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An asteroid that could be as big as the CN Tower will hurtle past Earth this weekend. Now on the lecture circuit, the silver-haired archaeologist was greeted at a Johannesburg airport by a model in mock ancient Egyptian attire, miniskirt included. Officer appears to scold colleague during protest.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} He said it took two years to clear his name. Only in Canada: These are the plants, insects, animals that don't exist anywhere else. Hawass' resignation as antiquities minister made no difference to his productivity as an archaeologist, and he now has time to publish his findings, said Salima Ikram, professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo. A thin piece of wood can be inserted into a hole in the beard and used to connect the mask parts without the need for other "material," Hawass said. He harshly criticized the Muslim Brotherhood, the target of a crackdown after Morsi's overthrow, and praised President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, the former military chief elected last year. They hurt me a lot," Hawass said of his detractors in an interview with The Associated Press. Obama to people of colour: 'You matter, your lives matter'. Don't Miss false. He told enthralled children he was a "mummy hunter" and gave two rollicking lectures at Silverstar Casino in Krugersdorp, near Johannesburg. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}In this file photo taken March 11, , Zahi Hawass, Egypt's former top antiquities official, poses in front of the ancient Sphinx in Giza, Egypt. He once starred in a TV show about his exploits and still wears a wide-brimmed hat, Indiana Jones style, to desert digs. On Thursday, militants killed 31 security force members in the restive Sinai Peninsula. Warning: Police officer place knee on woman's neck. Sharpton eulogizes Floyd: 'Get your knee off our necks'. In his heyday, year-old Hawass was a domineering charlatan to some and, to others, an animated Egyptologist whose antics and ebullience enlivened the staid world of archaeology for a global audience. In the AP interview, Hawass questioned the Egyptian Museum's recent use of epoxy, which can be hard to remove, to glue back a blue and gold braided beard that had been detached from Tutankhamun's burial mask. Duchess of Sussex speaks out after George Floyd's death. The foundation stone was laid in Hawass' career reflects Egypt's shifting political fortunes. Ontario launches advisory council to study social, economic barriers for youth. Twitter says it labels tweets to provide 'context, not fact-checking'. As to whether Hawass can return to his old job, Ikram said: "One never knows. Tourism is resurfacing, but it is a hard sell. A stalwart of the old regime, he soon left his post and was besieged by allegations that he abused his position for personal gain. Hawass was then antiquities minister, assuring journalists that Egypt's heritage was mostly intact despite some looting and damage. Egyptian hotels and antiquities sites are secure, said Hawass, who planned to welcome a tour group of Americans to Egypt at the end of January. The beard was accidentally knocked off last August during work on the relic's lighting, according to a German expert summoned to Cairo to examine it. Related Stories King Tut's mask can be restored, even after hasty beard-gluing. He added that he "called the people in Egypt" and urged them to inform the public about the case. Robert Littman, a trustee of the Archaeological Institute of America, said Hawass popularized Egyptian antiquities and helped give Egyptians a sense of pride in their past. The archaeologist, soon to tour the United States, said dismissively that his successors in government have done "nothing" for the national heritage since his departure. Facebook's earliest employees say Zuckerberg's inaction on Trump posts is 'cowardly'. More Sci-Tech Stories. King Tut's beard glued back on after cleaning mishap. Warning: Video shows Ill. Snapchat to stop promoting Trump after controversial posts. Admired or reviled, he is once again a frontman for Egypt, exhorting international audiences to see the heritage of a country where unrest has hit tourism hard. Few dispute that Hawass can be a grandstander with a pyramid-sized ego, but many scholarly peers respect what he has done for Egyptian archaeology, which is severely underfunded and under threat from illegal excavations by looters. Top Videos false. Scientists say they have found the cleanest air on Earth. The uprising that toppled Mubarak, the military ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, and sporadic violence have slammed the key Egyptian industry. The Grand Egyptian Museum, under construction near the Giza pyramids, is scheduled to open in and will eventually house the treasures of King Tut's tomb. On Jan.