The tonka bean tree (Dipteryx oleifera) may have evolved a unique advantage by withstanding lightning strikes that harm neighboring plants and parasitic vines, according to research published March 26 in the journal New Phytologist.
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Microsoft Workers Say They Were Fired After Anniversary Protest Over Israel Contract
Microsoft accused one of the workers in a termination letter Monday of misconduct “designed to gain notoriety and cause maximum disruption to this highly anticipated event.”
Microsoft said the other worker had already announced her…
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(SP)CHINA-NINGBO-BADMINTON-ASIA CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025 (CN)
(250408) — NINGBO, April 8, 2025 (Xinhua) — Leong Iok Chong (L)/Ng Weng Chi of China’s Macao compete during the mixed doubles group D match against Dmitriy Panarin/Aisha Zhumabek of Kazakhstan at Badminton Asia Championships 2025 in Ningbo,…
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Germany To Prepare Children For Crisis, War: Handelsblatt
The German Interior Ministry is advising schools to prepare children for crises and wars, the Handelsblatt daily has reported, citing a ministry spokesperson.
A raft of calls for “civic readiness” have been made by Western European…
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Iran responsible for 64% of global executions in 2024, says Amnesty
Iran accounted for 64% of all known global executions in 2024, with at least 972 people executed, according to Amnesty International, in what the rights group says is the government’s ongoing campaign of mass suppression of dissent.
The latest…
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Israel’s war on Gaza killed 211 journalists: Media Office
Ahmed Mansour, who died from severe burns sustained in the attack, is the 211th media worker killed during Israel’s war on Gaza, according to the office, according to Al Jazeera.
“We call on the International Federation of Journalists, the…
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Trump snubs trade negotiations with EU as tariffs hitting blocs exports to US
EU leaders and companies are reeling and markets are plunging as Donald Trump’s tariffs, ranging from 20 to 27.5%, are hitting EU exports to the US worth 380 billion euro.
The 27-nation bloc’s foreign ministers held…
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Iraq, 2nd top destination of Iranian non-oil goods in a year
TEHRAN – Iran exported non-oil commodities valued at $11.9 billion to Iraq in the past Iranian calendar year, which ended on March 20, 2025, according to an official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).
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Which countries are International Criminal Court members? | Courts News
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled to the United States earlier this week to meet with President Donald Trump.
On his flight from Hungary to the US, Netanyahu avoided flying over certain European countries that might enforce the…
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Video shows eruption of volcano in the Philippines
Timelapse video shows a cloud of ash pouring skywards during a volcanic eruption on Mount Kanlaon in the Philippines
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