• Geoglyph land art created by the Caritamaya community, following an ancestral agricultural system, in Puno, southern Peru. AFP
    Geoglyph land art created by the Caritamaya community, following an ancestral agricultural system, in Puno, southern Peru. AFP
  • A balloon seller peddles his wares in Antakya, Turkey. Antonie Robertson / The National
    A balloon seller peddles his wares in Antakya, Turkey. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • A Ukrainian coastguard on patrol in the Black Sea, as the war with Russia moves towards its third year. Reuters
    A Ukrainian coastguard on patrol in the Black Sea, as the war with Russia moves towards its third year. Reuters
  • A wheelchair-bound voter heads to a polling station to cast his vote in Pakistan's national elections in Peshawar. Musa Kamal for The National
    A wheelchair-bound voter heads to a polling station to cast his vote in Pakistan's national elections in Peshawar. Musa Kamal for The National
  • Miners more than a kilometre underground in Bogdanka coal mine, near Lublin, eastern Poland. AFP
    Miners more than a kilometre underground in Bogdanka coal mine, near Lublin, eastern Poland. AFP
  • Hindu devotees arrive to bathe at the Sangam – the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati –during the Magh Mela festival in Prayagraj, northern India. AFP
    Hindu devotees arrive to bathe at the Sangam – the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati –during the Magh Mela festival in Prayagraj, northern India. AFP
  • A visitor at Zona Maco, the largest contemporary art fair in Mexico, at Banamex Centre in Mexico City. AFP
    A visitor at Zona Maco, the largest contemporary art fair in Mexico, at Banamex Centre in Mexico City. AFP
  • Zimbabwean-US actress Danai Gurira and British actor Andrew Lincoln, both executive producers, at the premiere of ‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’ in Los Angeles. AFP
    Zimbabwean-US actress Danai Gurira and British actor Andrew Lincoln, both executive producers, at the premiere of ‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’ in Los Angeles. AFP
  • A displaced Palestinian teenager works on wind turbines that he uses to light his shelter during power cuts at a tented camp in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
    A displaced Palestinian teenager works on wind turbines that he uses to light his shelter during power cuts at a tented camp in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
  • People flee Masisi territory after clashes between M23 rebels and government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo. AFP
    People flee Masisi territory after clashes between M23 rebels and government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo. AFP
  • Selma Yalman in Antakya, Turkey, with a shirt of her missing son Samet, who hasn’t been seen since the earthquake a year ago. She has not washed the shirt since. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Selma Yalman in Antakya, Turkey, with a shirt of her missing son Samet, who hasn’t been seen since the earthquake a year ago. She has not washed the shirt since. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • From left, Nishith Raval, senior project manager, and Sanjay Parikh, head of procurement and design, at Baps Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    From left, Nishith Raval, senior project manager, and Sanjay Parikh, head of procurement and design, at Baps Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • A young boy, whose feet were crushed in the earthquake on February 6 last year, does physio exercises in Azmarin village, Syria. Moawia Atrash for The National
    A young boy, whose feet were crushed in the earthquake on February 6 last year, does physio exercises in Azmarin village, Syria. Moawia Atrash for The National
  • Muslim devotees offer noon prayers at the Biswa Ijtema annual gathering in Tongi, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. AFP
    Muslim devotees offer noon prayers at the Biswa Ijtema annual gathering in Tongi, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. AFP
  • A woman pays tribute to the Afro-Brazilian goddess of the sea on Yemanja Day, at Arpoador Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Reuters
    A woman pays tribute to the Afro-Brazilian goddess of the sea on Yemanja Day, at Arpoador Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Reuters
  • A pelican opens its beak to catch a fish during feeding time at St James's Park, central London. Reuters
    A pelican opens its beak to catch a fish during feeding time at St James's Park, central London. Reuters
  • US Border Patrol agents speak to migrants, mainly from Colombia, China and Ecuador, sheltering in a makeshift campsite after crossing the border from Mexico, near Jacumba, California. AP
    US Border Patrol agents speak to migrants, mainly from Colombia, China and Ecuador, sheltering in a makeshift campsite after crossing the border from Mexico, near Jacumba, California. AP
  • Action from the Track Cycling Nations Cup in Adelaide. EPA
    Action from the Track Cycling Nations Cup in Adelaide. EPA
  • Muslim devotees leave an overcrowded train after taking part in prayers to conclude the annual Bishwa Ijtema gathering, near Dhaka. AFP
    Muslim devotees leave an overcrowded train after taking part in prayers to conclude the annual Bishwa Ijtema gathering, near Dhaka. AFP
  • Underwater action from the World Aquatics Championships in Doha. AFP
    Underwater action from the World Aquatics Championships in Doha. AFP
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    People play in the snow at a park in Shenyang, in north-eastern China's Liaoning province. AFP
  • A Shiite pilgrim touches the door of the shrine of Imam Musa Al Kadhim to commemorate his death in Kadhimiya district, north of Baghdad. AFP
    A Shiite pilgrim touches the door of the shrine of Imam Musa Al Kadhim to commemorate his death in Kadhimiya district, north of Baghdad. AFP
  • Members of the White Helmets civil defence take part in a vigil with survivors of the earthquake that devastated Syria and Turkey a year ago, in Jindires, Syria. AFP
    Members of the White Helmets civil defence take part in a vigil with survivors of the earthquake that devastated Syria and Turkey a year ago, in Jindires, Syria. AFP
  • A view of the damage wrought by the earthquake from across the river in Hatay, Turkey, going from May 2020 to February 2023 then February 2024. Google/ Reuters/ Antonie Robertson/ The National
    A view of the damage wrought by the earthquake from across the river in Hatay, Turkey, going from May 2020 to February 2023 then February 2024. Google/ Reuters/ Antonie Robertson/ The National
  • Alex Eala serves during her match against Magda Linette in the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open singles at Zayed Sports City stadium. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Alex Eala serves during her match against Magda Linette in the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open singles at Zayed Sports City stadium. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A wounded Palestinian looks at buildings destroyed by Israeli bombs in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
    A wounded Palestinian looks at buildings destroyed by Israeli bombs in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
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    Residents wait outside their building after it was damaged by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv. Reuters
  • Men fish near ancient footprints, believed to have been left by modern humans and dating back more than 100,000 years, in Larache, Morocco. AFP
    Men fish near ancient footprints, believed to have been left by modern humans and dating back more than 100,000 years, in Larache, Morocco. AFP
  • Motorcyclists join protests against Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s rule in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as rubbish burns in the streets. EPA
    Motorcyclists join protests against Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s rule in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as rubbish burns in the streets. EPA
  • A volcanic eruption on the outskirts of the evacuated town of Grindavik, western Iceland, the third to hit the area since December. AFP
    A volcanic eruption on the outskirts of the evacuated town of Grindavik, western Iceland, the third to hit the area since December. AFP

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Pharaoh's curse

British aristocrat Lord Carnarvon, who funded the expedition to find the Tutankhamun tomb, died in a Cairo hotel four months after the crypt was opened.
He had been in poor health for many years after a car crash, and a mosquito bite made worse by a shaving cut led to blood poisoning and pneumonia.
Reports at the time said Lord Carnarvon suffered from “pain as the inflammation affected the nasal passages and eyes”.
Decades later, scientists contended he had died of aspergillosis after inhaling spores of the fungus aspergillus in the tomb, which can lie dormant for months. The fact several others who entered were also found dead withiin a short time led to the myth of the curse.

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