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  Last update: 19:00 GMT 24.01.2020

  19:00 GMT 24.01.2020

  US

  Photos: Sasquatch Figure Seen Roaming on US State’s Surveillance Camera

  Bigfoot enthusiasts have turned their attention to Washington after the state’s Sherman Pass web camera spotted what appears to be the mythical beast taking a midday stroll through the snow.

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  Last update: 19:01 GMT 24.01.2020

  19:01 GMT 24.01.2020

  Environment

  Video: California Vineyard Spills Nearly 100,000 Gallons of Wine Into Russian River

  A blending tank holding nearly 100,000 gallons of wine leaked into a local river in Healdsburg, California, on Thursday.

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  Last update: 21:46 GMT 24.01.2020

  21:46 GMT 24.01.2020

  Tech

  Listen: Scientists Recreate Voice of 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy

  British scientists have recreated the voice of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy using a 3D-printed vocal tract.

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  Last update: 22:44 GMT 24.01.2020

  22:44 GMT 24.01.2020

  Africa

  Sudan Strikes Preliminary Deal Over Contested States with Rebel Group

  The agreement between Khartoum's delegation, headed by General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), has been signed in Juba, South Sudan's capital.

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  Last update: 22:06 GMT 24.01.2020

  22:06 GMT 24.01.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  Nearly Half of Afghans Want US, NATO Troops to Leave Following Peace Deal - Poll

  A recent survey of over 5,000 Afghans has concluded that more individuals favor than oppose the total removal of both US and NATO troops from the country after a peace agreement is reached concerning the structure of post-war Afghanistan.

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  Last update: 22:39 GMT 24.01.2020

  22:39 GMT 24.01.2020

  Society

  Photo: US Authorities Recover Rare Copy of Christopher Columbus Letter Written in 1493

  US federal agents in Delaware have recovered a more than 500-year-old stolen copy of a letter written by Italian explorer Christopher Columbus that has an estimated value of more than $1.3 million.

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  Last update: 18:10 GMT 24.01.2020

  18:10 GMT 24.01.2020

  Middle East

  6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Eastern Turkey - EMSC

  On 23 January, a 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit the western Turkish province of Manisa with no people being injured or killed in the incident, according to provincial Governor Ahmet Deniz.

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  Last update: 20:15 GMT 24.01.2020

  20:15 GMT 24.01.2020

  Society

  Photo: Civil War-Era ‘Witch Bottle’ Discovered Along Virginia Highway

  A team of archaeologists at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, recently discovered an American Civil War-era glass bottle full of nails near Virginia’s Interstate 64 highway.