Abu Bilal built a secret wall in his home to protect his books from Syria’s former Assad regime.
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The 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.
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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.
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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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