Scientists discovered what they believe to be the brightest supernova ever seen, even though it faded away very quickly, New Scientist reported. Astronomers spotted the celestial object called AT2022aedm – nicknamed Adam – lying near the edge of another galaxy known for housing relatively old stars. In...
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Ethiopia completed the filling of its hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile River this week, a move that could stir up tensions with its neighbors amid a years-long dispute over the controversial megaproject, Sky News reported. On Sunday, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed hailed the filling...
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Vietnamese conservationists and wildlife officials are working on a project to create unique “elephant ID cards” for the country’s pachyderm population in an effort to ensure their survival, and promote harmony between the animals and local communities, Al Jazeera reported. The Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve in...
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Russia’s ruling party won most of the votes in elections held in occupied Ukrainian territories, in a poll that Ukraine and Western countries decried as a sham, the Associated Press reported. Russian election officials announced Monday that lawmakers from the United Russia party came out on...
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On Easter Sunday in 2019, a series of bomb blasts at churches and luxury hotels rocked Sri Lanka, killing 269 people. Authorities blamed members of the National Thowheeth Jama’ath, a local Islamic State-affiliated terrorist group. A few months later, Gotabaya Rajapaksa won the South Asian island...
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