Right whale spotted off Northeast Florida coast is 16th this season
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ A right whale named Giza and her calf were spotted off the Northeast Florida coast, making it the 16th right whale spotting of the season. The discovery was made Thursday and the photo was taken by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Itโs significant because itโs the highest number of calves spotted in the past five years. โBoaters should be aware that right whales are still in the nearshore waters of Northeast Florida, and the extra effort to slow the vessel and post a lookout can prevent damage to the boat,โ explained Tom Pitchford with the FWC. Along the coast, Pitchford pointed out, vessels greater than 65 feet must slow down to 10 knots.
Egypt: Archaeologists unearth ancient beer factory in Abydos
CAIRO โ American and Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed what could be the oldest known beer factory at one of the most prominent archaeological sites of ancient Egypt, a top antiquities official said Saturday. The joint mission is co-chaired by Dr. Matthew Adams of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, and Deborah Vischak, assistant professor of ancient Egyptian art history and archaeology at Princeton University. AdAdams said the factory was apparently built in this area to provide royal rituals with beer, given that archaeologists found evidences showing the use of beer in sacrificial rites of ancient Egyptians. With its vast cemeteries and temples from the earliest times of ancient Egypt, Abydos was known for monuments honoring Osiris, ancient Egyptโs god of underworld and the deity responsible for judging souls in the afterlife. Egypt has announced dozens of ancient discoveries in the past couple of years, in the hope of attracting more tourists.
Egypt unveils ancient coffins, statues found in Saqqara
Journalists gather around an ancient sarcophagus more than 2500 years old, discovered in a vast necropolis and Mostafa Waziri, the secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, center, in Saqqara, Giza, Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. Egyptian antiquities officials on Saturday announced the discovery of at least 100 ancient coffins, some with mummies inside, and around 40 gilded statues south of Cairo. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)CAIRO โ Egyptian antiquities officials on Saturday announced the discovery of at least 100 ancient coffins, some with mummies inside, and around 40 gilded statues in a vast Pharaonic necropolis south of Cairo. He said they would announce another discovery at the Saqqara necropolis later this year. The discovery at the famed necropolis is the latest in a series of archaeological finds in Egypt.
Egypt's parliamentary vote likely to tighten leader's grip
A woman casts her ballot on the first day of the parliamentary election inside a polling station in Giza, Egypt, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. Egyptians began voting Saturday in the first stage of a parliamentary election, a vote that is highly likely to produce a toothless House of Representatives packed with supporters of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)CAIRO โ Egyptians cast ballots Saturday in the first stage of the country's parliamentary election, a vote which is highly likely to produce a toothless lower chamber packed with supporters of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. Like the Senate election in August, Egyptian election authorities said face masks would be handed out to voters for free and polling stations were disinfected. In Alexandria, lawmaker Haitham el-Hariri, who was one of the few opposition figures in the outgoing parliament, urged his supporters to vote.
A 'secret' tour inside long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum
Cairo's Grand Egyptian Museum was originally set to launch in 2012, but this has now been pushed back to 2020. (CNN) - When it finally opens, Cairo's Grand Egyptian Museum will be the largest museum dedicated to a single civilization. Grand Egyptian Museum international relations representative Faten Mohammad is one of the leaders of the tour, which lasts four hours and runs every day. Officials moved many pieces from the cramped Egyptian Museum due to the 117-year-old facility's lack of space. Road, Pyramids, Giza, Egypt; + 202 33 776 893Behind-the-Scenes Grand Egyptian Museum TourThe-CNN-Wire & 2019 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company.