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Politics, climate conspire as Tigris and Euphrates dwindle
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNext year, the water will come. The pipes have been laid to Ata Yigit’s sprawling farm in Turkey’s...
Rights group: Turkey water cuts worsen Syria cholera problem
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTurkey isn't ensuring an adequate water flow downstream into the Euphrates River in Syria, worsening...
European militaries are emptying their arsenals to send heavy-duty howitzers to Ukraine
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA French Caesar self-propelled howitzer fires into the Middle Euphrates River Valley in December...
Ancient city was destroyed by ISIS. Now, its mirror image found in ‘forgotten’ ruins
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe ancient city of Dura-Europos, located along the Euphrates River in Syria, has been largely...
Ancient dung analysis suggests animals being farmed for food 13,000 years ago
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAnimals were being farmed for food as early as around 13,000 years ago, an analysis of ancient dung...
9 gold mine workers are missing in Turkey after a landslide that carries environmental risks
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoA huge landslide hit a gold mine in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, trapping at least nine workers...
Fact Check: Truman on Palestine: 'We Had To Take It in Small Doses'
Snopes via Yahoo News· 5 months agoX user @a8d0d554a87e4f7 Claim: Harry Truman said of the creation of the state of Israel, "We took...
Ancient Sumerians invented water flumes thousands of years earlier than previously thought
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe British Museum’s ongoing Girsu Project discovered the true function of a mysterious structure -...
Kentucky Derby winner still a "maybe" for Preakness
United Press International via Yahoo Sports· 1 month agoMuth (jockey in red cap), shown winning the Arkansas Derby, is expected to head up trainer Bob Baffert's two runners in the May 18 Preakness Stakes,...
Iran summons Swiss diplomat over US seizure of Iranian crude oil that's now at port in Houston
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIran has summoned a Swiss diplomat over the apparent U.S. seizure of Iranian crude oil from a ship...