Older date for Ethiopian fossils sheds light on rise of Homo sapiens

 View of the Omo Kibish geological formation in southwestern Ethiopia Volcanic ash left over from a huge ancient eruption has helped scientists determine that important early Homo sapiens fossils found in Ethiopia in 1967 are older than previously believed, providing fresh insight into the dawn of our species. Researchers said on Wednesday they used the geochemical fingerprints of a…

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Insecurity will become history in Nigeria soon -CDS

The Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor, has said the security threats being experienced in the country will soon become history. Irabor, who admitted that the insecurity was a challenge to the country, stated that the challenges were not much compared to the past. Irabor stated this during the National church service to mark this years’ Armed Forces Remembrance…

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Insecurity will become history in Nigeria soon -CDS

The Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor, has said the security threats being experienced in the country will soon become history. Irabor, who admitted that the insecurity was a challenge to the country, stated that the challenges were not much compared to the past. Irabor stated this during the National church service to mark this years’ Armed Forces Remembrance…

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This will be South Sudan’s hungriest year ever, experts say

© Provided by Associated Press Nyayiar Kuol holds her severely malnourished 1-year-old daughter Chuoder Wal in a hospital run by Medicines Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) in Old Fangak in Jonglei state, South Sudan Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021. Aid groups say more people than ever in the country will face hunger this year, because of the worst floods in 60…

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This will be South Sudan’s hungriest year ever, experts say

© Provided by Associated Press Nyayiar Kuol holds her severely malnourished 1-year-old daughter Chuoder Wal in a hospital run by Medicines Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) in Old Fangak in Jonglei state, South Sudan Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021. Aid groups say more people than ever in the country will face hunger this year, because of the worst floods in 60…

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Egypt closes two Mediterranean ports because of bad weather

© Reuters/AMR ABDALLAH DALSH Container trucks stand in line on the road due to bad weather in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt closed the two Mediterranean ports of Alexandria and Dekheila on Monday as a result of bad weather, the Alexandria Port Authority said in a statement. The ports will remain closed until the weather improves,…

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Egypt closes two Mediterranean ports because of bad weather

© Reuters/AMR ABDALLAH DALSH Container trucks stand in line on the road due to bad weather in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt closed the two Mediterranean ports of Alexandria and Dekheila on Monday as a result of bad weather, the Alexandria Port Authority said in a statement. The ports will remain closed until the weather improves,…

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Second Sudanese protester dies after Sunday protest – medics

© Reuters/MOHAMED NURELDIN ABDALLAH Protesters march during a rally against the military rule following last month’s coup, in Khartoum. KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A second protester in Sudan has died after being hit in the head with a tear gas canister in anti-military rule protests, medics said on Monday. This brings the death toll from Sunday’s protest to two, and from…

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