Why Egypt remains reluctant to open Rafah crossing to Gaza
Hundreds of lorries carrying aid are parked up on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing.
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Shell’s CEO Reassures Staff That He Believes in Climate Action
Shell Plc Chief Executive Officer Wael Sawan told the company’s staff that he “believes in urgent climate action,”
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Barcelona set Pedri injury return date
Pedri is expected to return from a recent hamstring injury in time for the upcoming El Clasico clash with Real Madrid.
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Climate Protesters Block Oil Executives From London Event
Hundreds of protesters are causing havoc outside a London hotel, blocking several top oil executives from entering to
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Zahmire Lopez, an 8-year-old with dance moves and rap skills, killed by gun violence in his Jersey home
The Newark boy is one of more than 1,300 children and teens killed by a gun so far in 2023 as firearms remain the top cause of death for US youth, according to the Gun Violence Archive and federal data.
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Gaza aid arrives at border crossing but no plan for delivery yet
CAIRO (Reuters) -Egyptian aid trucks moved closer on Tuesday to the only crossing to Gaza not controlled by Israel, but
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Real Madrid receive David Alaba boost ahead of El Clasico
Real Madrid defender David Alaba could make his return from injury when the team face Sevilla in La Liga at the weekend, having missed the last three games.
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Billionaire buyer closes Leonardo da Vinci's vineyard to the public
La Vigna di Leonardo, said to have been da Vinci's vineyard, has been closed after French billionaire Bernard Arnault bought the property. Now, nobody knows if the site will reopen to the public -- or sell its wine for charity, as before.
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A parasitic wasp with a giant head has been discovered and it's the stuff of nightmares
Scientists have unearthed a new species of wasp in the Amazon – and it's rather terrifying. The alien-looking parasitic creature came to light when a team at Utah State University were researching Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve in Peru. The wasp, known as Capitojoppa amazonica, has a giant almond-shaped head and is known to latch on to prey before sucking its blood and then eating it from the inside. It does so by laying eggs in its victims including caterpillars, beetles and spiders. The study’s lead author, biologist Brandon Claridge called the practice a "solitary endoparasitoid". "Once the host is located and mounted, the female will frantically stroke it with her antennae," Claridge told Live Science in an email. "If acceptable, the female will deposit a single egg inside the host by piercing it with her ovipositor (a tube-like, egg-laying organ)." He went on to explain that in some instances, "females will even stab the host with the ovipositor and feed without laying an egg as it helps with gaining nutrients for egg maturation." This isn't the first horrifying discovery, with researchers recently finding a new species of tarantula in Thailand that is characterised with illuminous blue legs. The spider is one of the rarest in the world, with Dr Narin Chomphuphuang explaining how it lurks in hollow trees. "The difficulty of catching an electric-blue tarantula lies in the need to climb a tree and lure it out of a complex of hollows," he explained. "During our expedition, we walked in the evening and at night during low tide, managing to collect only two of them." Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
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France Sees Deal With Germany as Base for New EU Fiscal Rules
A deal between the European Union’s two biggest countries will lay the foundations for updated fiscal rules, French
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U.S. Treasury bond ETFs draw net inflows this year despite recent market rout
By Suzanne McGee Investors have poured money into exchange traded funds (ETFs) focused on the US bond market
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Nukefluencers Are On a Quest to Push Clean Power From Reactors
Let’s meet the newest generation of nuclear activists. There’s a Brazilian model. Miss America. A nonprofit founder who
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