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41,000 years ago, humans used sunscreen, clothes to beat deadly solar radiation

Interesting Engineering 17 Apr 2025
Their models suggest that the strongest impacts affected Europe and Northern Africa, which is precisely where the early Homo sapiens and Neanderthal populations thrived alongside one another ... Implications for today — and for other worlds ... .
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Research reveals how ‘sunscreen’ saved cavemen 40,000 years ago

Knoxville Daily Sun 17 Apr 2025
Vitor Paladini By Talker. By Stephen Beech ... Peter Burdon By Talker ... Study lead author Dr ... Dr ... the North and South poles ... +5 ... +6 ... S ... That would have also allowed aurora to be seen all over Europe and into northern Africa, according to the research team ... Dr ... Dr.
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South Asia to grow 6.5% in 2025, as global growth slumps to 2.3%: UN trade agency

Urdu Point 16 Apr 2025
... who together account for nearly half of the region’s economic output – show a mixed picture of recovery and challenges.</p><p>“Africa is on the frontline of exposure to cascading crises.
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Female soldier becomes the first woman to compete in the grueling Army Ranger contest

Journal Gazette 16 Apr 2025
In November 1942, the 1st Ranger Battalion took part in Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of northern Africa ... As the Allied campaign pushed across northern Africa and into Italy, the Rangers found ...
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Sunscreen helped Homo sapiens outlive Neanderthals, study suggests

AOL 16 Apr 2025
Without it, populations can be dangerously exposed ... The Laschamps excursion caused Earth’s magnetic poles to drop down near the Equator and would have caused aurora to be seen all over Europe and into northern Africa ... Dr Mukhopadhyay added ... .
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Sunscreen may have kept ancient humans alive during a polar reversal

Popular Science 16 Apr 2025
Despite the sunscreen misinformation you might see online, ancient humans did face problems from the sun’s harmful rays ... CREDIT ... Clues from space weather ... This expansion meant the aurora could have been visible all over Europe and into northern Africa.
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Attack by gunmen leaves at least 40 people dead in Nigeria, the country’s president says

News-Press Now 15 Apr 2025
Such attacks have become common in this part of Africa’s most populous country, where ... That conflict, now Africa’s longest struggle with militancy, has also spilled into Nigeria’s northern neighbors.
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Ajman and Ras Al Khaimah highlight UAE hotel performance during Eid al-Fitr

TravelDailyNews 15 Apr 2025
“As anticipated, Eid holidays were a success across the UAE with demand for accommodation rebounding after the month of Ramadan,” said Kostas Nikolaidis, senior account manager for Middle East and Africa at STR.
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Attack by gunmen leaves at least 40 people dead in Nigeria: President

Toronto Sun 15 Apr 2025
Such attacks have become common in this part of Africa’s most populous country, where ... That conflict, now Africa’s longest struggle with militancy, has also spilled into Nigeria’s northern neighbors.
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From plants to animals, these invasive species are in Louisiana. What problems do they pose?

Houma Today 15 Apr 2025
Feral pig ... The Formosan subterranean termite is a species native to Southern China that was introduced to Taiwan, Japan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Hawaii and the U.S ... Air potatoes are a species of yam native to Africa, Asia and Northern Australia ...
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As Trump tariffs kick in, SA farmers explore alternative markets

Mail Guardian South Africa 14 Apr 2025
Its chairperson, Gerrit van der Merwe, a farmer in the Olifants River Valley, said although South Africa exports only 5% to 6% of its citrus to the US, people in the Western Cape and Northern Cape are ...
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21st Dubai International WoodShow kicks off with participation from 50 countries

Urdu Point 14 Apr 2025
This reflects the global diversity and investment opportunities the event offers.</p><p>Participants are showcasing a wide variety of products including wooden panels of various types, ...
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2 bodies, 39 survivors found on Greek island after a suspected migrant boat sinking

Beaumont Enterprise 14 Apr 2025
Many smuggling rings have shifted to using larger boats to transport people from the northern coast of Africa ....
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