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North Macedonia Nightclub Fire Kills 59

A fire caused by fireworks at an overcrowded nightclub in Kocani, North Macedonia, during a concert killed at least 59 people and injured over 150, highlighting systemic failures in safety regulations and corruption.

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Spoorloos" Canceled After Mismatched Reunions

The Dutch television show "Spoorloos", which helped adoptees find their biological families, was canceled after multiple cases of mismatched reunions were discovered; one case involved a woman who knowingly pretended to be the adoptee's mother. The show, which ran from 1990 to 2024, had reunited ove...

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Spoorloos" Ends After 35 Years Due to Incorrect Matches

The Dutch TV show "Spoorloos," which helped reunite over 800 adoptees with their biological families over 35 years, has ended due to eight incorrect matches, causing distress among former participants and raising concerns about future support for adoptees.

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Bennu Samples Reveal Building Blocks of Life and Early Solar System Water

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission retrieved samples from near-Earth asteroid Bennu containing organic molecules, including amino acids and DNA/RNA nucleobases, and salts suggesting past water presence, offering insights into early solar system chemistry and prebiotic synthesis, as detailed in two Nature pub...

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£20,000 Reward Offered for Information on Parents of Three Abandoned London Siblings

Three abandoned siblings, found in separate incidents between 2017-2024 in London, prompt a £20,000 reward for information leading to the parents' identification; police have a full maternal DNA profile, suggesting the parents resided in Plaistow or East Ham for six years.

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Oldest Homo Sapiens DNA Reveals Neanderthal Interbreeding

Scientists have recovered the oldest known Homo sapiens DNA from 45,000-year-old remains in Germany, revealing interbreeding with Neanderthals around 1,500 years prior and providing a refined timeline for human migration and Neanderthal introgression.

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Czech Spy's Stolen Identity Uncovered After Decades

Vaclav Jelinek, a Czech spy, stole the identity of Erwin van Haarlem, a Dutch boy abandoned near the Czech border after WWII; his deception was uncovered through DNA testing, leading to a ten-year prison sentence.

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WWII-Era Plankton Extinction Found in French Port Sediment

Microscopic organisms unseen since before World War II were discovered in a French port, linked to wartime bombing and a 1947 cargo ship disaster releasing aluminum nitrate; sediment analysis reveals human history's impact on the planet.

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Spoorloos" Canceled After Wrong Family Matches

The Dutch television program "Spoorloos", which aired since February 1990 and facilitated over 800 family reunions, has been canceled due to multiple cases where participants were incorrectly linked to families, particularly between 1998-2008, resulting in significant distress for those affected.

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Bennu Sample Reveals Extraterrestrial Organic Compounds

Analysis of a 121.6-gram sample from asteroid Bennu revealed over 16,000 organic compounds, including 33 amino acids and DNA base pairs, suggesting that extraterrestrial organic matter may have contributed to the origin of life on Earth.

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£10,000 Reward Offered in 1983 Aberdeen Murder Case

The family of George Murdoch, a taxi driver murdered in Aberdeen in 1983, is offering a £10,000 reward to help police find his killer using familial DNA testing on 200 potential genetic matches; the killer stole his wallet and money.

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Oldest Homo Sapiens DNA Reveals Details of Neanderthal Interbreeding

Scientists discovered the oldest known Homo sapiens DNA in Germany, revealing interbreeding with Neanderthals around 45,000 years ago and challenging prior assumptions about the timing and location of this interspecies interaction.

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