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TAHTA, Egypt (AP) – Two trains crashed in southern Egypt on Friday, killing at least 32 people and injuring 165, officials said, citing a series of fatal accidents on the country’s troubled railways. Someone apparently activated the emergency brakes in the passenger train, and it was later overturned by another …

Cairo (AP) – Egyptian antiquities officials on Saturday discovered at least 100 ancient coffins in a huge Pharaonic necropolis south of Cairo, some with mummies, and announced the discovery of as many as 40 gold statues. Colorful, sealed sarcophagi and statues that were buried about 2,500 years ago were displayed …