World’s Oldest DNA Found in Greenland Reveals Arctic’s Lost Nature
The world’s oldest known fragments of DNA have been found in the permafrost of Cape Copenhagen at the northern edge of Greenland, offering an extraordinary glimpse at the extraordinary ancient ecosystem of the world’s largest island.
The analyzed genetic material dates back at least two million years, which is nearly twice as old as the mammoth DNA from Siberia which was the previous record holder.
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The world’s oldest known fragments of DNA have been found in the permafrost of Cape Copenhagen at the northern edge of Greenland, offering an extraordinary glimpse at the extraordinary ancient ecosystem of the world’s largest island.
The analyzed genetic material dates back at least two million years, which is nearly twice as old as the mammoth DNA from Siberia which was the previous record holder.
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⚡️Exchange of Viktor Bout for US citizen Brittney Griner successfully completed at Abu Dhabi airport on December 8 - Russian Foreign Ministry
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⚡️Exchange of Viktor Bout for US citizen Brittney Griner successfully completed at Abu Dhabi airport on December 8 - Russian Foreign Ministry
⚡️Russian Foreign Ministry: Viktor Bout has returned to homeland. For a long time, the release of Bout was discussed with the US, but Washington refused to have a dialogue on including him in the exchange
❗️The White House said that Joe Biden is due to make an emergency address amid news of Brittney Griner's release
❗️The White House said that Joe Biden is due to make an emergency address amid news of Brittney Griner's release
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🇺🇬 Uganda has received a shipment of 1,200 vaccine doses against the Sudan strain of the ebolavirus circulating in the country from the World Health Organization
💉 According to Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the doses provided by the WHO are the first batch of one of the three potential vaccines recommended by the UN body for a clinical trial called “Tokomeza Ebola.”
🗣 “It is 09 days today that we have no new cases of Ebola, but that does not mean we are out of the outbreak,” Uganda’s Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng said.
Earlier this month, health officials announced discharging the country’s last known Ebola patient from hospital.
As of the present time, no vaccine has proven effective agaisnt the Sudan strain, which usually kills 40%-60% of those it infected.
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💉 According to Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the doses provided by the WHO are the first batch of one of the three potential vaccines recommended by the UN body for a clinical trial called “Tokomeza Ebola.”
🗣 “It is 09 days today that we have no new cases of Ebola, but that does not mean we are out of the outbreak,” Uganda’s Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng said.
Earlier this month, health officials announced discharging the country’s last known Ebola patient from hospital.
As of the present time, no vaccine has proven effective agaisnt the Sudan strain, which usually kills 40%-60% of those it infected.
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📹 Сombat training of Russian special forces (Russia's MoD video)
Between the performance of combat missions, the special forces improve the coherence of the work of its groups and the skills of using weapons. After the combat exits, the groups analyze the stages of the operation and offer other options for its implementation, taking into account various variables such as weather, terrain, etc.
In the course of fire training, the special forces master various types of weapons in order to be able to replace each other: anti-tank missile systems, automatic and hand grenade launchers, and machine guns.
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Between the performance of combat missions, the special forces improve the coherence of the work of its groups and the skills of using weapons. After the combat exits, the groups analyze the stages of the operation and offer other options for its implementation, taking into account various variables such as weather, terrain, etc.
In the course of fire training, the special forces master various types of weapons in order to be able to replace each other: anti-tank missile systems, automatic and hand grenade launchers, and machine guns.
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Venezuelan Leader Maduro Calls Argentine VP Kirchner's Sentence 'Political Persecution'
Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, sentenced to six years in prison for corruption, has become a victim of political persecution, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro said.
“From Venezuela, we express our firm opposition to the constant media and political persecution that Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been subjected to. Sooner or later, the truth will prevail and the voice of the Argentine people will be respected,” Maduro wrote on Twitter.
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Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, sentenced to six years in prison for corruption, has become a victim of political persecution, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro said.
“From Venezuela, we express our firm opposition to the constant media and political persecution that Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been subjected to. Sooner or later, the truth will prevail and the voice of the Argentine people will be respected,” Maduro wrote on Twitter.
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🇪🇹 🇷🇺 Ethiopia hosted the humanitarian and educational project "Modern Methods of Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language" that took place in Addis Ababa from December 2 to 5
♦️ Organized by the Russian House in Addis Ababa and the educational and publishing center "Zlatoust", the project saw Russian language teachers from a number of African countries including Ethiopia and Sudan sharing their experiences in modern methods of teaching the Russian language and being acquainted with the results of scientific research and new tutorials.
♦️ Teachers from leading educational institutions in Moscow and St. Petersburg, authors of manuals on Russian as a foreign language, and specialists in teaching children and representatives of the publishing house presented a system for testing citizens of foreign countries in Russian. In addition, sets of new educational and methodological literature from the Zlatoust publishing house were distributed among participants.
