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Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry dismissed Russian claims of having a “sphere of influence” comparable to the United States, with spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi offering a biting response to Russian sources who suggested the Kremlin could benefit from Washington’s capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. The exchange cuts to the heart of Russia’sContinue Reading

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Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frazier, Val Wise, and Oscar O. Jupiter Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa Lovely Recipe by Maya Rose Nino The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz Basil and Oregano by Melissa Capriglione, Read MoreContinue Reading

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Tens of thousands of people have crossed into Burundi to escape violence in the eastern DRC., NewsFeed Tens of thousands of people have crossed into Burundi to escape violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports from a displacement camp in Busuma, now homeContinue Reading

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Thousands of people have been fleeing their homes ahead of a curfew in the Syrian city of Aleppo., NewsFeed Thousands of people have been fleeing their homes ahead of a curfew in the Syrian city of Aleppo, where there has been shelling and gun battles on the streets between Syria’sContinue Reading

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Researchers have reconstructed ancient herpesvirus genomes from Iron Age and medieval Europeans, revealing that HHV-6 has been infecting humans for at least 2,500 years. Some people inherited the virus directly in their DNA, passing it down across generations. The study shows that these viruses evolved alongside humans—and that one strainContinue Reading