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Hidden chamber discovered in Great Pyramid (WOW!)

Scientists say they have found a hidden chamber in Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza, in what would be the first such discovery in the structure since the 19th century and one likely to spark a new surge of interest in the pharaohs. In an article published in the journal Nature… Read More

Zimbabwe President resigns amid impeachment proceedings

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe resigned on Tuesday, succumbing to a week of overwhelming pressure from the military that put him under house arrest, lawmakers from the ruling party and opposition who started impeachment proceedings and a population that surged into the streets to say 37 years in power was enough…. Read More

50 killed in Nigerian mosque bombing

A teenage suicide bomber attacked worshippers as they gathered for morning prayers Tuesday at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 50 people, police said, in one of the region’s deadliest assaults in years. Bloody debris covered the floor inside the mosque in Mubi town in Adamawa state where… Read More

Trump extends 60,000 Haitians residency in U.S. until 2019

The Trump administration said it is ending a temporary residency permit program that has allowed almost 60,000 citizens from Haiti to live and work in the United States since a powerful earthquake shook the Caribbean nation in 2010. The Homeland Security Department said conditions in Haiti have improved significantly, so… Read More

This pooch just won a major prize (He’s so brave!)

A British military dog that saved the lives of troops in Afghanistan in 2012 was decorated Friday for bravery. Mali, an 8-year-old Belgian Malinois, won the Dickin medal — a prize awarded by the PDSA veterinary charity and billed as the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross, Britain’s top award… Read More

What!? Radioactive cloud floating over Europe

European officials began detecting high levels of Ruthenium-106 near France in September. Reports have circulated that the radioactive isotopes are from Russia, but they are denying knowing of any such accident that caused the harmful cloud. Sponsored: 70,953 use THIS every day… The French Nuclear Safety Agency (IRSN) director Jean-Christophe… Read More

Defeat! Iraqi forces sweep last IS-held town

Iraqi forces backed by the U.S.-led coalition retook on Friday the last town in the country that was held by the Islamic State group, more than three years after the militants stormed nearly a third of Iraq’s territory, the Defense Ministry said. At dawn, military units and local tribal fighters… Read More

You won’t believe what North Korea is saying about Trump

President Donald Trump and North Korean President Kim Jong Un have traded harsh insults as long as they have both been in power. But the state-run media in North Korea just called for Trump’s death. After a series of insults by Trump to Kim, the Korean state-run media reported that… Read More

Zimbabwe President under house arrest

Zimbabwe’s military controls the capital and the state broadcaster and is holding President Robert Mugabe, 93, and his wife under house arrest. It appears that the world’s oldest head of state has been deposed by a coup. But the military is at pains to say it did not stage a… Read More

UCLA basketball players detained in China

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s hopeful that three UCLA basketball players detained in China on suspicion of shoplifting will be allowed to return home soon. Trump said he had a long conversation on the matter with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. “They’re working on it right now,” Trump told reporters… Read More