Abu Bilal built a secret wall in his home to protect his books from Syria’s former Assad regime.
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US Federal Reserve hikes interest rates for the first time in three years
Syrian court issues first sentences over 2025 massacres of Alawites
Aztec document goes on display in Mexico after 186 years abroad
1,700-year-old fragment of "Odyssey" discovered inside library book
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Read the full report at Al JazeeraThe paper was found inside a collection of early Christian manuscripts purchased by Utrecht University in the mid-20th century.
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Former member of gov't forces sentenced to 20 years, as two Assad supporters receive death sentence and life in prison.
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WorldPingFrance's national library is lending the manuscript recounting the history of the Aztecs to Mexico.
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WorldPingSyria's judiciary on Thursday issued its first verdicts over the massacres of Alawites on the Syrian coast last year, sentencing a former member of government forces to 20 years in prison.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
WorldPingThe US central bank raised its benchmark rate by .25 percent, with new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh defying President Donald Trump's desire for lower rates. Consumer banks and bond markets react.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
WorldPingAbout 40 years ago, researchers found ancient ship carvings on a temple wall in Cyprus, possibly all carved at once at the tail end of the Bronze Age, around the time of the infamous Bronze Age collapse.
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