Egypt begins restoration of Tut's gilded coffin

Egypt started the first-ever restoration work on a gold-covered sarcophagus of the famed boy pharaoh Tutankhamun, ahead of the country's new museum opening next year, the antiquities minister said Sunday. Khaled el-Anany told reporters that work on the outermost coffin, which is made of wood and gilded with gold, is expected to take at least eight months.

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North Korea to pause 'Mass Games' after leader Kim complains

The Mass Games are a major draw for tourists, most of them from China, but the inclusion of thousands of child performers has been criticized by rights groups as tantamount to forced child labour, and testimonies collected by defector groups describe harsh training regimes. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2K3TCYf

Taliban launch 'massive attack' on Afghan city of Kunduz

The militants, who have demanded that all foreign forces leave Afghanistan, now control or hold sway over roughly half of the country and are at their strongest since their 2001 defeat by a US-led invasion. Such attacks are seen as strengthening their negotiating position. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/347NQeG

IMF team leaves Pakistan sans bailout agreement

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his team had assured the IMF mission they would implement all its conditions and expected to ink a staff-level agreement during this visit by the IMF team. The IMF mission, however, stated it would decide on whether or not to give Pakistan a bailout after approval of the country’s budget by parliament. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/iRvZTl9

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