![Russian Scientists Discover 145-Million-Year Old Species of Rodents](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/wild-hamsters.jpg)
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A wild hamster from north-eastern France coming out of its
hole. Ecologists have been fighting for some years to protect the
rodent which in the past was considered a pest by farmers. (GERARD
BAUMGART/AFP/Getty Images)
![Russian Scientists Discover 145-Million-Year Old Species of Rodents](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/wild-hamsters.jpg)
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A general view taken on March 26, 2016, shows the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, northeast of the capital Damascus, during a military operation by Syrian pro-government forces to retake the ancient city from ISIS.
![Ancient Palmyra to be Restored from ISIS – Syria](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/507451_img650x420_img650x420_crop.jpg)