April 24, 1183 BC: Today is the traditional date of the Fall of Troy, based on calculations by Eratosthenes, chief librarian at the Library of Alexandria. This date aligns with the legendary Trojan War, famously chronicled in Homer's 'Iliad.'

The war, which centered around the

In the 19th century, 1,400-year-old bull carvings were found at Burghead in Moray, once the home of a huge Pictish fortress 🐂

According to National Museums Scotland, theories to explain their significance include 'religious, territorial emblems or clan totems': digitscotland.com/scottish-artef…

After finding no evidence to support the Israeli accusations that UNRWA employees were involved in the 7 October attack, several countries, including Australia, Canada, and Finland, have lifted their suspensions on contributions, citing lack of evidence
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DNA tree of plant life resolves Darwin's 'abominable mystery': Global team led by the Kew Royal Botanic Gardens analyzed over 9,500 flowering plants to figure out how so many evolved, so fast / ruthschuster
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TWO reports, including one authored by a former French foreign minister for the UN has found no credible evidence of ANY UNRWA employees being members of Hamas or Islamic Jihad or being involved in the 7th October attacks on Israel.

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Good morning young people . The future is yours so you must take control of it . We live in the wreckage of a democracy where you should be allowed access to vote . Please make sure you can by taking 5 mins to register today . Details here gov.uk/apply-for-phot… Please RT

After a horrible night, this is our morning in #Gaza ..

Belgian Foreign minister Hadja Lahbib continues : ‘The report states clearly: UNRWA is “irreplaceable and indispensable” for the Palestinians’

Palestinians uncovered a second mass grave in Gaza with over 300 bodies, the majority Palestinian children and the elderly. The Israeli military killed and discarded them during its assault on the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.

This is a pattern. This is what a well-funded

In 2019, researchers announced the discovery of a new species of hominin called Homo luzonensis – what have we learned about the newest member of the human family since then? newscientist.com/article/242665…

While the world was distracted by the fighting between Iran and Israel, the death toll in Gaza just surmounted a grim 34,000. theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

Traditional economics has failed. Meet the disruptive economist applying chaos theory and complexity science to make more accurate predictions. newscientist.com/article/mg2623…

Since 2020, the richest five men in the world have doubled their fortunes. During the same period, almost five billion people globally have become poorer. #InequalityInc #FightInequality #TaxTheRich #springmeetings
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Q: The Israelis have made significant preparations to evacuate roughly a million people out of Rafah ahead of a potential invasion. Can you speak to those efforts?

PENTAGON: 'I really can't.'

Nobody is safe, and nowhere is safe.

These boys were playing...just playing. Don't they deserve a childhood, too?

Why is the world silent to their suffering?

Horrifying: Israel bombs Gaza's overcrowded Tuffah neighbourhood with insane airstrikes while its full of people without any prior warning.

This carnage happens at the exact same time Western media is claiming the war on Gaza has entered a phase of 'low intensity'!

The Israeli state wiped out 21 members of his family.

He’s trying to get his surviving loved ones out of Gaza.

Please donate anything - whatever you can.

We are all one accident, one illness, one trauma away from being unable to work.

Not everyone has millions in the bank or is married into billions.

If benefits stop after a year people will die.

So looks like calling in the NYPD to arrest over 100 students for peacefully protesting in solidarity with Palestinians in an attempt to silence them has backfired for @columbia. It’s night 3 and these students are making it clear they’re not going anywhere.

BREAKING🚨 Israel is bombing the tents in #Rafah , where Palestinian civilians are sheltering after being driven from their homes in #Gaza .

The world will not forgive, will not forget this genocide!