More than 500 complete artifacts were excavated from two tombs in Cyprus by a Swedish expedition led by Peter Fischer of the University of Gothenburg.
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English tourist filmed carving into Rome’s Colosseum claims ignorance of the monument’s age
A man identified as English tourist Ivan Danailov Dimitrov, 27, was seen in a video carving “Ivan+Haley 23” into the nearly 2,000-year-old Colosseum.
Haiti needs foreign troops to help with a gang-related crisis, the top U.S. diplomat said in a trip to the region
The U.S. has not offered to lead a security mission to Haiti, partly because of its history of failed interventions there.
How do animals stay cool during heatwaves? By ‘splooting’
Unlike most humans, animals outside don’t benefit from air conditioning when sweltering temperatures hit. Here’s what they do instead.
Japan can release Fukushima water from tanks with radioactive material, UN says
The water was first contaminated in 2011, when parts of the Fukushima nuclear plant were destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami.
The fatal police shooting of a teenager rocked France. Was it a ‘George Floyd moment’?
French police have come under scrutiny after a 17-year-old boy of Algerian and Moroccan descent was killed by a police officer during a traffic stop.
Russia says US and allies ‘complicit’ in drone attack on Moscow: Live Ukraine updates
Russia says five drones targeting Moscow and its surroundings were neutralized Tuesday, the latest instance of the war getting closer to its citizens.
‘We are putting an end to this’: Israel’s raid on Palestinian Jenin camp stretches into 2nd day
Israel said the mission was necessary to ‘dismantle’ infrastructure, arrest terror suspects and capture weapons used by militant groups who use the camp as a stronghold.
Rare deep-sea octopus nursery discovered off the coast of Costa Rica
A team of researchers has found and documented a new, active deep-sea octopus nursery deep in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Costa Rica.
What are the peace plans for Ukraine? The Vatican, China and Ukraine itself have ideas. Will any work?
Sixteen months after Russia invaded Ukraine, the number of peace plans, initiatives and offers of mediation from third parties is increasing. What doesn’t appear to be expanding is Ukraine’s appetite to consider them.
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