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The country where it’s still 2016
CNN via Yahoo News UK· 2 weeks agoOn September 11, Ethiopians will officially celebrate the beginning of the year 2017. So why is this East African country’s calendar seven years and...
Fact Check: We Looked at the Claim That Netanyahu Released a 'Gaza 2035' Post-War Reconstruction...
Snopes via Yahoo News UK· 4 weeks agoscreen capture Claim: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled a reconstruction plan for...
Fact Check: Posts Claim Giza Pyramids Were Originally Coated in White Limestone and Capped in Gold....
Snopes via Yahoo News UK· 2 weeks agoReddit/SnooCupcakes8607 Claim: The Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt were originally coated in white...
Old photo of hajj stampede victims falsely linked to 2024 deaths
AFP via Yahoo News UK· 1 week agoWarning: Graphic content Saudi Arabia said more than 1,300 faithful died during the hajj pilgrimage...
Bread Scandals That Shook The Industry
Mashed via Yahoo News· 9 months agoBread has been a food staple throughout history. Many scandals were created when shortages, racism, and contamination interfered with the health of...
The BBC centenary: The most memorable moments in the broadcaster’s history
Evening Standard via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoOver the past century, the BBC has become a cornerstone of the world’s broadcasting – bringing us...
Tattooing has held a long tradition in Christianity − dating back to Jesus’ crucifixion
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 3 months agoChristian Palestinian tattoo artist Walid Ayash draws a tattoo on the arm of a Coptic Egyptian...
Beyond the Elgin Marbles: Which other famous artefacts have the UK been urged to give back?
Sky News via Yahoo News UK· 7 months agoUK officials have discussed legal ways they could block any export of the sculptures, Sky News...
Landmarks: South Side shop still sets stones from Indiana that fostered Chicago’s ‘White City’ style
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News UK· 5 months agoThe rocks embedded in the exterior of Chicago’s Tribune Tower famously were collected by newspaper...
Who created the alphabet? A historian describes the millennia-long story of the ABCs
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 4 months agoCreating the alphabet took thousands of years. kovalchuk/iStock via Getty Images Plus Curious Kids...
