The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

Looking to bolster his legacy as a global peacemaker, Donald Trump has boasted often in recent days that he’s ended at least six wars. Critics of the president’s record say the truth is a lot more complicated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/24/world/politics/trump-wars-settled-dispute/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #nobelpeaceprize #nobels #us #india #pakistan #democraticrepublicofcongo #rwanda #armenia #azerbaijan #cambodia #thailand #israel #iran #serbia #kosovo #egypt #ethiopia
Pottery by Osa
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Nabta Playa: The world’s first astronomical site was built in Africa and is older than Stonehenge
This 7,000-year-old stone circle tracked the summer solstice and the arrival of the annual monsoon season. It's also the oldest known astronomical site on Earth.

https://www.astronomy.com/observing/nabta-playa-the-worlds-first-astronomical-site-was-built-in-africa-and-is-older-than-stonehenge/

#astronomy #archaeology#Egypt#Africa
Pottery by Osa
@potterybyosa@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Nabta Playa: The world’s first astronomical site was built in Africa and is older than Stonehenge
This 7,000-year-old stone circle tracked the summer solstice and the arrival of the annual monsoon season. It's also the oldest known astronomical site on Earth.

https://www.astronomy.com/observing/nabta-playa-the-worlds-first-astronomical-site-was-built-in-africa-and-is-older-than-stonehenge/

#astronomy #archaeology#Egypt#Africa
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

A shadowy contract in Egypt between an unnamed government entity and an investment company to build a resort on one of the country's last undisturbed Red Sea beaches has drawn criticism and public action. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/21/tourism-deal-egypt-wild-shores/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #egypt #wildlife #turtles #environment #oceans #pollution #redsea
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Boxes of Gaza-bound aid turned back by Israel languish in warehouses as exasperated drivers and U.N. officials criticize delays in sending food and medicine to the enclave. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/14/world/gaza-aid-shipments-delay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #egypt #un #who #aid