Ancient opium trade tied to Bronze Age medicine across Middle East
Archaeologists report bronze age ceramic pots found from Israel to Egypt show opium use for surgery and pain relief, with Mycenaean pots containing opium traces. Expert says the trade reflects early medical knowledge and medicinal use rather than crime, dating back to about 1400 B.C.
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Mediterranean
Middle East
Joe Zias
Hebrew University
Zias
Old City
Siqqara
Giza
Pyramids
Cairo
Israel
Spigelman
GangRelated Shooting Bystanders In Post Office Lobby
In Los Angeles a man was wounded in a gang related shooting inside a San Pedro post office lobby. Police arrested a 23 year old suspect about five hours later after the victim tried to flee a cordoned area near a residential complex.
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San Pedro
Jack Richter
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Postal Service
Terri Bouffiou
Weapons claim by November 17 terror group in Greece
An anonymous caller to Eleftherotypia claimed November 17 has guns stolen from a Kos arsenal. The group, blamed for 23 killings, has sparked a nationwide manhunt as authorities probe the burglary and ongoing crackdown amid prior warnings and new photos of a suspect.
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Greece
Caet
Eleftherotypia
Aegean
Kos
Dimitris Koufadinas
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Ukraine air show disaster pilots deviated from plan
Investigators say Su-27 pilots veered from flight plan and attempted four new maneuvers before crashing into spectators in Lviv, killing 85 and injuring 151. Report cites operational and organizational failures, ongoing probe through chain of command, and post crash actions by President Kuchma.
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Ukraine
Yevhen Marchuk
Marchuk
Leonid Kuchma
Kuchma
Defense
Volodymyr Shkidchenko
Shkidchenko
Air Force
Ukrainski Sokoly
Ukrainian Falcons
Yuriy Tyshkov
Kievskie Vedomosti
The
Defense Ministry
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