Long before the first sharks appeared, large predator worms were the “terror beasts” of the seas more than 500 million years ago, according to new research. Scientists discovered fossils of the previously unknown worm species …
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Navajo Nation’s objection to landing human remains on the moon prompts last-minute White House meeting
by adminThe White House has convened a last-minute meeting to discuss a private mission to the moon — set to launch in days — after the largest group of Native Americans in the United States asked …
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South Korea’s military says North Korea fired artillery into maritime buffer zone in ‘provocative act’
by adminSouth Korea’s military condemned its northern neighbor on Friday after Pyongyang fired artillery rounds that fell within a maritime buffer zone that has long been a flashpoint between the two. North Korea fired more than …
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The elderly woman emerged slowly on a stretcher, wrapped in blankets. Dazed but conscious, she thanked the firefighters, wearing helmets and headlamps, as they lifted her over the rubble of a collapsed house. She’s a …
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Oscar Pistorius released from South Africa prison after serving 9 years for murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
by adminOscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Paralympic and Olympic sprinter, was released from prison on parole on Friday, more than a decade after shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in a killing that shocked the world. A parole board …
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For much of 2023, a storm has been quietly engulfing the world’s largest military – the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China. Behind the walled government and military compounds of the Chinese capital, powerful generals have …
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A company bought gas rights to this land for $1. Helium means it could be worth billions
by adminWhen South African startup Renergen bought the production and exploration rights for some grassy fields near Virginia, a town in the country’s Free State province, the founders were expecting to find small natural gas reserves …
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Freed Israeli hostage says she endured ‘psychological warfare’ during 50 days of Hamas captivity
by adminDoron Katz Asher said her daughters can “remember every little detail” about October 7. How they woke to the sound of sirens and hid in their shelter. How the gunshots got nearer. How, when the doors burst …
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Ukraine and Russia have exchanged over 200 prisoners of war in what Kyiv called the largest prisoner swap between the two countries since the war began in February 2022. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the news in a …
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Dozens of people were killed Wednesday in the Iranian city of Kerman after twin blasts near the burial site of slain military commander Qasem Soleimani, in what officials called a terror attack. The blasts, at …