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Scientists find ‘first-ever animal’ that doesn’t need oxygen to live

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First ever animal that doesn’t breathe and lives without oxygen is discovered by scientists – and it could shed light on where we should look for alien life The parasitical creature is called Henneguya Slminicola and lives inside salmon After mapping its genes researchers found it had no mitochondrial genome  The salmon parasite is part … Read more

Israel pounds targets around Damascus as it launches airstrikes against Islamic Jihad terrorists

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Israel pounds targets around Damascus as it launches airstrikes against Islamic Jihad terrorists in Syria and the Gaza Strip Israel said warplanes launched strikes against Palestinian Islamic Jihad group  Syria said its air defences confronted the strikes launched from Golan Heights Israel said it responded to rockets fired from the Gaza Strip Sunday morning It said … Read more

Ancient 3,200-year-old Canaanite temple unearthed in Israel

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An ancient 3,200-year-old Canaanite temple discovered in Israel was found with statues of the god Baal and jewellery inspired by the Egyptian goddess Hathor. The temple, from about the 12th century BC, was once part of the powerful Canaanite city of Lachish – now the area houses the Tel Lachish national park. Archaeologists from the … Read more

From North Korea to sunny South Africa via Israel: The world’s most unusual ski resorts revealed

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If you want to take your ski holiday completely off-piste, then forget the Rockies, Sierra Nevada mountains or the Alps – try the Middle East. Or perhaps North Korea. Here we reveal some of the most unlikely locations for ski resorts. North Korea  North Korea’s Masikryong ski resort opened in 2014 to compete with Pyeongchang … Read more