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South African Appeals Court Rules Lungu Family May Bury Ex‑Zambian President in South Africa

By citing South African protections for family dignity, the ruling removes legal grounds for Zambia to repatriate him and likely ends the legal fight.

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Rare Ebola Strain Triggers Regional Emergency as Cases Cross Into Uganda

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Settlers Force Palestinian Family to Rebury Relative Near Re-Established Sa-Nur

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3mo ago

Iliad Fragment Inside Roman-Era Mummy Marks First Known Use of Greek Literature in Mummification

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5mo ago

Odisha Police Order Probe After Five Bodies Vanish From Bhadrak Cremation Ground

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South African Court Blocks Lungu Family’s Appeal, Clearing Repatriation for State Funeral in Zambia

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140,000-Year-Old Skhul Child Shows Mixed Traits, Pointing to Early Human–Neanderthal Interbreeding

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Pretoria Court Orders Return of Edgar Lungu’s Remains for State Burial in Zambia

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Archaeologists Examine 1,000-Year-Old Chancay Burial Found Under Lima Street

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South African Court Halts Edgar Lungu’s Burial in State Funeral Dispute

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Lapedo Child Burial Reveals Human-Neanderthal Hybrid Lived 28,000 Years Ago

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Precise Dating of Lapedo Child Sheds Light on Neanderthal-Human Interactions

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French Archaeologists Uncover Middle Kingdom Sarcophagus in Luxor

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Spain's Floods Leave Cemeteries in Disarray, Halting Burials

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Scientists Reconstruct Face of 17th-Century 'Vampire' in Poland

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Burial Customs

South African Appeals Court Rules Lungu Family May Bury Ex‑Zambian President in South Africa

Rare Ebola Strain Triggers Regional Emergency as Cases Cross Into Uganda

Settlers Force Palestinian Family to Rebury Relative Near Re-Established Sa-Nur

Iliad Fragment Inside Roman-Era Mummy Marks First Known Use of Greek Literature in Mummification

Odisha Police Order Probe After Five Bodies Vanish From Bhadrak Cremation Ground

Study Pinpoints Suspected Black Death Mass Grave Near Erfurt

Kessler Twins Quietly Laid to Rest in Mother’s Grave in Grünwald

Titanium and Gold Design Chosen for Otto the Great’s New Coffin

South African Court Blocks Lungu Family’s Appeal, Clearing Repatriation for State Funeral in Zambia

140,000-Year-Old Skhul Child Shows Mixed Traits, Pointing to Early Human–Neanderthal Interbreeding

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Pretoria Court Orders Return of Edgar Lungu’s Remains for State Burial in Zambia

Archaeologists Examine 1,000-Year-Old Chancay Burial Found Under Lima Street

South African Court Halts Edgar Lungu’s Burial in State Funeral Dispute

Lapedo Child Burial Reveals Human-Neanderthal Hybrid Lived 28,000 Years Ago

Precise Dating of Lapedo Child Sheds Light on Neanderthal-Human Interactions

French Archaeologists Uncover Middle Kingdom Sarcophagus in Luxor

Spain's Floods Leave Cemeteries in Disarray, Halting Burials

Scientists Reconstruct Face of 17th-Century 'Vampire' in Poland

Bombay HC Orders Secluded Burial Site for Badlapur Encounter Victim Akshay Shinde

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