Opinion | How ‘dragon bones’ shed new light on China’s history and its ancient societies

Opinion | How ‘dragon bones’ shed new light on China’s history and its ancient societies

Hong Kong authorities announced in October that dinosaur bone fossils had been discovered on Port Island, a remote, uninhabited island off the northeastern part of the special administrative region. Palaeoecological experts believe that the small bone fragments date back to the Cretaceous period (145-66 million years ago), and could be the remains of larger types…

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Trump repeats attack on Liz Cheney and laments bad hair day at Michigan rally | US elections 2024

Trump repeats attack on Liz Cheney and laments bad hair day at Michigan rally | US elections 2024

Donald Trump on Friday tried to energize his voters during a rally in Warren, Michigan, delivering an address replete with his characteristic fear-mongering about immigrants and tangents including musings about his hair. The former president also repeated his aggressive attack on former Republican representative Liz Cheney, one day after he said she should be under…

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Israel Airstrikes Lebanon Gaza Conflict Escalates Palestinians

Israel Strikes Lebanon, Gaza as Conflict Escalates

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has escalated with new rounds of airstrikes by Israel in Gaza and Lebanon. Israel launched dozens of airstrikes across northeastern Lebanon on Friday, killing at least 52 people, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. Palestinians also recovered the bodies of more than two dozen people killed in an Israeli air assault in…

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Why Electric Vehicle Stocks Plunged This Week

Why Electric Vehicle Stocks Plunged This Week

There wasn’t much optimism about the future of EVs today. After some positive trends in the EV market, particularly in China, stocks fell sharply this week after earnings were released. It’s clear the profitability some investors had hoped for isn’t coming soon. According to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, shares of Li Auto…

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Despite stark differences on worker rights, unions split on Trump, Harris | US Election 2024 News

Despite stark differences on worker rights, unions split on Trump, Harris | US Election 2024 News

Early voting is under way across the United States ahead of Tuesday’s presidential election. Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris have both made last-minute efforts to court union voters – a core voting bloc, especially in swing states like Michigan, where groups like the United Auto Workers (UAW) have significant sway among…

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