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Two skulls likely belonging to enslaved people returned to Brazil after Harvard used them in eugenics studies

Remains believed to have belonged to Africans or Afro-Brazilians repatriated after being flown back by diplomats Two skulls, including that of a man believed to have taken part in Brazil’s greatest slave revolt but whose remains were taken to the United States and used in racist eugenics studies at Harvard University, were repatriated on Wednesday. The remains had been outside Brazil since the 19th century. One was taken about 190 years ago from Salvador, the capital of the state of Bahia; the other, about 160 years ago, from Rio de Janeiro – and were welcomed back in moving, subdued ceremonie

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کودک یازده ماهه آمریکایی که «زنده به گور» شده بود، نجات یافت - BBC News فارسی

نوزاد ۱۱ ماهه در ایالت کارولینای جنوبی آمریکا پس از آن که پدرش او را زنده به گور کرده بود، توسط ماموران نجات داده شد. ماموران پلیس شهرستان لکسینگتون، کوآ شارپ ۱۱ ماهه را در یک قفس سگ مدفون در زمین نزدیکی خانه پدری‌اش یافتند.

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UK appoints world’s first special representative for climate security

Exclusive: Madeleine Alessandri, former chair of joint intelligence committee, will take on role of advising No 10 on climate-related national security risks The UK government has appointed the world’s first special representative for climate security, in the strongest sign yet of fears that climate breakdown will bring chaos to the country. Prime minister Andy Burnham will announce the move on Thursday at Cop31, the UN climate summit, with the new role designed to advise the government on national security risks from the climate crisis before they spell catastrophe. Continue reading...

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