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December 1, 2024 3:06 PM

New Greek metro is archaeological window on the past

A metro system in Greece's second city Thessaloniki officially opened on Saturday, its stations displaying the same ancient artifacts that nearly derailed the project's completion. During construction, which began in 2006, workers discovered a Byzan...

November 29, 2024 12:21 PM

Paris’ Notre-Dame cathedral set to reopen: what to expect

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit renovation works at Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral on Friday ahead of its reopening on Dec. 7, five and a half years after a devastating fire destroyed its roof and spire and caused major damage throughout. H...

November 29, 2024 10:03 AM

Fossil footprints in Kenya show two ancient human species coexisted

About 1.5 million years ago, individuals of two different species in the human evolutionary lineage trudged on a muddy lakeshore in northern Kenya, leaving behind intersecting trackways alongside the footprints of antelopes, horses, warthogs, giant s...

November 29, 2024 9:33 AM

Australia passes social media ban for children under 16

Australia approved on Thursday a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that has gripped the nation, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world with one of the toughest regulations targeting Big Tech. The law...

November 26, 2024 11:33 PM

World’s oldest man dies aged 112 in England

John Tinniswood, an Englishman born the same year the Titanic sank and who survived two world wars and two global pandemics, has died aged 112, Guinness World Records said on Tuesday, months after it recognised him as the world's oldest man. Tinnisw...

 

Last updated on: 9th Jul 2025