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Jordan

Schoolchildren among 18 killed by flash flooding in Jordan | The Cube

Flash flooding in Jordan's Dead Sea area swept a bus carrying dozens of school children away on Thursday afternoon

26/10/2018

Italy

Archaeologists uncover 5 'undisturbed' skeletons at Pompeii

The skeletons were found just over a week after charcoal inscriptions that rewrote Pompeii's history as we know it were discovered

25/10/2018

United Kingdom

The one where Ross is suspected of robbery

Facebook users respond in force to a Blackpool Post searching for robbery suspect with uncanny resemblance to Friends star David Schwimmer

24/10/2018

USA

Museum's ancient biblical artefacts are fake, researchers find

Researchers in Germany say several fragments of Bible Museum's Dead Sea Scrolls are fake

23/10/2018

Spain

Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica to pay city €36 million in late permit fees

The unfinished Sagrada Familia basilica has been operating without a building permit for 130 years. As a result, it has come to an agreement with Barcelona City Council on how to settle this.

19/10/2018

Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Abiy Ahmed gives 50% of ministerial roles to women

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed 50 percent of his ministerial positions to women in his latest government reform since taking office in April

17/10/2018

Italy

Discovery in Pompeii rewrites history of eruption

An archaeological discovery in Pompeii means eruption of Vesuvius may have been later than originally believed

17/10/2018

USA

Tech figureheads lead tributes to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen | The Cube

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has died of cancer aged 65

16/10/2018

USA

Hurricane-affected communities rely on social media for help in Michael aftermath | #TheCube

Communities in Florida affected by the recent Hurricane Michael turned to social media in the aftermath of the storm to call for help

12/10/2018

USA

Residents trapped in Hurricane Michael share frustration, fears

Florida residents share their experiences and photos as Hurricane Michael makes landfall

11/10/2018

Venezuela

Government officials say suicide, while opposition party say murder

An Venezuelan opposition lawmaker has died while in custody at the state intelligence headquarters in Caracas, but conflicting reports from government officials and the opposition have led to confusion over what actually happened

09/10/2018

Sweden

Girl, 8, dubbed 'Queen of Sweden' after pulling sword from lake

Sweden: An eight-year-old girl has made an historic discovery after stumbling across a sword that predates the Vikings.

05/10/2018

USA

How the Jacksonville shooting unfolded on social media

Witnesses and victims shared their stories as the shooting took place, before talk turned to false speculation on the shooter's identity

27/08/2018

Europe Decoded

Refugee rocket scientist takes job hunt to London's streets

A double-space engineering graduate and refugee known only as Mohammed is taking a unique approach to searching for a job after university

16/08/2018

Gaza

Israeli airstrikes flatten cultural centre in Gaza strip as Hamas seeks truce | The Cube

The Cube team works to verify videos showing moment of airstrike on cultural centre in the Gaza strip

10/08/2018

Thailand

Cave rescue boys and their coach granted Thai citizenship | The Cube

Three boys and their football coach who were rescued from a cave in northern Thailand last month have been granted Thai citizenship.

10/08/2018

Europe Decoded

No resolution in sight as authorities crackdown on protests in Bangladesh | The Cube

Police have cracked down on thousands of students who brought the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, to a halt with protests calling for tighter road safety laws.

07/08/2018

Europe Decoded

Tech giants remove Infowars content from its platforms in domino move

Apple, Facebook, YouTube and Spotify have all made recent moves to delete content from its platforms by conspiracy theorist website Infowars

07/08/2018

Europe Decoded

Locals and tourists share frightening accounts of deadly Indonesia earthquake | The Cube

A magnitude-7 earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Lombok on Sunday evening, killing dozens of people

06/08/2018

Finland

Helsinki shoppers sleep in cool supermarket aisles to escape heatwave

A supermarket in Finland offered its customers its aisles as a cool place to sleep on Saturday as respite from Europe's heatwave

06/08/2018