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Divers explore oldest medieval warship found off Sweden

Divers exploring a rare 15th-century shipwreck off Stockholm's coast are uncovering clues about Sweden's maritime history. Known as Vrak 5, the vessel is believed to be the oldest warship discovered in Swedish...

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Unique venues heat up sauna scene in Sweden and Finland

Architect Johan Strandlund pours water on a custom-made wood stove with hot rocks inside the "Big Branzino", a luxe floating sauna measuring 30 square metres, as it floats in the waters of the Swedish capital, Stockholm, on May 5, 2023. In Sweden and Finland, some unusual saunas have been built in recent years, offering truly singular experiences. - TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Viken KANTARCI (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Viken KANTARCI

Spain abolishes national bullfighting award in cultural shift

FILE PHOTO: Bullfighter Fernando Robleno is gored by a bull from the Jose Escolar Gil ranch during a bullfight at Sanfermines in Pamplona, Spain, July 8, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera/File Photo

T. rex is at the center of a debate over dinosaur intelligence

Visitors look at a 67 million year-old skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex, named Trix, at the French National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France.

Saudi Poet Prince Badr dies at 75

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Egypt reclaims 3,400-year-old stolen statue of King Ramses II

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'Ancient Roman' solar roof tiles power Pompeii villa

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Song, dance, and the Koran: Ethiopia's Harari celebrate centuries-old festival

Song, dance, and the Koran: Ethiopia's Harari celebrate centuries-old festival

Sharing the secrets of rose distillation in Jabal Akdhar

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Gaza's historic treasures saved by 'irony of history'

(FILES) Artifacts are on display in the first ever National Museum of Archaeology in Gaza opend recently by Jawdat Khoudary, a Palestinian businessman and collector, on July 28, 2008. Gaza's "Napoleon's Palace" has been destroyed, the ancient Greek site of Anthedon bombed and its only private museum burned down: the war has taken a terrible toll on the rich heritage of the Palestinian territory. But in a strange twist of fate, some of its greatest treasures are safe in a warehouse in Switzerland, ironically all thanks to the blockade that made life in the Gaza Strip such a struggle for the past 16 years. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)

'Titanic' task of finding plundered African art in French museums

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Up to 1 Trillion Cicadas Are About to Emerge in the U.S.

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Omanis tell tales of survival

Former US president Bill Clinton, Graca Machel, widow of former South African President Nelson Mandela, and Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy pay homage before lighting the Rwandan genocide flame of hope. - Reuters

Future of Africa's flamingos threatened by rising lakes: study

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Gardens of Stone, Moss, Sand: 4 Moments of Zen in Kyoto

A view of the southern garden at Tofuku-ji, which terminates at the far end with five mossy mounds like sacred mountains in the sea, in Kyoto, Japan, in February 2024.

Afghan tailors outfit Eid celebrations with gleaming garb

An Afghan youth (L) irons clothes ahead of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan at a tailor workshop in Kabul on April 7, 2024.
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