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Egypt 'uncovers burial chamber of pharaoh's daughter'

The3,700-year-oldburialchamberofapharaoh'sdaughterisbelievedtohavebeenfoundneartheremainsofrecently-discoveredpyramidinEgypt.Theministryofantiquitiessaidthecham

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Minors drown in river, 2 dead, 4 missing

SixprimaryschoolstudentswhowentforaswiminariverinsouthwestChina'sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegionhavenotbeenheardfromsinceWednesdayafternoon.Twoofthemhavebeenfound

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Greece defuses WWII bomb after mass evacuation

Greek soldiers yesterday defused a World War II bomb in the second-largest city Thessaloniki after evacuating tens of thousands of people from the area.

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Women who undergo cosmetic surgery find work more enjoyable: Australian study

A vast majority of people who have cosmetic facial surgery feel better about their jobs when they return to work, Australian researchers have found.

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UC Berkeley researchers discover CRISPR systems in microbes

Researchers with the University of California, Berkeley, have discovered simple CRISPR systems, or gene-editing tools, in previously unexplored bacteria.

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21 die, 3 rescued in MI-8 helicopter crash landing in Russia's Siberia

Twenty-one people died and three others were rescued after an MI-8 helicopter crash-landed in Russian Siberia's Yamal Peninsula due to poor weather conditions.

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Malaysia says Mauritius debris confirmed to be from missing MH370

​Malaysian officials said Friday that the debris recovered in Mauritius came from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

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World's oldest fishing hook found in cave on Okinawa island

A 23,000-year-old fishing hook, the world’s oldest, was excavated from a cave here, a discovery that counters the theory that early Stone Age humans could not survive for long on Japan’s southernmost islands, researchers said.

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Second couple arrested after car with gas cylinders found in Paris: judicial source

French police have arrested a second couple in connection with a car found carrying seven gas cylinders near Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, a judicial official said on Thursday.

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Fewer Americans smoke, more exercise regularly since 2008: study

Americans' exercise and smoking habits have improved while their eating habit has worsened slightly in the past eight years, found a new Gallup study.

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9 found dead in Japan elderly home after typhoon: police

Nine people were found dead inside a home for elderly people in northern Japan, police said on Wednesday, after a powerful typhoon tore through the region.

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Mystery of MH370: Investigators may have searched wrong area for 2 years

Searchers at the Dutch company leading the underwater hunt for Malaysia Airlines jet MH370 say they believe the plane may have glided down rather than dived in the final moments, meaning they have been scouring the wrong patch of ocean for two years.

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How a humble cuppa could help us to live longer

​An antioxidant found in tea and coffee extended the life of a worm that ages like humans by 25 per cent, say Chinese scientists

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Bangkok bak kwa has high levels of preservatives: Thai consumer agency

Bak kwa sold in Bangkok shops have been found to have excessive levels of preservatives, a report said.

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MH370 search: Photos of possible personal items released

Campaigners for families of those on board missing flight MH370 have released photographs of personal items that washed up on a Madagascar beach, hoping to identify them.

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Amateur archaeologists find Denmark's largest ever viking gold treasure

​Three amateur archaeologists have made an unique finding of the largest ever treasure of Viking gold in Denmark, it was reported here Thursday.

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Man-eating bear hunted down in Akita likely ate elderly woman

Human flesh and hair have been discovered in the gut of a black bear shot and killed here.