mummies discovered in 30 ancient wooden coffins in the valley of the kings — the egyptian city of luxorchaeologists on the west bank of the river nile. the coffins date back around 3000 years but despite this they were found in good condition — sealed and intact and adorned with vibrant colours and inscriptions. it is believed to contain the remains of high priests and their families. this will enrich our knowledge about the belief of the afterlife and the workshops that make these beautiful scenes, the colour and the religious scenes. it is for the common people, for a king orfor a priest? and that is why i believe this discovery is very important. egyptian authorities will be hoping the discovery, along with other finds of ancient relics, will help revive the country's tourism sector — hit in recent years by political instability. the sarcophagi will undergo restoration before being moved to a showroom at the grand egyptian museum, due to open next year. you have been watching newsday. i'm samantha simmonds in london. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us. ever had a call

archaeologists find more than 20 ancient wooden coffins near the egyptian city of luxor.lines. huge anti—government protests are being held in lebanon for a fourth day. demonstrators are angry at austerity measure and lack ofjobs. the longest nonstop commerical passenger flight has landed successfully in sydney. the qantas plane tookjust over 19 hours to fly direct from new york. the airline is considering whether to begin regular nonstop flights between the cities and it's enlisted the help of university researchers to find out how such a long flights affect passengers and crew. for more on this, i'm joined by peter morris, former chief economist for the international air transport association, who now works as an aviation industry consultant. hejoins me from richmond in south—west london. thank you for being with us. this is a technical achievement, is it also just a publicity stunt? well, it is a question of whether the technical achievement can be be turned into a commercial achievement because the purpose of doing it is to attract passengers both from existing airlin

the egyptian city of luxor. the troupe was unearthed by a tea m luxor.e. the coffins date back around 3000 years but despite this they were found in good condition, sealed and intact and adorned with vibrant colours and inscriptions. it is believed to contain the remains of high priests and their families. this will enrich our knowledge about the belief of the afterlife and the workshops that make these beautiful scenes, the colour and the religious scenes, the book of the dead, it is for the common people and for a king orfor a priest? and that is why i believe this discovery is very important. egyptian authorities will be hoping the discovery, along with other finds of ancient relics, will help revive the country's tourism sector hit in recent years by political instability. the sarcophagi will undergo restoration before being moved to a showroom at the grand egyptian museum. it is due to open next year. lean in and angie, bbc news. we will keep a few showers into the night across england and wales and we had some north and scotland but most of those w

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wooden coffins have been put on display in egypt, following their recent discovery near the city of luxor. the ornately decorated coffins for men, women and children date back to the 22nd dynasty around 3,000 years ago. that's all. stay with bbc world news. of course there's much more on those stories on our website and don't forget you can download the bbc news app. but now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. the pound dips on brexit drama. sterling loses ground after parliament forces boris johnson to ask for an extension to the uk's exit deadline. and indian cyber security scam, how online fraudsters trick people into parting with their ha rd trick people into parting with their hard earned cash. hello and welcome to this monday edition of asia business report. we start with brexit because sterling has slipped as the global currency markets opened for the first time since the uk parliament delayed that crucial vote on the new european union withdrawal agreement on thursday. we saw the pound having strengthened after the british prime minister borisjohnson, agreed af

details of 30 ancient wooden coffins with mummies inside they were discovered in the southern city of luxor in the biggest find of its kind in more than a century egyptian authorities said the carved and painted coffins are 3000 years old and the mummies are in good condition. thousands have taken to the streets of several german cities including berlin to show solidarity with kurds in northern syria this after days of heavy turkish bombardment of kurdish areas along the turkish syrian border where clashes were also reported today despite a cease fire broke out on the day. with spain's acting prime minister pedro sanchez has rejected a call for talks from the leader of the cattle and separatists the region's capital boss a loner is clearing up after a week of protests and riots against the jenning of several separatist leaders by a court in madrid sanchez says the catalan leadership must condemn the violence before any dialogue can begin. as darkness descended on barcelona so too did violence. clashes between protesters and security forces illuminated by burning makeshift barricades. sticks

details of 30 ancient wooden coffins with mummies inside they were discovered in the southern city of luxor when the biggest find of its kind in more than a century gyptian or thorazine said the carved and painted coffins of 3000 years old and that the mummies inside are in good condition. now spain's acting prime minister petra sanchez has rejected a call for dialogue from the leader of the catalan separatists telling him that he must 1st condemn the recent violent unrest in barcelona the comments come as pro separatists crowds gathered for more demonstrations in the catalan capital police are bracing for more violence gangs of mosques youths rampage through the city on friday night vandalizing shops and public buildings. there was a strong police presence on the streets of basra as crowds gather to do and on saturday evening the government has warned that violence will be met with the full force of the law. on friday in a 5th night of violence protesters set barricades on fire and police deployed reinforcements to stop rioters from approaching the police headquarters masked use hurled sto

unveiled more than 30 ancient wooden coffin with mummies inside discovered in the southern city of luxor it's the biggest find of its kind in more than a century and gyptian authorities said the decorated coffins are 3000 years old and the mummies are in good condition. a senior kurdish official in syria says his forces will pull back from a border area if turkey allows its remaining fighters and civilians be evacuated from the besieged town of. turkey and kurdish forces have accused each other of breaching the truce reached on thursday the u.s. brokered deal promised a temporary halt to a turkish offensive in northeast from syria on the condition that kurdish militants retreat from a so-called safe zone along the border the deadline to do that expires tuesday night. turkey's president has warned the kurdish fighters to respect the deadline. all of it so look if it happens it happens if not the minute the 120 hours and we will start from where we left off and continue to crush the terrorists heads is very suited i mean while tens of thousands of people took to the streets across germany

