Family mourns after church wedding party shooting in Cairo
In Cairo, an attack on a wedding party at the Church of the Virgin Mary left four relatives dead including two granddaughters aged eight and twelve, and seven others wounded. The violence underscores rising Islamist militancy touching the capital and follows Sinai and rural attacks linked to post coup instability and crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Harbin Smog Shuts Schools Flights Amid Record PM2.5 Readings
Harbin seees visibility below 50 yards as PM2.5 readings reach 600 to 1000 micrograms per cubic meter, first such highs since 2012. Schools and some highways closed, flights canceled or delayed at Taiping International. Patti Austin cancels Beijing concert amid asthma attack linked to pollution, manager says. Beijing warns vulnerable groups to limit outdoor activity. Local heating began Sunday as northern winter smog season deepens.
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CyArk aims to digitally preserve world monuments
A nonprofit CyArk uses 3-D laser scans and radar to create precise digital copies of over 100 landmarks from Chichen Itza to the Leaning Tower of Pisa and plans 400 more. Master copies are kept by Iron Mountain in a subterranean Pennsylvania mine. the effort responds to ongoing threats from war and climate impact.
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Tower of Pisa
Iron Mountain Inc
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