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BEIJING | Xinhua | A new study provides evidence suggesting that the evolution of modern birds commenced much earlier than previously believed, predating the extinction of dinosaurs. Published earlier this month in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study was led by scientists from China and …

ADDIS ABABA | Xinhua |  Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday accused Israel of committing “genocide” against Palestinian civilians living in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not being waged between two armies, but rather Israel’s military is committing “genocide” against civilians in the Gaza Strip, …

MOSCOW | TASS | The situation around Ukraine is a matter of life and death for Russia, while the West doesn’t care as much, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in comments on his interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson. Putin made the comments in an interview with All-Russia State Television …

 Alexei Navalny in conversation with Tikhon Dzyadko BERLIN/MOSCOW – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has died in an arctic penal colony, was the head of the Anti-Corruption Foundation in Moscow. In August 2020, he was transported from Siberia to Berlin for treatment of a severe illness that doctors and …

CHELYABINSK | TASS |  The Kremlin considers the statements regarding Alexey Navalny’s death that come from the West rabid and totally unacceptable, given that no information is available regarding the cause of death, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “There has been no information regarding the cause of death. Yet, such …

MOSCOW | TASS | Ukrainian troops retreated from Avdeevka because the regime of President Vladimir Zelensky knows how to fight only for money and only against civilians, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote in her Telegram channel. “No, not for that reason. But because ZePresident and the gang know …

LONDON, ENGLAND | Xinhua | Liverpool has an early chance to put pressure on its pursuers in the race for the Premier League title when it opens the weekend’s round of games with a visit to south-west London to face Brentford. Jurgen Klopp has a long injury list, with players …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Microsoft has denied claims by US regulators that it went back on its word by cutting jobs after it purchased Activision Blizzard – the biggest gaming deal in history, BBC reported on Feb.8 Microsoft Gaming announced 1,900 job cuts in January, three months after the …

LOS ANGELES | Xinhua | American company Intuitive Machines’ first lunar lander was launched into space early Thursday morning, with an aim of achieving the first Moon landing of a U.S. spacecraft in five decades. The mission, codenamed IM-1, is Intuitive Machines’ first robotic flight to the Moon’s surface. The …

LONDON, ENGLAND | Xinhua | The British economy has entered a recession following two successive quarters of contraction in the second half (H2) of 2023, official data showed Thursday. Britain’s gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.3 percent in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023 after shrinking by 0.1 percent …