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☆ ‘It’s a dolphin!’: Researchers uncover unusual ancient fossil in the Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The newly identified dolphin species lived in a freshwater lake in the Peruvian Amazon 16 million years ago. This composite image captures the phases of a total solar eclipse as they unfolded in El Molle, Chile, in July 2019. Stan HondaOn April 8, astrophotographer Stan Honda will be stationed in Fredericksburg, Texas, armed with four cameras to document the total solar eclipse. Mark your Apple iCal or Outlook, Google, or Office365 calendar with the date of the upcoming total solar eclipse, which CNN will be covering live. UnearthedThe remains of a decorative wall can be seen at the site of an ancient home renovation in Pompeii.

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☆ Ancient giant dolphin discovered in the Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

And though there are Amazonian freshwater dolphin species alive today, they aren’t close kin to that ancient cetacean. There’s the South Asian river dolphin (Platanista genus) and the Amazon river dolphin (Inia genus), also known as the pink river dolphin, and the two groups include several species and subspecies. Researchers discovered the Amazonian dolphin fossil in 2018, near the Napo River in Loreto, Peru. At first, they thought it would turn out to be an ancient relative of modern Amazonian river dolphins. “That was a moment where everybody freaked out, because it wasn’t an Amazonian river dolphin,” Benites-Palomino said.

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☆ Fact Check-Mother Theresa and Anthony Fauci are not related, and there is no evidence she trafficked children
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Claims that Anthony Fauci is the son of Mother Theresa are false, contrary to some posts on social media. Similarly, there is no evidence to support online suggestions that Mother Theresa was a child trafficker. Reuters, however, found no reports supporting the claim that she sold babies or was involved in child trafficking (bit.ly/3xuRIWY). Fauci did not respond to a request for comment when claims about his supposed relation to Mother Theresa were first debunked by Reuters in 2021. Claims that Anthony Fauci is the son of Mother Theresa, or that Mother Theresa was a child trafficker, are false.

☆ Protect, advance women for a better South Sudan, pope says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( Philip Pullella | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A United Nations report on South Sudan issued last March condemned widespread sexual violence against women and girls in conflict and said it was "fuelled by systemic impunity". South Sudan broke away from Sudan in 2011 but plunged into civil war in 2013 with ethnic groups turning on each other. The pope responded by calling on everyone in South Sudan "to ensure that women are protected, respected, valued and honoured". Francis said that if women are given opportunities "they will have the ability to change the face of South Sudan, to give it a peaceful and cohesive development!" About 10% of 15-year-old girls and 52% of 18-year-old girls in South Sudan are married, she said.

☆ Chile mining royalty bill progresses after committee approves
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SANTIAGO, Jan 4 (Reuters) - A Chilean congressional committee approved on Wednesday a controversial mining royalty bill, putting it a step closer to final approval as part of the government's sweeping tax reform. The proposal, strongly criticized by the industry, was presented in the middle of 2022 by the government to increase royalties on copper sales in Chile, the world's largest producer of the metal. "The tax rate is a formula that has not convinced all of us," said Senator Loreto Carvajal, president of the mining commission, during the session. The government modified the bill in October, proposing a fixed sales royalty of 1% for large miners and removing provisions that linked payments to copper prices. The mining industry welcomed the change, but said the tax burden remained too high.

☆ În Italia a fost detectat un caz al noii tulpini la o persoană care nu a avut contacte cu Marea Britanie
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-24 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Noua tulpină britanică a virusului SARS-CoV-2 a fost detectată la o persoană din Loreto, Ancona, fără ca aceasta să fi avut contact cu persoane din Marea Britanie. Tulpina britanică a virusului SARS-CoV-2, despre identificarea căreia ministrul sănătăţii Matt Hancock a informat în Camera Comunelor pe 14 decembrie, pare a fi „mai contagioasă” decât cealaltă tulpină, dar nu mai periculoasă, potrivit unor experţi. În Italia a fost detectată deja pe 20 decembrie o persoană infectată cu acelaşi tip de coronavirus detectat în Regatul Unit. Aceasta a fost plasată în izolare, conform unui comunicat al ministerului sănătăţii. Guvernul italian a suspendat duminică zborurile dinspre Marea Britanie, după ce Londra a confirmat apariţia unei noi variante a virusului, şi a interzis intrarea pe teritoriul său a persoanelor care au fost în această ţară în ultimele paisprezece zile.

Persons: Stefano Menzo, Matt Hancock, Luigi Di Maio Organizations: Agerpres, Camera Comunelor Locations: Loreto, Ancona, Italia, Regatul Unit, Roma, Fiumicino, Londra

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