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Month: December 2023

Pompeii’s ancient art of textile dyeing is revived to show another side of life before eruption

By TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press POMPEII, Italy (AP) — A new project inside the Pompeii archaeological site is reviving ancient textile dyeing techniques to show another side of daily life before the city was destroyed by a volcano in A.D. 79 The inspiration comes from frescoes unearthed inside the archaeological site that show winged cupids

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India’s opposition lawmakers protest their suspension from Parliament by the government

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Dozens of opposition lawmakers suspended from Parliament by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government for obstructing proceedings have held a protest accusing the government of throttling democracy in the country. They briefly marched outside the Parliament building in New Delhi on Thursday behind a huge “Save

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China vows to keep up military pressure on the Philippines as territorial dispute grows tenser

Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi says the country will maintain military pressure on the Philippines amid a dispute over sovereignty in the South China Sea that could involve U.S. forces defending their treaty partner. In a phone conversation with his Philippine counterpart Enrique A. Manalo, Wang “warned that if the

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Uvalde school shooting evidence won’t go before grand jury this year, prosecutor says

By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A Texas prosecutor says a criminal investigation into police failures during the Uvalde school shooting will continue into 2024. Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell’s remarks earlier this week pushed back expectations that a grand jury would convene before the end of the year. Mitchell says her

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South Korean court orders 2 Japanese companies to compensate wartime Korean workers for forced labor

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s top court has ordered two Japanese companies to financially compensate more of their wartime Korean workers for forced labor. The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Nippon Steel Corp. must give compensation to a total of 11 workers who were

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Tormenta en California amenaza con inundaciones a millones de personas: ¿cuándo llegarían y qué zonas están en riesgo?

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Mientras millones de personas se preparan para viajar por las festividades navideñas, las fuertes lluvias, la nieve y las ráfagas de viento pueden retrasar la salida de los vuelos en California y dificultar el tránsito por las carreteras durante los próximos días. La amenaza de inundaciones aumenta a más de 25

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