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Whether it was reading philosophy, carrying heavy animals or abstaining from sex, the Ancient Greek athlete put in just as much effort as a present-day Olympian.

Forces from the Tigray region have taken control of Lalibela, home to famed rock-hewn churches.

The web of 350 fake social media profiles aims to discredit the West, sometimes with garish cartoons.

The lawsuit accuses companies of fuelling bloodshed through negligent business practices.

The wedding party was disembarking from a boat when several lightning bolts hit the group.

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Engineers investigate why the Perseverance robot failed in its first attempt to gather a rock core.

There are privacy concerns that the system will be expanded to scan phones for political speech.

SpaceX engineers join together the two segments that make up its new super-rocket system, Starship.

From ancient Egypt to the Persian Empire, an ingenious method of catching the breeze kept people cool for millennia. Now, it could come to our aid once again.

Abiy Ahmed has asked all "capable" Ethiopians to join the fight against resurgent Tigrayan rebels.

The body and belongings of Esther Dingley are found close to where a bone fragment was discovered.

A sci-fi writer hits back at unfounded rumours that Covid jabs turn people into zombies.

More than 8,000 mostly elderly people are urged to get vaccinated again as a nurse is questioned.

Alexander Kuranov, detained by FSB agents, runs a team of pioneering spaceflight researchers.

Politician Igor Redkin says he wanted to scare away a bear when he opened fire in Russia's Far East.

The tech giant has developed a calculator that lets staff see the effects of remote working.

Afghanistan's ex-rulers still back brutal punishments, the BBC finds as it goes behind Taliban lines.

From surreal claymation to serious accounts of war and revolution, animation has much to offer grownups, write Owen Gleiberman and Nicholas Barber.

Scientists analyse the chemistry in a woolly mammoth tusk to work out how far it travelled.

Joe Biden won't be seeing the "war is over" headlines he hoped for when he decided to withdraw.

The situation looks bleak for the Afghan government, but there may still be a chance of a stalemate.

Thousands of Afghans seek refuge in the capital Kabul as the militants seize more key cities.

Sara Faith Alterman was always close to her father. Then she learned he was concealing a secret.