Egypt's Sisi takes role in talks as Arab nations try to find alternative to Donald Trump&s Gaza plan

Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi left Riyadh after participating in an informal meeting yesterday to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with Gulf Arab states and Jordan, the presidency said in a statement on Facebook.

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Dodo and other extinct birds could be brought back to life using Jurassic park-style science

The dodo and passenger pigeon are among extinct bird ­species that could be brought back to life thanks to gene editing and cross-breeding.

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Apple removes data protection tool for UK users following government demand for access to encrypted files

Apple is to remove its highest level of data protection from customers in the UK following a government demand for access to user data.

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A court artist sketch of Julia Wandel

A woman who has claimed to be Madeleine McCann has been remanded in custody in England after being charged with stalking the parents and siblings of the missing girl by turning up at the family home, leaving voicemails and sending messages.

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Closing arguments heard in trial of man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie

Jurors began deliberating in the trial of a New Jersey man charged with stabbing and trying to kill author Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage.

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Great Wall of China could be centuries older than had been thought, findings reveal

Archaeological excavations in eastern China&s Shandong province suggest that some of the oldest sections of the Great Wall were built 300 years earlier than previously thought.

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