The 6th-century plague that erased an entire city in days

In the mid-sixth century, a devastating disease swept across the Byzantine world and changed the course of entire cities. The outbreak, now known as the Plague of Justinian, is often described in historical records, but new archaeological findings from Jerash are making the story feel far more real and human. Researchers studying a mass grave…

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Indian family of 4 completes 3 months in Texas ICE detention; 12-year-old bleeding in stool, his sister vomiting frequently

An Indian family of four was arrested by ICE and taken to a family prison. (Left: Guri; right: Manpreet and her mother) The Indian family of four – parents and two kids — completes almost 90 days at Dilley detention center in Texas, with their future looking bleak and their health deteriorating. They were arrested…

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Scientists have created a steel sphere device that could help buildings survive earthquakes without electricity

Earthquake-resistant technology may soon become simpler, cheaper and far more reliable thanks to a newly patented steel sphere cylinder developed by researchers at the University of Sharjah. The passive seismic damping device, created by civil engineering professor Moussa Leblouba, uses friction generated by steel balls inside a hollow cylinder to absorb earthquake vibrations in buildings,…

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Who is Harinderpal Athwal? UK Uber Eats driver jailed for over 11 years for killing father in Birmingham crash

Harinderpal Athwal (Photo: West Midlands Police) A UK court has jailed Harinderpal Athwal, a 41-year-old Uber Eats driver, for more than 11 years after he rammed his car into a couple walking hand-in-hand in Birmingham, killing the husband and leaving the wife with life-changing injuries.The incident took place on Soho Road in Birmingham on December…

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