Sinai Offensive Expands With Troops, Tanks and Helicopters
Egyptian forces backed by helicopter gunships and tanks moved through villages in northern Sinai near the Gaza border on day three of a major offensive against Islamic militants. About 20 militants were killed and 20 captured, as an al Qaeda inspired group claimed responsibility for last week's failed assassination attempt on Egypt’s interior minister.
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El-Arish
Egypt
Sinai Peninsula
Gaza Strip
Cairo
Van Gogh work found after six decades in attic
The 1888 painting Sunset at Montmajour was authenticated by the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, ending decades in a Norwegian industrialist’s attic. Experts used Van Gogh’s letters, pigment analysis, and X-ray imaging to confirm the work’s provenance and date.
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van Gogh
van Gogh Museum
Montmajour
Vincent van Gogh
Axel Rueger
Arles
France
Rueger
Netherlands
Robohand: 3D printed prosthetic fingers aid many
South African carpenter Richard van As lost four fingers but built Robohand with Ivan Owen using cables screws and a 3D printer. The device costs about 500 and helps people without fingers grasp objects, with about 170 fitted so far.
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Johannesburg
Richard van As
Associated Press
Ivan Owen
Seattle
van As
Iran’s Rouhani Urges Cabinet to Open Facebook Pages
Iran expands online outreach as President Rouhani asks ministers to create Facebook pages. The move aims to humanize the presidency amid a government clash over Internet openness versus control and questions over page authenticity among ministerial accounts.
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Iran
Tehran
Hasan Rouhani
Shargh Daily
Rouhani
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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