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Iraq

Science & Tech 3 years ago

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Virtual reality revives Iraq's war-ravaged heritage

An Iraqi museum is using computer technology and virtual reality headsets to turn back time, so visitors can explore heritage sites destroyed by jihadist fighters and in battles to defeat them.

Environment 3 years ago

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Iraq's Garden of Eden now 'like a desert'

The reputed home of the biblical Garden of Eden, Iraq's swamplands have been battered by three years of drought and low rainfall, as well as reduced water flows along rivers and tributaries originating in neighbouring Turkey and Iran.

Lifestyle 3 years ago

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Troubled waters: Iraqi spa reborn after IS massacres

A mineral spa in northern Iraq is regaining popularity as renovation work has brought back visitors, in a city once ruled by jihadists who carried out mass executions.

Environment 3 years ago

Thousands hospitalised as latest sandstorm brings Iraq to standstill

Another sandstorm that descended Monday on climate-stressed Iraq sent at least 4,000 people to hospital with breathing problems.

Environment 4 years ago

Iraq yet again hit by increasingly frequent dust storms

Iraq was yet again covered in a thick sheet of orange as it suffered the latest in a series of dust storms that have become increasingly common.

Environment 4 years ago

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Iraq 'green belt' neglected in faltering climate fight

Envisioned as a lush fortress against worsening desertification and sand storms, the "green belt" of Iraq's Karbala stands as a wilted failure.

Art & Culture 4 years ago

Iraq's National Museum reopens after three-year closure

Iraq's National Museum reopened Monday to visitors after a three-year closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic and political unrest.

Art & Culture 4 years ago

Iraq unveils restoration work at ancient city ravaged by IS

Iraq unveiled three monumental sculptures in the ancient city of Hatra on Thursday, newly restored after being vandalized by militants of the Islamic State group during their brief but brutal rule.

Books 4 years ago

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In Iraq's Mosul, library rises from ashes of IS reign

The storied library of Iraq's Mosul University boasted a million titles before Islamic State group jihadists rampaged through it.

Community 4 years ago

Stray animals find solace at Iraq animal shelter

Bella the dog can barely stand after being abused, but she is now receiving care from a Baghdad refuge that hopes to become Iraq's first veterinary clinic for stray animals.

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