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Sohag authorities announce state of emergency over burning waste pollution
October 24, 2018
Sohag authorities announce state of emergency over burning waste pollution
Sohag governorate announced a state of emergency on Tuesday as a result of increased pollution caused by agricultural waste…
BMW recalls over 1mn cars over exhaust system fire risk
October 23, 2018
BMW recalls over 1mn cars over exhaust system fire risk
German high-end carmaker BMW said Tuesday it would recall more than one million additional diesel cars, citing a problem with…
‘Extremely dangerous’ Category 4 Hurricane Willa nearing Mexico’s Pacific coast
October 23, 2018
‘Extremely dangerous’ Category 4 Hurricane Willa nearing Mexico’s Pacific coast
(CNN) – Hurricane Willa is nearing the Pacific coast of Mexico as a Category 4 storm, bringing the potential…
World’s ‘oldest intact shipwreck’ found in Black Sea
October 23, 2018
World’s ‘oldest intact shipwreck’ found in Black Sea
An ancient Greek trading ship dating back more than 2,400 years has been found virtually intact at the bottom…
Egypt celebrates Sun alignment on Ramses II statue
October 22, 2018
Egypt celebrates Sun alignment on Ramses II statue
Egyptian governmental ministers, officials, and some 3,000 tourists on Monday celebrated on sun alignment above the Ramses II statue…
Easter Islanders hope to swap a copy for iconic statue in UK museum
October 22, 2018
Easter Islanders hope to swap a copy for iconic statue in UK museum
For 150 years, the British Museum has housed one of the iconic, heavy-browed stone figures that Chile’s Easter Island…
Melting glacier in China draws tourists, climate worries
October 21, 2018
Melting glacier in China draws tourists, climate worries
The loud crack rang out from the fog above the Baishui No. 1 Glacier as a stone shard careened…
Antiquities Ministry invites foreign ambassadors to celebrate sun alignment at Abu Simbel temple
October 20, 2018
Antiquities Ministry invites foreign ambassadors to celebrate sun alignment at Abu Simbel temple
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry announced on Saturday that it has invited a large number of foreign ambassadors in Egypt, ministers…
Mercury mission to explore origin of Solar System
October 20, 2018
Mercury mission to explore origin of Solar System
Is Mercury’s core liquid or solid, and why — on the smallest planet in our solar system — is…
NASA’s Cairo hackathon brings young innovators together
October 19, 2018
NASA’s Cairo hackathon brings young innovators together
A photo from last year’s Space Apps Challenge, Cairo. Friday marked the beginning of NASA’s Space Apps Challenge hackathon, held…