The graves are not uniformly oriented or sized. Image credit: Camille Colonna, INRAP Mon 24 Apr 2023: 50 tombs of men, women, and children belonging to the second century CE have been discovered in a portion of an ancient necropolis discovered by archaeologists in the center of Paris. While some of the necropolis was already […]
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Monument Soviet pilot Valeriy Chkalov taken down. File Photo Sun 23 Apr 2023: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky approved legislation banning the renaming of Ukrainian geographic sites after Russian personalities or historical events associated with Russian aggression. The legislation, which was enacted on April 21, is part of a larger “de-Russification” drive in response to Russia’s […]
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Sun 23 Apr 2023: A traumatized spy working for the UK secret intelligence service MI6 killed his child after returning from a Taliban camp where he had been sent on a secret mission, The Times reported, citing leaked intelligence documents. MI6 sent the man to the village of Waziristan in Pakistan with a mission to […]
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Sun 23 Apr 2023: A study published in the academic journal Antiquity, on Monday (April 17), detailed how when citizens in ancient Rome were watching gladiator duels the elite were present in the mini-city spanning 24 hectares for a very different reason, winemaking. Villa of the Quintilii was once home to a theatre, an arena […]
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Sat 22 Apr 2023: Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 7,030 over the past day to 22,803,875, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Saturday. A day earlier, 7,116 daily cases were recorded. As many as 958 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Russia over the past day, down 13.5% from a day earlier. The […]
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Sat 22 Apr 2023: A Lebanese-Canadian university professor was found guilty in absentia Friday for a bomb attack on a Paris synagogue more than 40 years ago. Hassan Diab, 69, who was the only person accused in the attack, was given a life sentence and an arrest warrant was issued. Diab did not attend the […]
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Sat 22 Apr 2023: People of colour, including South Asians and Blacks, with darker skin in the UK were sometimes stigmatised by their parents, siblings and other relatives, a new research has found. The study by King’s College London revealed that within families children with lighter skin were often favoured, while those with darker tones […]
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Sat 22 Apr 2023: A personal net worth of 1.8 billion pounds, or around 1,84,06,92,60,000, has been accumulated by King Charles III, , according to a new analysis. The estimated value of his assets was determined by looking at his prized art collection, jewelry, pricey cars, and real estate. According to The Guardian report, King Charles’s private […]
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Sat 22 Apr 2023: The British government named Oliver Dowden deputy prime minister on Friday, replacing Dominic Raab who resigned earlier in the day following a report into claims he bullied colleagues. As deputy prime minister, Dominic Raab had no formal powers but stepped in for the prime minister if he was away from parliament […]
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Fri 21 Apr 2023: French President Emmanuel Macron’s popularity has fallen to a record low since he took office, as only 26% of French citizens support him following the implementation of the controversial pension reform, a poll carried out by BVA Group showed on Friday. “(The rating) of the president is at its lowest since 2017, […]
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