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The Rosetta Stone and what it...

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What is the Rosetta Stone?

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The Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous objects in the British Museum. But what is it? What does it actually say? Dr Ilona Regulski answers questions about the object that unlocked ancient Egypt.

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The Crash of the Concorde

July 25, 2000: passengers in Paris board a high-tech Concorde jet en route to New York. Shortly after take-off, the plane is ablaze and out of control.Flight 4590 crashes into a hotel, exploding in a fire ball from ignited jet fuel. This aviation disaster was one of the worst in the history of commercial flight and left investigators piecing together the long chain of small events that led to the tragedy.

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HJ Heinz Company: The Ketchup People

Walk into any diner in America and you’re likely to see his name on ketchup bottles on pickle jars. Henry J Heinz has been a part of American culture for more than a century. Heinz sold his products on every continent. He coined one of the most memorable lines in the history of advertising “57 varieties”. He was an obsessive genius, yet in an era of domineering bosses and robber barons Heinz motivated his employees with kindness. HJ Heinz was certainly an uncommon man devoted to his religion, his family and his pickles but not necessarily in that order.

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NK fires short-range missiles in possible demo for export

North Korea has fired what appeared to be multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea’s military says, in what may be a performance test of various projectiles for export. The missiles were launched from Wonsan, North Korea’s eastern coastal city, around 8.10am (2310 GMT Wednesday) and flew up to 800km (497 miles) before splashing down in the sea, the military said. South Korea is closely communicating with the US and Japan to share information about the launch, it added.

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Aviation

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The Crash of the Concorde

July 25, 2000: passengers in Paris board a high-tech Concorde jet en route to New York. Shortly after take-off, the plane is ablaze and out of control.Flight 4590 crashes into a hotel, exploding in a fire ball from ignited jet fuel. This aviation disaster was one of the worst in the history of commercial flight and left investigators piecing together the long chain of small events that led to the tragedy.

Frank.

Food

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HJ Heinz Company: The Ketchup People

Walk into any diner in America and you’re likely to see his name on ketchup bottles on pickle jars. Henry J Heinz has been a part of American culture for more than a century. Heinz sold his products on every continent. He coined one of the most memorable lines in the history of advertising “57 varieties”. He was an obsessive genius, yet in an era of domineering bosses and robber barons Heinz motivated his employees with kindness. HJ Heinz was certainly an uncommon man devoted to his religion, his family and his pickles but not necessarily in that order.

Frank.

North Korea

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NK fires short-range missiles in possible demo for export

North Korea has fired what appeared to be multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea’s military says, in what may be a performance test of various projectiles for export. The missiles were launched from Wonsan, North Korea’s eastern coastal city, around 8.10am (2310 GMT Wednesday) and flew up to 800km (497 miles) before splashing down in the sea, the military said. South Korea is closely communicating with the US and Japan to share information about the launch, it added.

Reuters