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Mystery Of How Egyptians Built Pyramids May Have Been Solved
A group of researchers has finally found a long-buried 64-kilometre-long river branch of the Nile River. It was hidden under desert and farmland for millennia, according to a study by the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
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5,000-Year-Old Wine Discovered In Tomb Of Ancient Egyptian Queen
The discovery was made in Upper Egypt, about 10 km from the Nile River, by archaeologists from the University of Vienna.
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New Expedition Aims To Find Out Which Is Longer, Amazon Or Nile
What's the longest river in the world, the Nile or the Amazon? The question has fueled a heated debate for years. Now, an expedition into the South American jungle aims to settle it for good.
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Archaeologists Unveil 3,500-Year-Old Royal Tomb In Egypt
Authorities in Egypt have discovered a 3,500-year-old tomb in Luxor that is thought to contain the bones of an 18th dynasty king.
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Power Generation Begins From Contentious Multi-Billion Dollar Dam On Nile
Ethiopia began generating electricity from its mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Sunday, a milestone in the controversial multi-billion dollar project.
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Elderly Couple Among 17 From Tamil Nadu Quarantined Aboard Cruise Ship Off Egypt
An elderly couple from Coimbatore is among the 17 passengers from Tamil Nadu stranded on a cruise ship anchored on River Nile in Egypt after 45 people onboard were evacuated for suspected coronavirus, their family said.
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World Rivers Day: Interesting Facts About Rivers
World Rivers Day: The three longest rivers in the world are River Nile, river Amazon and Yangtze river.
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4,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummies Were Thought To Be Brothers. Genetics Tells A Different Story.
Long ago, Egyptians carved a cemetery into a rock wall along the Nile River 250 miles south of Cairo. The cemetery outlasted its 12th Dynasty creators. It survived intermittent pillaging by tomb raiders. And then in 1907, an excavator named Erfai discovered an untouched tomb. This was an unusual burial site. Within the tomb lay two high-society men...
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At Least 41 Killed in South Sudan Plane Crash
A Russian-built cargo plane carrying some passengers crashed today after taking off from the airport in South Sudan's capital, killing at least 41 people who were on board and others on the ground, an official and a Reuters witness said.
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Volcanic Eruptions can Reduce River Flows by up to 10%: Study
Volcanic eruptions can reduce water flows in big rivers, reports a study released Monday that cautions against schemes to fight global warming by injecting reflective particles into the sky.
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Egypt Nile Boat Crash Death Toll Rises to 36
Rescuers recovered seven more bodies from the Nile after a party boat collided with a cargo ship earlier this week, raising the death toll to 36, Egyptian officials said today.
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Egypt Nile Boat Accident Death Toll Rises to 29
At least 29 people drowned when their party boat collided with a cargo ship on the Nile, the Egyptian health ministry said on Friday.
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At Least 21 Dead as Cargo Ship Hits Party Boat North of Cairo
At least 21 people celebrating an engagement were killed on the Nile north of Cairo late Wednesday when a cargo ship hit their chartered boat, medical and security sources said.
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13 Killed in Nile Boat Accident: Officials
Thirteen people, including two children, died when their ferry collided with a cargo boat in the Nile river north of Cairo on Wednesday, security and hospital sources said.
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Ethiopia to Cut Carbon Emissions by Two-Thirds by 2030
Ethiopia has set targets to slash carbon emissions by two-thirds within the next 15 years, the most ambitious goal so far presented to an upcoming UN climate change conference in Paris.
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Mystery Of How Egyptians Built Pyramids May Have Been Solved
A group of researchers has finally found a long-buried 64-kilometre-long river branch of the Nile River. It was hidden under desert and farmland for millennia, according to a study by the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
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5,000-Year-Old Wine Discovered In Tomb Of Ancient Egyptian Queen
The discovery was made in Upper Egypt, about 10 km from the Nile River, by archaeologists from the University of Vienna.
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New Expedition Aims To Find Out Which Is Longer, Amazon Or Nile
What's the longest river in the world, the Nile or the Amazon? The question has fueled a heated debate for years. Now, an expedition into the South American jungle aims to settle it for good.
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Archaeologists Unveil 3,500-Year-Old Royal Tomb In Egypt
Authorities in Egypt have discovered a 3,500-year-old tomb in Luxor that is thought to contain the bones of an 18th dynasty king.
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Power Generation Begins From Contentious Multi-Billion Dollar Dam On Nile
Ethiopia began generating electricity from its mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Sunday, a milestone in the controversial multi-billion dollar project.
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Elderly Couple Among 17 From Tamil Nadu Quarantined Aboard Cruise Ship Off Egypt
An elderly couple from Coimbatore is among the 17 passengers from Tamil Nadu stranded on a cruise ship anchored on River Nile in Egypt after 45 people onboard were evacuated for suspected coronavirus, their family said.
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World Rivers Day: Interesting Facts About Rivers
World Rivers Day: The three longest rivers in the world are River Nile, river Amazon and Yangtze river.
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4,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummies Were Thought To Be Brothers. Genetics Tells A Different Story.
Long ago, Egyptians carved a cemetery into a rock wall along the Nile River 250 miles south of Cairo. The cemetery outlasted its 12th Dynasty creators. It survived intermittent pillaging by tomb raiders. And then in 1907, an excavator named Erfai discovered an untouched tomb. This was an unusual burial site. Within the tomb lay two high-society men...
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At Least 41 Killed in South Sudan Plane Crash
A Russian-built cargo plane carrying some passengers crashed today after taking off from the airport in South Sudan's capital, killing at least 41 people who were on board and others on the ground, an official and a Reuters witness said.
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Volcanic Eruptions can Reduce River Flows by up to 10%: Study
Volcanic eruptions can reduce water flows in big rivers, reports a study released Monday that cautions against schemes to fight global warming by injecting reflective particles into the sky.
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Egypt Nile Boat Crash Death Toll Rises to 36
Rescuers recovered seven more bodies from the Nile after a party boat collided with a cargo ship earlier this week, raising the death toll to 36, Egyptian officials said today.
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Egypt Nile Boat Accident Death Toll Rises to 29
At least 29 people drowned when their party boat collided with a cargo ship on the Nile, the Egyptian health ministry said on Friday.
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At Least 21 Dead as Cargo Ship Hits Party Boat North of Cairo
At least 21 people celebrating an engagement were killed on the Nile north of Cairo late Wednesday when a cargo ship hit their chartered boat, medical and security sources said.
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13 Killed in Nile Boat Accident: Officials
Thirteen people, including two children, died when their ferry collided with a cargo boat in the Nile river north of Cairo on Wednesday, security and hospital sources said.
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Ethiopia to Cut Carbon Emissions by Two-Thirds by 2030
Ethiopia has set targets to slash carbon emissions by two-thirds within the next 15 years, the most ambitious goal so far presented to an upcoming UN climate change conference in Paris.
