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How a tenacious French diplomat undertook the monumental construction of the Suez Canal

'Suez, a historic canal' (2/6). Efforts to connect the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea followed one after another from antiquity onward. But it was not until the arrival of Ferdinand de Lesseps – who was neither a scientist nor an engineer – that the project became a reality.

How a tenacious French diplomat undertook the monumental construction of the Suez Canal

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News in Easy English: 3 high school students save children in pond in Fukuoka Pref.

NAKAMA, Fukuoka -- This city in southwest Japan honored three high school students on Aug. 18. The students saved three elementary school pupils from

  • Three high school students rescued three children from drowning in a pond.
  • Rescues occurred on July 17 in Nakama city, Fukuoka Prefecture.
  • Students Mahiro Osato, Keita Kinugawa, and Ryo Otsuyama honored with certificates.

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