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Perfectly wrapped Egyptian mummy’s layers ‘peeled off’ for first time in ‘unique’ study

The perfectly wrapped mummified body of the Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep I has been examined in "unprecedented detail" for the first time with the use of modern scanning technology.Researchers were able to "peel off" the...
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Taliban says women should not make long taxi journeys without male chaperone

The Taliban has said women in Afghanistan should not be offered long distance taxi services unless they are accompanied by a male chaperone.
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Bird flu outbreak kills 5,000 wild cranes in Israel

Around 5,000 wild cranes have been killed by a bird flu outbreak in northern Israel.
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu to lie in state as memorial services announced

A week of memorial services has been planned to pay tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu.The 90-year-old anti-apartheid veteran died at the Oasis Frail Care Centre in Cape Town on Boxing Day.His funeral is set...
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Around 8,000 flights cancelled globally over Christmas weekend due to COVID-19

Around 8,000 flights were cancelled globally between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day as airlines experienced staff shortages due to COVID-19.
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‘He’s back to me in a coffin’: Devastated families hold funerals for some who died in Channel crossing tragedy

Funerals have been held in Iraq today as the bodies of 16 of the Kurdish migrants who drowned last month when their dinghy capsized in the English Channel were repatriated.
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Thousands left stranded over Christmas as flights cancelled due to Omicron spread

Hundreds of flights have been called off for a third day in a row in the US as the Omicron variant of COVID continues to spread.
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‘Eye-watering losses’: Costliest climate disasters of 2021 revealed

The 10 costliest climate-related disasters of 2021 led to over £120bn worth of damage, according to a new report by Christian Aid.
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