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Ancient City of Angkor Was Jam-Packed With People
Angkor, in what is now Cambodia, was one of the most populated cities in the world from the 9th to 15th centuries CE. That said, archaeologists have struggled with knowing just how many people actually lived there. A comprehensive new study may have finally answered the question, affirming the ancient city as a bustling metropolis.
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Hezbollah-Linked Cyber Unit Has Been Hacking Into Internet Companies for Years
A cyber unit believed to be associated with the Shiite militant group Hezbollah has been conducting stealthy espionage missions all over the globe, hacking into internet service providers and telecoms to gather data.
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At Least 22 Dead, Over A Million Reported Displaced As Typhoon Lekima Makes Landfall In Eastern China
At least 22 deaths have been reported, and more than a million have been forced to leave their homes after Typhoon Lekima smashed into China near Wenling in southeastern Zhejiang province, between Taiwan and Shanghai, the BBC reported on Sunday.
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Scientists Think They Know Why The Caspian Sea Is Shrinking
The Caspian Sea is about as strange as a body of water gets. Its surface still sits 27.5m below sea level, and water doesn’t flow out of it — it’s isolated from the oceans, and relies on a series of Asian rivers to maintain its levels.