowed up by seawaters. Researchers came upon the landmass on an expedition in July, and initially thought they had reached Oodaaq, up until now the northernmost island on […]
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Sat 28 August 2021: Egypt reported on Friday the discovery of a colony dating back to at least the second century BC in the Mediterranean seaside city of Alexandria. The discovery was uncovered during nine months of excavations in the city’s central Al-Shatby area, according to a statement from Egypt’s tourism and antiquities ministry. According […]
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Fri 27 August 2021: Archaeologists uncovered ancient DNA in the remains of a lady who died 7,200 years ago in Indonesia, a discovery that casts doubt on earlier assumptions about early human migration. The remains of a teenager known as Bessé were unearthed in the Leang Panninge cave on Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. In 2015, the […]
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Thu 26 August 2021: Dogs might be in just a small part of our lives, but to them, we are their whole life. If you are a dog lover, you know how true it is. International Dog Day is celebrated every year on August 26. The day is observed to raise awareness about dog adoption […]
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Wed 25 August 2021: The year 2021 seems to have brought its own share of bad luck for McDonald’s. The fast-food giant has reportedly stopped selling milkshakes and bottled drinks at almost 1,300 restaurants across the United Kingdom. Staff shortages, lack of truck drivers, and supply chain delays are speculated to be reasons behind this […]
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