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Preserving heritage: Ethiopian quest to recreate ancient manuscripts

Preserving heritage: Ethiopian quest to recreate ancient manuscripts

Armed with a bamboo ink pen and a steady hand, Ethiopian Orthodox priest Zelalem Mola carefully copies text in the ancient Ge'ez language from a religious book onto a goatskin parchment.

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Celtics pummel Heat to keep NBA title hopes alive

Celtics pummel Heat to keep NBA title hopes alive

Boston poured in 16 three-pointers in a dominant 110-97 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday that kept the Celtics alive in the NBA championship chase.

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In Sudan's capital, risking death in search of water

In Sudan's capital, risking death in search of water

Fighting in Sudan has left hundreds of thousands of Khartoum residents without running water, with some forced to risk their lives and seek it out during brief lulls in violence.

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Washington concerned by China moves against US companies

Washington concerned by China moves against US companies

US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo expressed concern to her Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao on Thursday over Beijing's restrictions on US companies.

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Yemen street artist chronicles war on battle-scarred walls

Yemen street artist chronicles war on battle-scarred walls

Yemeni artist Alaa Rubil uses the shell-pocked buildings of his hometown as canvas, painting images of death and despair to shine a light on the horrors and victims of war.

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Energy majors go slow on green transition despite pressure

Energy majors go slow on green transition despite pressure

Most oil majors are stepping up investment in green energy amid rising activist pressure but without abandoning fossil fuels, putting at risk reaching carbon neutrality in 2050.

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Asian markets mostly rise on US debt ceiling optimism

Asian markets mostly rise on US debt ceiling optimism

Hopes that lawmakers are edging closer to a deal to hike the US debt ceiling lifted spirits in Asia on Friday, though traders remain nervous as a deadline to avert a calamitous default draws closer.

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Man arrested after four killed in Japan gun and knife attack

Man arrested after four killed in Japan gun and knife attack

Japanese police on Friday detained a suspect who had holed up in a building after allegedly killing four people, including two police officers, in a gun and knife attack.

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Russia passports forced on Ukrainians 'to erase identity'

Russia passports forced on Ukrainians 'to erase identity'

Before fleeing occupied Ukraine, Victoria was getting squeezed to apply for a Russian passport she said she never wanted as "I'm a citizen of Ukraine".

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Man Utd's Champions League return clouded by ownership uncertainty

Man Utd's Champions League return clouded by ownership uncertainty

Manchester United are back in the Champions League but a bright future under Erik ten Hag remains clouded by uncertainty over the ownership of the English giants.

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