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♦️ Organized by the Russian House in Addis Ababa and the educational and publishing center "Zlatoust", the project saw Russian language teachers from a number of African countries including Ethiopia and Sudan sharing their experiences in modern methods of teaching the Russian language and being acquainted with the results of scientific research and new tutorials.
♦️ Teachers from leading educational institutions in Moscow and St. Petersburg, authors of manuals on Russian as a foreign language, and specialists in teaching children and representatives of the publishing house presented a system for testing citizens of foreign countries in Russian. In addition, sets of new educational and methodological literature from the Zlatoust publishing house were distributed among participants.
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Ankara: Maritime Traffic in Bosporus Caused by Refusal of Companies to Provide Insurance
The Turkish Maritime Authority on Thursday accused EU companies of refusing to provide insurance documents for the passage of oil tankers through the Black Sea Straits, and declared the unacceptability of applying pressure on Ankara.
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The Turkish Maritime Authority on Thursday accused EU companies of refusing to provide insurance documents for the passage of oil tankers through the Black Sea Straits, and declared the unacceptability of applying pressure on Ankara.
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📹 In Belarus, company tactical exercises are being held with the participation of Russian military personnel (video courtesy of Russia's MoD)
At the training grounds, troops perform shooting from all types of small arms and mortars, study tactical medicine and other disciplines.
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At the training grounds, troops perform shooting from all types of small arms and mortars, study tactical medicine and other disciplines.
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Xi Jinping: China Sees Saudi Arabia as Important Power in Multipolar World
China considers Saudi Arabia an important power in the multipolar world and attaches great importance to developing a strategic partnership with the kingdom, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday at a meeting with King Salman bin Abdulaziz in Riyadh.
"The cooperation between China and Saudi Arabia has broad prospects. China views Saudi Arabia as an important force in the multipolar world and attaches great importance to the development of a comprehensive strategic partnership with Riyadh," Xi said, as quoted by CCTV.
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China considers Saudi Arabia an important power in the multipolar world and attaches great importance to developing a strategic partnership with the kingdom, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday at a meeting with King Salman bin Abdulaziz in Riyadh.
"The cooperation between China and Saudi Arabia has broad prospects. China views Saudi Arabia as an important force in the multipolar world and attaches great importance to the development of a comprehensive strategic partnership with Riyadh," Xi said, as quoted by CCTV.
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🇮🇳🇷🇺 “Traditional, historic and looking into the future” – these are the three terms in which Indian Ambassador Pavan Kapoor has described to @SputnikInt the Russia-India ties.
The Indian diplomat gave the official go-ahead on Thursday to the “Russia-India: The Garden of Friendship" exhibition in Moscow, dedicated to the 75th anniversary of establishing diplomatic ties between the two countries:
“Although our official relations are only 75 years old, our people-to-people connections have been there much longer.” – said Ambassador Kapoor at the opening ceremony, adding that in the 15th century Russian traveler Afanasy Nikitin has presented the Indian civilization to Russians, and his impressions were later amplified by artists like Roerich and Vereschagin who projected India’s diversity through their art.
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The Indian diplomat gave the official go-ahead on Thursday to the “Russia-India: The Garden of Friendship" exhibition in Moscow, dedicated to the 75th anniversary of establishing diplomatic ties between the two countries:
“Although our official relations are only 75 years old, our people-to-people connections have been there much longer.” – said Ambassador Kapoor at the opening ceremony, adding that in the 15th century Russian traveler Afanasy Nikitin has presented the Indian civilization to Russians, and his impressions were later amplified by artists like Roerich and Vereschagin who projected India’s diversity through their art.
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📹 World famous singer Celine Dion revealed on Thursday that she is affected by a rare neurological condition known as “stiff-person syndrome”, incapacitating her to conduct her tours.
💬 “I’ve been dealing with problems with my health for a long time, and it’s been really difficult for me to face these challenges, and to talk about everything that I’ve been going through. Recently I’ve been diagnosed with a very rare neurological disorder called the stiff person syndrome, which affect something like one-in-a-million people,” Dion said in a video published on her Instagram*.
*Facebook and Instagram (Meta) are banned in Russia over extremist activities
💬 “I’ve been dealing with problems with my health for a long time, and it’s been really difficult for me to face these challenges, and to talk about everything that I’ve been going through. Recently I’ve been diagnosed with a very rare neurological disorder called the stiff person syndrome, which affect something like one-in-a-million people,” Dion said in a video published on her Instagram*.
*Facebook and Instagram (Meta) are banned in Russia over extremist activities
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