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The Coelacanth: A Living Fossil Rediscovered After Millions of Years

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Before 1938, zoologists would have confidently listed the coelacanth, a lobe-finned fish, as one of the oldest known species—believed to have vanished millions of years ago. This ancient fish first appeared over 400 million years ago during the Devonian period. Its name itself evokes a distant past, and it was widely assumed that the species had gone extinct during the late Cretaceous period, around 65 to 70 million years ago. New fossil fish species scales up evidence of Earth’s evolutionary march. Are the world’s oldest ‘living fossil’ coelacanths still evolving? https://t.co/SkdXRrpEWC — ConservationBytes (@conservbytes) September 12, 2024 However, in a…

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Sudan Faces Catastrophic Humanitarian Crisis Amid Ongoing Conflict

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Sudan, one of Africa’s largest nations, is currently enduring what many describe as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, following 18 months of violent conflict. The fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group that once backed the government, has ravaged the country, displacing millions. Despite the scale of the catastrophe, global attention remains focused elsewhere, and international aid efforts have been hampered by the inaccessibility of the region. I wrote this piece for the Conversation @TC_Africa. Sudan risks descending into a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, and the international community is turning a blind eye Sudan…

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Zelensky Accuses Russia of Targeting Red Cross Vehicles in Deadly Donetsk Strike

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russian forces of attacking vehicles belonging to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. According to Zelensky, the strike claimed the lives of three people, a tragedy confirmed by the ICRC, which stated that three of its staff members were killed and two others were injured in the attack. russia struck the vehicles of the humanitarian mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Donetsk region, — Zelensky As of now, it is known about two wounded people – they are being provided with all the…

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Echoes of the Past – Polish Families Reunited with Lost Heirlooms from Nazi Concentration Camps

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Eighty years after the atrocities of World War II, a quiet but deeply emotional ceremony unfolded in Warsaw—a city marked by the memories of its brutal past. Twelve Polish families gathered to reclaim a small piece of their history… personal mementos confiscated from their loved ones during the Nazi occupation. Among them were amber crucifixes, a golden bracelet, watches engraved with initials—items once cherished, now heavy with the weight of lost time. #ElFinancieroTV | Stanislawa Wasilewska tenía 42 años cuando fue capturada por soldados nazis en Varsovia, fue enviada al campo de trabajos forzados y le confiscaron sus objetos de…

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