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Mammoth Task: Billionaire-Funded Effort to Resurrect Woolly Beast
Mammoths went extinct more than 10,000 years ago, with scientists unsure whether human hunting or climate change finished them off. Now Mr Thiel is said to have backed a top Harvard team attempting to bring the enormous mammals back to … Continue reading
Letta calls on right-wing opposition to join reform effort
(ANSA) – Rome, December 3 – Center-left Premier Enrico Letta on Tuesday called on the new center-right opposition Forza Italia party to work with the government on needed reforms. Speaking at the ANSA news agency’s PhotoANSA 2013 book launch at … Continue reading
Pope calls for effort to defend persecuted Christians
(ANSA) – Vatican City, October 24 – Pope Francis on Thursday called for a combined effort to protect persecuted Christians worldwide in an audience with global Jewish human rights organization the Simon Wiesenthal Center. ”I think with special pain about … Continue reading