Hundreds of seabirds have been found dead on French Atlantic beaches, exhausted by unusually heavy winter storms that prevent them from feeding, environmentalists said. More than 500 common guillemots – seabirds related to penguins and …
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Israeli road splitting Gaza in two has reached the Mediterranean coast, satellite imagery shows
by adminThe road, which he said will be used for at least a year, will have three lanes: one for heavy tanks and armored vehicles, another for lighter vehicles and a third for faster movement. It …
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Ultra-Orthodox Israelis have long held a privileged position in that society. Their religious schools, or yeshivas, get generous government subsidies. And yet young men of the Haredim, as they are known in Hebrew, are in …
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They have the calm of people who have lived through terrible things. But they are just kids. Some are navigating life in neighborhoods ruled by gangs, doing their best to stay out of danger. Others …
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A middle schooler’s science project suggests Archimedes’ death ray might have really worked
by adminOften called the father of mathematics, Archimedes was one of the most famous inventors in ancient Greece, with some of his ideas and principles still in use today. But one fabled device has left scientists …
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Former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández was found guilty Friday of drug trafficking by an American jury after a two-week trial in Manhattan federal court. Prosecutors had accused Hernández, 55, of conspiring with drug …
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‘Strange bird’ specimen might have looked like any other bird 120 million years ago — until it opened its mouth
by adminA peculiar fossil has helped scientists discover an unusual bird that lived among the dinosaurs 120 million years ago, and the find is changing the way researchers think about avian evolution. The previously unknown species …
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Senegalese President Macky Sall has scheduled the country’s presidential election for March 24, the government said in a statement on Wednesday. “The President of the Republic informed the Council of Ministers that the date of …
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China’s top diplomat hit out at Washington’s “bewildering” trade policy during a news conference Thursday on the sidelines of a political gathering in Beijing, where Chinese leaders have been championing high-tech development in the face of mounting …