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Heat wave Thursday, warnings against sun exposure

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Meteorologists project the beginning of a heat wave on Thursday, with temperatures expected to rise by eight to nine degrees Celsius. The peak of the heat wave will be on Friday, with a high of 39 degrees Celsius in...
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China's bird flu outbreak cost $6.5 billion

A janitor sprays disinfectant at empty chicken cages in a traditional market in New Taipei city April 29, 2013. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang
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 The H7N9 virus appears to have been brought under control in China largely due to restrictions at bird markets, but caused some $6.5 billion in losses to the economy, U.N. experts said on Tuesday. Health...
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Final Issue: For a new generation of physicists, change was unwelcome

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This piece was written for Egypt Independent’s final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you our 50th and final edition here. The events depicted in this article are...
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Final Issue: In Egypt, environmental journalists are endangered species

Helen Bailey
This piece was written for Egypt Independent's final weekly print edition, which was banned from going to press. We offer you our 50th and final edition here. Two months before word about Egypt Independent’s...
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Meet Egypt’s 14 year old genius and computer programmer Mahmoud Wael

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He was sponsored by Microsoft to complete a series of certificates in computer programming. He is one of the youngest people on the planet qualified to instruct university graduates in the programming language C++. And...
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Heat wave Thursday, warnings against sun exposure
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China's bird flu outbreak cost $6.5 billion
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Final Issue: For a new generation of physicists, change was unwelcome
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Final Issue: In Egypt, environmental journalists are endangered species
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Irrigation Ministry: Prevent rice cultivation in deserts
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Meet Egypt’s 14 year old genius and computer programmer Mahmoud Wael
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Long-term global cooling ended in 19th century: study
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On Egypt's unique assortment of birds, mammals, reptiles and fish
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Air pollution indoors and outdoors high, threaten health and environment
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Cairo Climate Talks: Climate change hits nation's poor the hardest
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Farmers say Egypt's wheat crop hopes are 'a dream'
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Scientists find Antarctic ice is melting faster
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Hesham Za'Zo Minister of Tourism, apologizes to passengers because of delay of their flights resulted from strike of EgyptAir stewards, Cairo International AirPort, 7 September 2012. Passengers attempting to board international EgyptAir flights were left stranded at Cairo airport's Terminal 3 after the impromptu strike almost completely shut down the terminal with the exception of domestic flights.
American actor Sean Penn visits Giza Pyramids with Egyptian actor Khaled el-Nabawy, October 1,2011.
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova (R) looks in awe at an Ancient Egyptian artifact, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, June 13, 2011. Bokova is on an official visit to Egypt partly in a show of solidarity for Egypt's January 25th Uprising and partly to meet with Egyptian officials on allegedly looted artifacts during uprising.
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