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Liverpool Forward Diogo Jota and Brother Die in Crash in Spain
Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva died in a tragic car crash in northern Spain after a tire blowout caused their Lamborghini to veer off the road and catch fire.
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Milei Pushes for Trade Liberalization in Mercosur: “We’ll Do It Together or Alone”
In his closing speech as pro tempore president of Argentina in Mercosur, President Javier Milei made clear his government’s priority: opening new markets for Argentine exports. Milei advocated for a more flexible bloc with fewer internal barriers, describing the current model as restrictive: “it cannot continue to be an iron curtain for its members,” Milei…
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Sean Combs found guilty on two counts, but acquitted of the most serious ones
A federal jury in Manhattan found Sean Combs, the hip-hop mogul also known as Diddy or Puff Daddy, guilty on two counts of transportation for purposes of prostitution. He was found not guilty on one count of racketeering conspiracy and two counts of sex trafficking. The jury deliberated for 13 hours before announcing its split…
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Federal Investigation Concludes Harvard Violated Civil Rights Law
A Trump administration investigation concluded that Harvard University violated federal civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish students on campus. The conclusion puts the university at risk of losing additional federal funding. In a separate letter to the university summarizing the investigation’s findings, a federal task force said: “Harvard has been, in some cases,…
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As Light Pollution Increases, West Texas Works to Protect the World’s Largest ‘Dark Sky Reserve’
It’s a crowded night at the McDonald Observatory, where dozens of people crowd around high-powered telescopes as a storm advances to the east. Local residents and visitors from across the country come here to experience a vanishing and free natural resource: some of the darkest night skies in the world. From the top of the…
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In Brazil, young children are more exposed to climate risks, study shows
Brazilian children born in 2020 will experience 6.8 times more heat waves and 2.8 times more floods and crop losses over their lifetimes than those born in 1960. The data can be found in a report published by the Núcleo Ciência pela Infância (NCPI). The study points to a continuous increase in extreme natural events…
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ALERT: E-cigarettes are becoming very popular among Brazilian teenagers
A Unifesp study reveals that one in nine Brazilian teenagers uses e-cigarettes, a number five times higher than that of traditional cigarettes.
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Brazilian Sugarcane Bagasse Transformed into Eco-Friendly Packaging for Electronics
Researchers from the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) have developed a new antistatic and sustainable packaging made from sugarcane bagasse and carbon black – a material derived from the incomplete combustion of vegetable matter, such as coal and coal tar, or petrochemical products. The material was designed to increase safety and…
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Fossil Discovered in Brazil Sheds Light on the Origin of Dinosaurs
About 250 million years ago, our planet experienced what was probably the largest extinction event for life forms, known as the Great Dying. More than 95% of marine species and 70% of terrestrial vertebrate lineages are estimated to have disappeared during this period, which marks the end of the Paleozoic era and the beginning of…
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UNESCO Recognizes Brazilian Project Focused on Coral Preservation
UNESCO has recognized the Coral Biofactory project in Porto de Galinhas (PE) as a global reference for coral preservation during the Ocean Decade.