- Archaeologists unearth 3,000-year-old Mayan city in Guatemalan jungle France 24
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Category: 4. World
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Chinese Paraglider Reaches Near-Record Heights, Over 28,000 Feet, by Accident
A paraglider in China who had intended to simply test some equipment instead ended up unwittingly reaching barely survivable heights last week.
Peng Yujiang, a 55-year-old paraglider in Gansu province, on Saturday morning flew nearly 8,600 meters…
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South African Woman Sentenced to Life in Prison for Trafficking Missing Daughter, 6
A judge in South Africa sentenced a woman to life in prison on Thursday after she was convicted of selling her 6-year-old daughter, who is still missing, in a case that has captivated and horrified South Africans.
The woman, Racquel Smith, 35, sat…
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Shangri-La Dialogue starts as US and China struggle for dominance
Frank GardnerSecurity correspondent
Getty ImagesUS and Philippines warships conducting an exercise in April China does not want to go to war with anyone, especially the US.
But Beijing does have aspirations to be the number one economic power in the…
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photos of realistic baby dolls
SAO PAULO (AP) — Dozens of fans of hyper-realistic baby dolls known as “reborns” gathered at Villa Lobos Park, in Sao Paulo, for the 10th annual meet-up. The figures are often used for grief therapy…
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COGAT accuses another UN official of lying about Gaza aid – Israel news
The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) accused UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric of lying about UN Relief Chief Tom Fletcher’s recent visits to Gaza and the UN’s framing of the Gaza humanitarian aid issue.
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Mistrial declared in Diego Maradona death case
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — An Argentine court on Thursday declared a mistrial in the case of seven health professionals accused of negligence in the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona, the latest soap-operatic turn in the trial…
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For more Israelis, calling out war crimes is no longer taboo
Last week, Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan made international headlines when he declared in an interview on Israeli public radio that “a sane…
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Swiss glacier collapse, before and after: Video, map, satellite images
A Swiss Alpine village has been buried by a massive debris field after a glacier collapsed on a nearby mountain. Reuters reports that 90% of Blatten, Switzerland is engulfed by ice, mud, and rock after what scientists suspect is a dramatic…
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Diego Maradona’s homicide trial declared invalid after judge filming scandal
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The homicide trial of Diego Maradona’s medical team for alleged malpractice was declared a mistrial by an Argentine court on Thursday.
The…
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