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Gates added that one goal is to give blacks a sense of their own history, dating as far back as black pharoahs from the Kush empire near Egypt, all of whom can be found in Encarta Africana...
...assembled is currently touring France, Germany and the Netherlands. The show, which will continue into next year, features statues, pottery, jewelry and other artifacts that were recovered in excavations dating back to 1842, when Karl Lepsius, a Prussian archaeologist, first surveyed the region known in the Old Testament as Kush, in Greek literature as Aethiopia and by the Romans as Nubia (possibly a corruption of the Egyptian word for gold...
After that season, with his value rising,Restic realized a college coach's dream: hereceived a head coaching offer in the NFL withsame team he had played for over 20 yearsbefore--the Philadelphia Eagles. After their topchoice for the job, Frank Kush of then-nationalchampion Arizona State, opted to stay at thecollege level, the Eagles went to Restic in thehopes of reviving their hapless offense...
...Bahamas, then ripped through Florida and Louisiana. Last week the chain of disasters continued. Tropical Storm Polly drenched eastern China and killed at least 150 people. Typhoon Omar, which had earlier raked Guam, headed for the Philippines. In Afghanistan flash floods swept through the valleys of the Hindu Kush, leaving hundreds dead or missing...
Though Kabul has not yet come under consistent, heavy military barrage, the city is vulnerable to attacks that may cut the Salang Highway, the 264-mile road that climbs the towering Hindu Kush and crosses long stretches of mujahedin-controlled territory to the Soviet border. In a move to push the guerrilla forces back from the highway, Soviet and Afghan troops last week shelled villages south of the Salang Tunnel, killing hundreds of civilians and refugees...