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Face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman revealed by scientists

The reconstructed face is closer than expected to that of modern-day humans, meaning it’s “perhaps easier to see how interbreeding occurred,” experts said.
A UK team of archaeologists on Thursday revealed the reconstructed face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman as researchers reappraise the perception of the species as brutish and unsophisticated.
A UK team of archaeologists on Thursday revealed the reconstructed face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman as researchers reappraise the perception of the species as brutish and unsophisticated.

Russia breached chemical weapons ban in Ukraine, U.S. says as it sanctions Chinese companies over war

“The use of such chemicals is not an isolated incident,” the State Department said.
Military training of Ukrainian soldiers in Kharkiv
Military training of Ukrainian soldiers in Kharkiv
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Over 40% of Americans now see China as an enemy, a five-year high, a Pew report finds

Half of Americans think of China as a competitor, and only 6% consider the country a partner, according to the report.
Over 40% of Americans now see China as an enemy, a five-year high, a Pew report finds
Over 40% of Americans now see China as an enemy, a five-year high, a Pew report finds
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What is at stake in U.K. local voting ahead of a looming national election

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will hope he can point to successes to douse talk that the Conservative Party will change leader again before the United Kingdom’s main election.
Rishi Sunak Departs Downing Street for PMQs in London
Rishi Sunak Departs Downing Street for PMQs in London
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Death toll rises to 48 in China highway collapse

Search efforts were continuing after a section of highway collapsed in a mountainous area of Guangdong province, sending more than 20 cars down a steep slope.
The death toll has climbed as search efforts continue in southern China after a highway section collapsed in a mountainous area, sending more a dozen cars down a steep slope.
The death toll has climbed as search efforts continue in southern China after a highway section collapsed in a mountainous area, sending more a dozen cars down a steep slope.
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Solomon Islands elects a prime minister who is likely to keep close China ties

Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele is from the same political party as his predecessor, who signed a security agreement with Beijing that set off alarms in Washington.
Jeremiah Manele, First Minister of the Solomon Islands, pictured with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in 2019.
Jeremiah Manele, First Minister of the Solomon Islands, pictured with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in 2019.
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Biden calls U.S. ally Japan ‘xenophobic,’ along with China and Russia

President Joe Biden said that the U.S. economy was growing “because we welcome immigrants” and that other countries were held back economically by anti-immigration policies.
International Workers' Day rally in Tokyo
International Workers' Day rally in Tokyo
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U.K. begins detaining migrants set to be deported to Rwanda

A law to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda if they arrived in Britain without permission was approved in April, and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants the first flights to take off in July.
Migrants
Migrants
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36 people killed in China highway collapse

Officials said 23 vehicles had been found after a section of the highway collapsed in southern Guangdong province, sending them tumbling down a slope.
A section of a highway collapsed early Wednesday in southern China leaving more than a dozen of people dead, local officials said, after the area had experienced heavy rain in recent days.
A section of a highway collapsed early Wednesday in southern China leaving more than a dozen of people dead, local officials said, after the area had experienced heavy rain in recent days.
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Police in Georgia use tear gas, water cannons to disperse protest against so-called 'Russian law'

Eyewitnesses saw some police officers physically attack protesters before using tear gas, water cannon and stun grenades to force them from the area outside parliament.
Clashes erupted between police and opposition demonstrators protesting a new bill intended to track foreign influence that the opposition denounced as Russia-inspired.
Clashes erupted between police and opposition demonstrators protesting a new bill intended to track foreign influence that the opposition denounced as Russia-inspired.
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Rescue effort underway after more than 500 baby sea turtles washed ashore in big storm off South Africa

Baby turtles have to fend for themselves from the moment they hatch on beaches and make their way to the ocean.
The aquarium is stretched beyond capacity after more than 500 baby sea turtles were washed onto beaches by a rare and powerful storm and rescued by members of the public.
The aquarium is stretched beyond capacity after more than 500 baby sea turtles were washed onto beaches by a rare and powerful storm and rescued by members of the public.

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