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Horses were running between Asia, North America 50,000 years ago: study
South China Morning Post, Published on 16/05/2025
» HONG KONG — Ancient horses repeatedly migrated between North America and Eurasia, reaching today's Russian Far East near China, during the late Pleistocene when sea levels dropped and a land bridge connected the two continents, a new study found.
3 dead in Texas crash of military helicopter on border patrol
Reuters, Published on 09/03/2024
» TEXAS - A National Guard helicopter assigned to patrol duty along the United States-Mexico border crashed in Texas on Friday, killing two soldiers and a US Border Patrol agent who were aboard and injuring another soldier, military officials said.
Tech breathes new life into endangered Native American languages
AFP, Published on 19/10/2023
» BLOOMINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Linguistics experts are turning to cutting-edge technologies to revitalize threatened Native American languages -- and rejuvenate generations of Indigenous tradition -- through new approaches such as children's books and smartphone apps.
DNA confirms man is Sitting Bull's great-grandson
AFP, Published on 28/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - A man's claim to be the great-grandson of Sitting Bull has been confirmed using DNA taken from the Native American leader's scalp lock -- billed as the first time genetic evidence has corroborated a family relationship between a historic figure and a living descendant.
Airbus talks up choppers for rescues
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 06/01/2020
» MANCHING, Germany: A major helicopter manufacturer says the Thai armed forces are buying helicopters as much for search and rescue operations as they are for military activities.
Texas, Arizona deploy troops to Mexico border
AFP, Published on 07/04/2018
» WASHINGTON:The US states of Texas and Arizona on Friday announced plans to send National Guard troops to the southern border with Mexico after President Donald Trump ordered a thousands-strong deployment to combat drug trafficking and illegal immigration.
Spiritual steps to save a material world
Life, Published on 12/03/2018
» 'She misses you. She misses the way you used to think about her, and she wants that to return." These were the words of Tiokasin Ghosthorse, an Indigenous activist and advocate of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation of South Dakota, who spoke at the "Inner Dimensions of Climate Change" conference in Bangkok last month.