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In Syria’s south, Bedouins uprooted by sectarian clashes see little hope of return

By Laila Bassam and Tom PerryNAWA, Syria (Reuters) -As sectarian violence swept through Syria's southern Sweida province in ...

The tragedy of Laika, the first animal to orbit the earth

This one was full of space paraphernalia, astronaut dolls, and NASA shirts. But what caught my eye were the dog plushies in silver spacesuits, name embroidered in blue on the front: Laika. She also ...