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The Grand Egyptian Museum is new symbol of national identity

Egypt's historic treasures can be found in famous museums all around the world. Those in Egypt's possession, though, finally have an institution with the space to house and display them properly. The Grand Egyptian Museum is set to fully...

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Egypt's immense new antiquities museum opens after two-decade build

Dignitaries, including prime ministers and presidents from around the world, descended on Cairo on Saturday to attend the long-delayed grand opening.

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20 years in the making: Grand Egyptian Museum officially opens

The Grand Egyptian Museum, a $1 billion (€862 million) project, is a monumental museum dedicated to its ancient civilization.

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Grand Egyptian Museum opens after two decades of construction

Egypt has officially opened the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the world's largest museum dedicated to an ancient civilization. The new museum features tens of thousands of artifacts, including the full collection from King Tutankhamen'...

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Here's a look at the Halloween's beginnings

The National Retail Federation says this year's Halloween spending on costumes, decorations, candy and greeting cards is expected to hit more than $13 billion. Author Kenneth Davis, the historian behind the "Don't Know Much About" series...

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South Africa court rules anti-Apartheid icon Albert Luthuli murdered

In South Africa, a major historical revelation, a court has ruled that anti-apartheid leader Albert Luthuli was murdered by members of the apartheid-era police, not killed in a train accident as officials claimed nearly six decades ago.

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Inside the studio where Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" was recorded

Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody was released a half century ago. CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer shows the converted farmhouse where the band wrote and recorded the song.

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Climate change eats away at Iraq's cradle of civilization

Iraqi officials are sounding the alarm to save monuments of the cradle of civilization. Thousands of years of history are at risk of disappearing as Iraq's ancient southern cities face erosion because of climate change.

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Morocco’s caftan: A cultural jewel on path to UNESCO recognition

Between a caftan from the 19th century and one from today lies a continuous cultural thread — an intergenerational legacy that transforms fabric into heritage.

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Seychelles marks 40 years of Kreol festival with vibrant tribute to heritage

The 40th Kreol Festival runs until November 2nd, and will return in October 2026, continuing its mission to preserve, celebrate and transmit Creole heritage to future generations.

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Messages in a bottle from WWI found on Australian beach

Messages in a bottle written by two Australian soldiers a few days into their voyage to the battlefields of France during World War I have been found more than a century later on Australia's coast.

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WWI soldiers' messages found on Australian beach in shored-up bottle

Messages in a bottle written by two Australian soldiers a few days into their voyage to the battlefields of France during World War I have been found more than a century later on Australia’s coast.

France 24

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How the Blue Jays got a theme song

CBC’s Makda Ghebreslassie explains how OK Blue Jays became the team’s theme song in 1982, despite the songwriters knowing little about baseball.

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What Alexander Hamilton warned in the Federalist Papers

Nearly two and a half centuries ago, Alexander Hamilton authored the first of the Federalist Papers. His appeal was not just for a Constitution, but for the character needed to live under one.

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A look at the history of the White House

Since our second president, John Adams, inhabited the White House, it has been burned by British troops, reconstructed, expanded, and gut-renovated. Mo Rocca looks at the history of a cherished American landmark.

CBS News

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In search of 500-million-year-old fossils of marine life

It's a place thought to hold the secret to not just humanity but the Earth itself. Nestled in the Rocky Mountains, Yoho National Park is home to the Burgess Shale. Considered one of the most well-preserved fossil locations in the world.

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Inside a historic, haunted Washington, D.C. home

The Octagon might not be the best-known home in Washington, D.C., but it's one of the city's oldest residences — and rumor has it that former occupants may still be haunting the halls. Take a look inside the historic site this Halloween ...

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What it’s like to win a World Series, according to Dave Winfield

It was Dave Winfield’s two-run double in Game 6 that won the Toronto Blue Jays the World Series in 1992. Now, more than 30 years later, he reflects on what it’s like to be in that moment.

CBC News

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Rediscovered Picasso portrait presented in Paris ahead of auction

A brightly colored 1943 Picasso portrait of his muse and partner Dora Maar, titled Bust of a Woman with a Flowered Hat (Dora Maar), is set to be auctioned in Paris on Friday after more than 80 years out of public view.

France 24

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Libya's dying art: Residents struggle to preserve pottery craft

Pottery is a famous traditional craft in Libya, and one with deep cultural roots. But for decades it’s been in decline. Many artisans have closed their workshops, raising concerns the art form will die out.

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Court finds ex-British soldier not guilty in Bloody Sunday murder trial

Victims’ relatives and Northern Ireland’s political leader condemn verdict over 1972 Derry massacre.

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The forgotten daughter of a U.S. president finally comes home

In 1839, a 53-year-old American woman wrote from Paris, "I am now in distress, in ill health and in an a foreign country." Stranded and desperate, she pled: "Save me from utter ruin." Rescue would take more than 180 years to arrive.

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Women who changed driving forever

Most people think cars were shaped by men. But many of the features keeping you safe and comfortable behind the wheel today were actually invented by women.

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Indigenous artifacts in Vatican Museums could soon head back to Canada

Sources tell CBC News that the Vatican and the Canadian Catholic Church are making good progress toward an agreement to return Indigenous artifacts in the Holy See's museums before the end of the year.

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Cubans honor centenary of icon Celia Cruz

Born in Havana on Oct. 21, 1925, Celia Cruz, nicknamed the “Guarachera of Cuba” and the “Queen of Salsa,” built a solid career as a vocalist on the island before going into exile in 1960 and settling in the United States.

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Oasis, Lennon and Hendrix memorabilia on offer at London auction

Music history goes under the hammer this week in London. Among those are more than 150 Oasis items, John Lennon's tinted prescription glasses, a white fedora Michael Jackson wore for his "Smooth Criminal" music video and Jimi Hendrix's h...

France 24

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Music brings Taiwan's wartime tunnel back to life

Built during the height of the Cold War to shelter supply boats from Chinese artillery shells, one of Taiwan's most well-known wartime attractions echoed on October 19 with a different sound: cellos and violins for the annual Kinmen Tunn...

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Louvre reopens amid search for heist suspects

The Louvre Museum in Paris reopened Wednesday for the first time after Sunday's heist. The thieves are still on the run. CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer reports on the latest in the investigation and how much the stolen jewels are worth.

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Director explores RFK Jr.’s childhood and political journey

PBS’s Frontline documentary “The Rise of RFK Jr.” examines how Robert F. Kennedy Jr., from a prominent Democratic family, came to serve in President Trump’s administration. Director Michael Kirk discusses Kennedy’s childhood and politica...

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Madrid exhibition traces 50 years of democracy in Portugal and Spain

“Inquietude: Freedom and Democracy” at Casa Encendida in Madrid explores decades of democratic transitions in Portugal and Spain. Organised by the Montemadrid Foundation, the exhibition commemorates 50 years of Spain’s journey toward fre...

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