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  • ScienceReuters

    Argentine scientists find speedy 90-million-year-old herbivore dinosaur

    Paleontologists from Argentina announced the discovery of a new medium-sized herbivorous dinosaur, which was a fast runner and lived about 90 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period in present day Patagonia. The animal, named Chakisaurus nekul, was found in the Pueblo Blanco Natural Reserve, in the southern province of Río Negro, an area rich in fossils where many mammals, turtles, and fish have been found along with other species of dinosaur. It is estimated that the largest Chakisaur

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  • ScienceMiami Herald

    Deep-sea creature — with ‘rectangular’ shape — discovered as new species. Take a look

    In the depths of the South China Sea, the new species lives in a chemical-rich environment, researchers say.

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  • ActualitésGizmodo

    Photos: Hellish Dust Storm in Greece Leaves Athens Dark Orange

    Residents in Greece were witnesses to a hellish-looking dust storm this week. The dust originated from the Sahara desert in North Africa and was blown across the Mediterranean Sea by strong winds. By Tuesday, Athens and other Greek cities were blanketed in an orange-red and potentially dangerous haze.

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  • Actualitésdpa international

    Report: Up to 200,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah fearing offensive

    An Israeli media report says tens of thousands of people have left Rafah, ahead of a looming Israeli offensive. Some 150,000 to 200,000 Palestinian civilians have left Rafah since April 7, the Jerusalem Post reported on Thursday, citing the army. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) refused to comment on the report when asked. Since the war in Gaza broke out, at times there have been some 1.5 million of the Gaza Strip's population of more than 2.2 million seeking shelter in Rafah from the ongoing Isr

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  • Actualitésdpa international

    Bavarian lawmakers again lift immunity of embattled AfD politician

    An embattled Bavarian politician from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party had his parliamentary immunity lifted on Thursday following new allegations. Daniel Halemba, a 22-year-old member of the Bavarian state parliament, now faces a criminal investigation into allegations of money laundering, coercion and damage to property. Bavarian lawmakers on Thursday voted to lift Halemba's immunity and allow the investigation to move forward. Halemba has already been under criminal investiga

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  • ActualitésAssociated Press

    A Chinese ship remains the focus of the investigation into Baltic Sea gas pipeline damaged last year

    A Chinese container ship remains the focus of an investigation into what caused the damage last year to a Baltic Sea gas pipeline between NATO members Finland and Estonia, Finnish authorities said Thursday. It has been more than six months since substantial, human-made damage that caused a major drop in pressure was first detected in the Balticconnector pipeline in Finnish economic waters on Oct. 8.

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  • Entreprisedpa international

    German union calls for strikes at retailers IKEA and Metro

    German trade union Verdi has called on workers at furniture maker IKEA and the wholesaler Metro to strike on Friday as part of a long-running wage dispute in the retail sector. Rallies are planned throughout Germany in city centres or at the affected retailers - including in Hamburg, Berlin, Erfurt, Kassel, Nuremberg and Bremen. "Both companies wield a lot of influence in the employers' collective bargaining committees and are not using this to push negotiations towards an agreement," said Verdi

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