Tag: City

Archaeologists Discover ‘City of the Dead’ Housing Thousands of Mummies

Archaeologists have discovered a “City of the Dead” in Aswan, Egypt near the Mausoleum of Aga Khan III, putting an end to five years of digging. Three hundred tombs housing ancient mummies were ultimately discovered on a burial plot spanning 270,000 feet. According to Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, officials believe that each of […]

RDU celebrates it latest airline, with new flight between the Triangle and Mexico City

Over the trumpets and guitars of a mariachi band, Raleigh-Durham International Airport welcomed its first nonstop flight from Mexico City on Monday, opening a new chapter in international service. The Airmexico flights depart daily in both directions, marking RDU’s 10th direct international destination and its 18th airline. RDU President and CEO Michael Landguth celebrated the […]

Chicago Pension Debt Rises to $37 Billion as City Hunts for Cash

(Bloomberg) — Chicago’s pension burden climbed again last year as new laws and accounting measures added to costs, and first-term Mayor Brandon Johnson looks for new revenue. Most Read from Bloomberg The net pension liability across the city’s four retirement funds rose about 5% to $37.2 billion as of Dec. 31, up from $35.4 billion […]

Rocket barrage launched at Israel as battle rages in Gaza City

Israel’s military says Palestinian armed groups in Gaza have launched about 20 rockets towards Israeli border communities – the heaviest such attack in months. A number of the projectiles were intercepted and others landed inside southern Israel, but no injuries were reported. The military said it responded with artillery fire. Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) said […]

Residents of popular Southern California city on edge amid wave of violence

After a wave of violent incidents in Santa Monica, residents and city officials are expressing some serious concerns, with the city’s mayor asking for emergency funds, more police and state assistance. “There’s beautiful things about the city, but we’re losing it,” Christina Tullock, who lives on the Santa Monica-Venice border, said. Tullock told KTLA’s Rachel […]

‘All that water from around us goes to the people in the big city’

As rising global temperatures fuel extreme droughts, a disturbing scenario is playing out in India — the country’s rural villages are running out of water as growing cities siphon away supplies. What’s happening? In the shadow of Mumbai’s glittering skyscrapers, villagers in the region that supplies much of the megacity’s water are watching their wells […]