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Oldest evidence of humans in Americas confirmed by new research

New research shows that fossil footprints discovered at the edge of an ancient lakebed in New Mexico's White Sands National Park date back to between 21,000 and 23,000 years ago

The Independent UK

Oldest evidence of humans in Americas confirmed by new research

New research shows that fossil footprints discovered at the edge of an ancient lakebed in New Mexico's White Sands National Park date back to between 21,000 and 23,000 years ago

The Independent UK

Indigenous People’s Day: Why many Americans don’t celebrate Columbus Day

Indigenous People’s Day was created in reaction to atrocities carried out by Columbus and European settlers against Native American people in the Americas

The Independent UK

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Dengue: why is this sometimes fatal disease increasing around the world?

Something unusual seems to be happening with dengue, a potentially fatal mosquito-borne viral disease found across swathes of tropical Africa, Asia and the Americas. As with most infectious diseases, the number of cases tends to rise and fall over the years as epidemics come and go, but recently changes seem…

The Conversation

Humans got to America 7,000 years earlier than thought, new research confirms

When and how humans first settled in the Americas is a subject of considerable controversy. In the 20th century, archaeologists believed that humans reached the North American interior no earlier than around 14,000 years ago.

The Conversation

Further evidence points to footprints in New Mexico being the oldest sign of humans in Americas

New research shows that fossil footprints discovered at the edge of an ancient lakebed in New Mexico's White Sands National Park date back to between 21,000 and 23,000 years ago

The Independent UK

As migration surges in Americas, 'funds simply aren't there' for humanitarian response, UN says

Countries in the Americas are reeling as the flow of migrants reaches historic levels, but a U.N. officials says international “funds simply aren’t there” for humanitarian needs

The Independent UK

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Racial trauma has profound mental health consequence - a Black clinical psychologist explains and offers 5 ways to heal

Since European expansion into the Americas, white people have demonized Black people and portrayed them as undesirable, violent and hypersexual. Originally, the intent of this demonization was to legitimize the conquest and sale of African people.

The Conversation

US-Mexico border is world’s deadliest land route for migrants: IOM

UN agency records at least 686 deaths, disappearances in 2022 during record-breaking year for fatalities in Americas.

Al Jazeera

Which U.S. states will October's 'ring of fire' solar eclipse be visible from?

On October 14, 2023, the Americas will experience a partial solar eclipse, but from only eight U.S. states will it be possible to see the 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse.

Space

Museum’s slave trade origins explained in new exhibition

This company obtained exclusive rights to traffic African people to the Spanish colonial Americas.

The Independent UK

Texas trial over Biden policy letting migrants from 4 countries into US to wrap up Friday

A trial in Texas is set to conclude on a lawsuit seeking to end a key element of U.S. President Joe Biden’s immigration policy that allows a limited number of people from four countries in the Americas to enter on humanitarian grounds

The Independent UK

San Miguel de Allende travel guide: the secret’s out on this arty Mexican city

Outside of the Americas, San Miguel de Allende might just be the best kept secret in Mexico. Nestled deep in the Guanajuato central highlands of this vast country, surrounded by semi-arid desert and with no airport of its own, it takes some zooming in just to find it on Google…

The Week

USA qualify for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup

NEW DELHI: The United States qualified for the ICC Under-19 ODI World Cup after a strong performance in the Americas qualifiers, joining the 15 other countries already qualified for the championship in Sri Lanka next year.

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Prospect of Kenyan troops in Haiti has sparked concerns – but may also prompt soul-searching across the Americas over lack of action

The kidnapping and subsequent release of U.S. nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her young daughter in Haiti in early August 2023 drew brief international attention to crime in the impoverished Caribbean nation.

The Conversation

Florida's academic standards distort the contributions that enslaved Africans made to American society

The state of Florida ignited a controversy when it released a set of 2023 academic standards that require fifth graders to be taught that enslaved Black people in the U.S. “developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their benefit.”

LiveScience

What's the earliest evidence of humans in the Americas?

Previously, researchers thought that humans arrived in North America 13,000 years ago, but now they're finding much older evidence.

The Independent UK

Q-Pop: Peru’s social media phenomenon Lenin Tamayo fuses Quechua and K-pop

What happens when you take Quechua, the most widely spoken Indigenous language in the Americas, and fuse it with K-pop, the global musical sensation with roots in South Korea

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Quiz of The Week: 29 July - 4 August

Extreme heat is a hot topic in countries worldwide as regions across Europe, Asia and the Americas continue to endure sweltering temperatures.

TV Tech

Imagine Communications Names Kyle Luther Sales VP For Americas

The 25-year industry veteran will manage Imagine’s playout and networking portfolio sales

The Conversation

International drug policy: at a crossroads or a dead-end?

The international drug control regime was established more than a century ago, yet rarely has the issue received as much attention as it has since the 2010s. With the legalisation of cannabis in the Americas, the opioid-driven overdose crisis in the United States, the peace agreement in Colombia, the brutal…

Salon

Alien contact could be a disaster

A public ET message could initiate cascading events, including military actions to corporate resource mining

LiveScience

First contact with aliens could easily end in genocide, scholars warn

SETI has been searching for evidence of alien life – but could doing so end in disaster?

The Guardian - US

Stolen Christopher Columbus letter found in Delaware returned to Italy

Columbus wrote the letter to King Ferdinand of Spain in 1493 about his findings after the ‘discovery’ of the Americas

The Conversation

First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide if we don't learn from history

We’re only halfway through 2023, and it feels already like the year of alien contact.

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