Looters plunder Albania’s sunken treasures
by Briseida MEMA Agence France-Presse VLORA, Albania (AFP) -- Albania's long under-explored coastal waters have become a hotspot for treasure…
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World’s oldest intact shipwreck found in Black Sea
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- An ancient Greek trading ship dating back more than 2,400 years has been found virtually…
8 years ago
New Zealand PM makes UN history with first baby
by Catherine Triomphe Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — New Zealand's prime minister has been proclaimed a…
8 years ago
US embassy: US Defense chief had already notified US Congress on Balangiga bells’ return to PHL
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- The United States will return to the Philippines church bells seized by American forces in…
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Japan marks 73rd anniversary of atomic attack on Hiroshima
TOKYO, Japan (AFP)--A bell tolled Monday in Hiroshima as Japan marked 73 years since the world's first atomic bombing, with…
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Napoleon Bonaparte’s rifle, silver soup spoon sold at auction
PARIS, France (AFP) -- A silver soup spoon that belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte during his exile on St. Helena and…
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Turkey’s ancient temple site gets UNESCO heritage status
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP)--A Turkish ancient temple site in southeastern Anatolia was given UNESCO World Heritage status on Sunday, the UN…
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China’s ‘space dream’: A Long March to the moon
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The plunge back to Earth of a defunct Chinese space laboratory will not slow down Beijing's ambitious…
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1968, key events in “The Year That Changed America”
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The year 1968 featured a series of tumultuous events in the United States. Here are some…
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Five key dates for post-Soviet Russia
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Here are five major dates in Russia since the disintegration of the USSR or the Union…
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100 years of women’s suffrage: How one group changed British history
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British women won the right to vote 100 years ago after an intense struggle marked…
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Preserved in time: WWII bunker hidden under Paris train station
by Jean Liou © Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFPI) -- t lies hidden deep beneath Paris's bustling Gare de l'Est railway…
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