Mummies: Royal Ontario Museum opens first Ancient Egypt exhibit in a decade18 Sep 2020 22:47Global NewsThe ROM is getting set to showcase six mummies at a new exhibit opening on Saturday. But as Matthew Bingley reports, getting the travelling exhibit to Toronto amid a pandemic wasn’t without its challenges.
This Day in History — September 1818 Sep 2020 12:11Jamaica ObserverToday is the 262nd day of 2020. There are 104 days left in the year.
TODAY HIGHLIGHT
2001: Letters postmarked in Trenton, New Jersey, that test positive for anthrax are sent to the New York Post and the US NBC broadcasting network anchor Tom Brokaw.
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New ROM exhibit digitally unravels inner remains of Egyptian mummies18 Sep 2020 11:11CBC/Radio-CanadaIf you've ever wondered what exactly lies beneath the linen wrappings of ancient mummies, a new exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum uses modern technology to peel through the layers and reveal the remains — all without unravelling their bandages. …
Water already dwindling, Egypt's farmers fear impact of dam18 Sep 2020 09:34Northwest Arkansas Democrat GazetteSECOND VILLAGE, Egypt -- In the winter of 1964, Makhluf Abu Kassem was born in this agricultural community newly created at the far end of Egypt's Fayoum oasis. His parents were among the village's first settlers, moving here three years earlier …
