Egypt issues Chinese yuan-denominated panda bonds for the first time, getting lower rate than dollar-based debt

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Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (L) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) in 2014.

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Water in Southern Gaza remains 'limited' despite US urging Israel to end the shutoff

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Jake Sullivan at the podium
On Sunday, Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden's national security adviser, said he'd been told that Israel had turned the water in Southern Gaza back on. In fact, water service remains "limited," an official clarified.

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India is a growing defense powerhouse, and now it's looking to cash in on it

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration of the Aero India exhibition in Bengaluru on February 13.

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Protesters hold sign and shame Sen. Bob Menendez as he shows up in court on bribery charges

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US Senator Bob Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, and his wife Nadine Arslanian, arrive at the US District Court, Southern District of New York, in New York City on September 27, 2023.

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Gold bars, cash found in home of senator charged with bribery

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 Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is facing federal charges of bribery. The three-term lawmaker faced similar accusations in 2017, costing him his position as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Sen. Bob Menendez Googled 'how much is one kilo of gold worth' around the time his wife accepted alleged bribes, indictment says

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Prosecutors allege Sen. Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, and his wife accepted gold bars as part of a bribery scheme.

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Sunken ancient temples were found in a mysterious underwater city, with Egyptian and Greek treasures

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Side-by-side images show ancient artifact found in the mud in the Thonis-Heracleion site in the Aboukir Bay in Egypt.

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I stayed in an $83-per-night viral Airbnb overlooking the Great Pyramid of Giza. The tub that hooked me on Instagram was odd, but the view made it worth it.

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Libryia Jones stayed in a viral Airbnb overlooking the pyramids when she visited Cairo and Giza, Egypt.

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Egyptian scientists discovered a diminutive 41-million year old whale and named it after King Tut

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A bottlenose dolphin pictured in the Moray Firth, Scotland.
A bottlenose dolphin pictured in the Moray Firth, Scotland.

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Could the curse of Tutankhamun’s tomb be caused by fungi?

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The gold funerary mask mask of King Tutankhamun on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
The gold funerary mask of King Tutankhamun is on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

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