Eight Palestinian Olympic athletes to compete in Paris under the shadow of Gaza war
For Nader Jayousi, technical director of the Palestinian Olympic Committee, the most important thing is not just to take part. The delegation is hoping to finally place an athlete on the winners’ podium. “We don’t need people to feel sorry for us,” he told NBC. “Above all, we need people to recognise what we are capable of achieving as a nation.”
Harris campaign raises a record $81 million in 24 hours
Vice President Kamala Harris‘ campaign raised $81 million in the first 24 hours of her candidacy — a new presidential donation record — following President Biden’s departure from the race.
Sightings of Uncontacted Tribe Spur Calls to End Logging in Peruvian Amazon
In the 1890s most Mashco-Piro were either enslaved or exterminated by private mercenaries hired by self-described Peruvian “Rubber King” Carlos Fitzcarrald—immortalized in the 1982 Werner Herzog film Fitzcarraldo. Surviving Mashco-Piro fled deeper into the Amazon and avoided contact with most outsiders. They fiercely defended their territory from intruders. However, in recent decades, loggers have penetrated and exploited Mascho-Piro lands.
Scientists Find Two Gases in Venus’ Clouds, Hinting at Possible Life
“Our findings suggest that when the atmosphere is bathed in sunlight the phosphine is destroyed,” Clements said. “All that we can say is that phosphine is there. We don’t know what’s producing it. It may be chemistry that we don’t understand. Or possibly life.”
Evolving Folks Project 