. >> molly hunter, nbc news, luxor, egypt. >> amazing. >>> when we come back, caught on camera a man struck by lightning. the emotional reunion with the heroes who saved him >>> there's good news tonight about survival in the face of nature's ultimate fury the video showing a man struck by lightning and the quick-thinking bystanders who saved his life we were there for their powerful reunion. >> o is that it? >> this is the spot where alex corea lay dead for more than five minutes. >> two weeks ago just outside of houston, the 27-year-old was out with his dog when a storm rolled in. >> i started walking faster and i guess once i hit the parking lot, that's all that i remember. >> suddenly, he was struck by lightning. alone. alex collapsed his dogs ran and his heart stopped. by a stroke of good luck these three passers-by saw him and could help >> all of a sudden, bam, this super loud thunder, i looked back and i see him laying on the ground >> and i remember telling my husband, get 911 >> corey hart, bill wilson, and karena karrero were in the last people left in the animal parking l

near luxor, in an area known a"" the valley of the monkeys," the ministry of antiquities showed off relics from what is being called an industrial zone with thirty workshops. archeologists believe laborers there made the decorative objects for tombs in the nearby valley of the kings. "it is the first time that any discovery like this happened in the valley of the kings. in the valley of the kings all we discovered are royal tombs, or worker men huts. but this is the first time that you see an industrial area to servthe workmen who worked on decorating the coffins, to a workshop for making all the furniture and the ars. it is the first time to reveal many secrets for the first time about the west valley." the latest discoveries-- including a scarab ring, beadsts and gold obj may mean more royal tombs are still undiscovered nearby. "also, in this area we found oter important things like ring, that has the name of el hottob iii, and another silver ring for a queen. this means that there oyal tomb in this area around here. the industrial workshops are the latest in a series of major egyptidi a

wooden coffins have been put on display in egypt, following their recent discovery near the city of luxorate back to the 22nd dynasty around 3,000 years ago. that's all. stay with bbc world news.

today, down near the valley of the kings on the west bank behibnear modern day luxor, scientists discoveredition. >> completely by accident. we had no plan of excavating. this was by accident. and they found the cashet with the coffins. >> reporter: today's coffin opening, a potential bonanza for archaeologists, working to figure out how old they are and who might be buried inside. >> inside, in fact, mummies. >> reporter: the intricate engraving suggest the coffins were made for important people, priests or wealthy nobles. most of the tombs are from the late period of ancient egypt, 664 to 332 b.c. but these tombs appear to be much older and perfectly preserved. >> they were hidden in a cache. this cachet is hidden more than 2,500 years ago. this cache will be the most important discovery of 2019. >> reporter: today's reveal comes a week after another major discovery in the luxor region. a sprawling industrial site. and the next big find may be a royal tomb itself. >> before the end of this year, i will reveal the royal tomb. >> molly, this is a huge discovery. clearly the folks there are

of egypt's pharaohs archaeologists and made the discovery at a site in the valley of the kings near luxor we have got support coming up for you on this news hour island a lift all black and blue at the rugby world cup is music steamrolled their way into this aiming for. to today's headlines there are protests like this one that are trying to preserve and meet forested areas that have been already devastated setting the agenda for tomorrow's discussion you've been out there with the protesters on the streets where we've been telling you international filmmakers and world class journalists bring programs to inform and in spot. on al-jazeera. time to get a look at your sports news on the news on his honor. thank you very much new zealand have set out the semifinal data at the rugby world cup against england after both sides i had convincing wins on such a day defending champions that were in a ruthless mood to end their last 8 clash with arland the all blacks scored 4 tries a before half time 2 of those a form and smith and there was no letting up after the break a code to taper going over u

wooden coffins have been put on display in egypt, following their recent discovery near the city of luxorthe ornately decorated coffins for men, women and children date back to the 22nd dynasty around 3,000 years ago. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. alongside the humanitarian fallout from turkey's invasion of northern syria, there are grave security concerns. not least, what will happen to the thousands of so—called islamic state militants imprisoned by syrian kurdish forces? my guests today, john letts and sally lane, are the parents of one such prisoner — british—born, jack letts. he left the uk in 2014 to live in the so—called is caliphate. since then he's had his british citizenship revoked and his parents have been convicted under uk anti—terror laws for sending him money. what will become, what should become of jack letts? sally lane and john letts, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. thank you, stephen. you are in a very difficult situation right now, because your sonjack, is, as far as we know imprisoned, h

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preserved mummies discovered in 30 ancient wooden coffins in the valley of the kings, the egyptian city of luxoryears but despite this they were found in good condition, sealed and intact and adorned with vibrant colours and inscriptions. it is believed they contain the remains of high priests and their families. this will enrich our knowledge about the belief of the afterlife and the workshops that made these beautiful scenes, the colour and the religious scenes. it is for the common people, for a king orfor a priest? and that is why i believe this discovery is very important. egyptian authorities will be hoping the discovery, along with other finds of ancient relics, will help revive the country's tourism sector, hit in recent years by political instability. the sarcophagi will undergo restoration before being moved to a showroom at the grand egyptian museum, due to open next year. nina nanji, bbc news. a major exhibition of the works of leonardo da vinci opens at the louvre in paris this week. timed to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the artist's death, the show took a decade to put to