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Yonhapworld12 days ago
84 Youths Begin Annual U.N. Sending States Exchange Camp in South Korea
Descendants of Korean War veterans from countries that fought under the U.N. flag arrived for the weeklong program. The camp runs through Thursday at historical sites in Seoul, Busan and Gyeonggi Province.
972mag.comworld14 days ago
Spain Grants Citizenship to 544,722 Descendants; 306,000 Register to Vote
At least 306,000 new citizens have registered to vote while 650,000 applications remain pending. Right-wing parties accuse the government of using the program to influence upcoming elections.
forexlive.comworld15 days ago
Japan Cabinet Approves Bill to Revise Imperial House Law
The Japanese government on Tuesday adopted legislation to amend the Imperial House Law. The bill would allow the imperial family to adopt male descendants from former branches and let female members retain status after marriage.
vtdigger.orgpolitics32 days ago
Caldwell First Nation presses Parliament to advance Bill extending Indian Act status to more descendants
Chief Nikki van Oirschot and community members pressed Parliament Hill on Thursday for legislation that would restore Indian Act status to descendants of those enfranchised for reasons beyond marriage to non-Indigenous men.
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewworld33 days ago
Polish Jewish emigrants visit Poland to revisit 1968 events
A group of Polish Jewish emigrants and their descendants traveled to Poland in April. The trip focused on events from 1968 when 13,000 Jews left the country.
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citizen.co.zaworld40 days ago
Descendants of Evacuated Black Rhinos Returned to Zimbabwe’s Matusadona National Park After 30 Years
Descendants of rhinos evacuated three decades ago have been flown back to the 147,000-hectare park on Lake Kariba. African Parks now manages the site under an agreement with Zimbabwe's wildlife authority.
nypost.comworld46 days ago
DNA Analysis Identifies Four More Sailors From Doomed 1845 Franklin Expedition
University of Waterloo researchers matched genetic samples from remains found on King William Island and the Adelaide Peninsula to living descendants, bringing the total of identified sailors to six.
citizen.co.zaworld65 days ago
Nazi-looted Portrait Found in Home of Dutch SS Collaborator's Descendants
A painting by Dutch artist Toon Kelder stolen from Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker during World War Two has been recovered from the home of descendants of a Dutch SS leader. Art detective Arthur Brand said the work hung in the family home for decades after being purchased a…
citizen.co.zaworld67 days ago
21-Year-Old Lioness Euthanized at Smithsonian’s National Zoo After Health Decline
Smithsonian’s National Zoo staff euthanized Shera on Thursday after the lioness, one of the two oldest in accredited U.S. zoos, lost mobility due to muscle loss and osteoarthritis. Born in South Africa in 2004, Shera outlived the average captive lion lifespan and produced eight c…
The Independentscience69 days ago
Andean Populations Show Genetic Adaptation to Potato-Rich Diet
Indigenous communities in the Andes domesticated potatoes between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago, leading to genetic changes that persist in their descendants. A new study found that Quechua speakers in Peru have an average of 10 copies of the AMY1 gene, which produces an enzyme that…
koreaherald.comworld70 days ago
South Korea to Expand Compensation for Descendants of Independence Fighters
The South Korean government has approved revisions to expand eligibility for compensation payments to descendants of independence fighters from Japan's colonial rule. The changes will include second-generation descendants without prior restrictions, adding over 2,300 eligible rec…
koreaherald.comworld71 days ago
BBC Tracks Down Descendants of WWII Soviet POW Hidden by Jersey Family in Uzbekistan
BBC News reported that teams located the family of a Soviet prisoner of war known as Tom, who escaped a Nazi camp on Jersey and was sheltered by locals during World War Two. A video call connected his Uzbek grandson with the daughter of his rescuers. Uzbekistan will posthumously…
jpost.comworld72 days ago
Petition Submitted to Moroccan Parliament for Citizenship Rights to Descendants of Jews
A petition submitted to Morocco's House of Representatives seeks to grant citizenship to all children and grandchildren of Moroccan Jews who renounced it. The proposal, resubmitted after a 2024 failure, calls for dual citizenship options and protections for Jewish communities. It…
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Substrate placeholder — needs reviewworld93 days ago
Colombian Officials Authorize Culling of Up to 80 Hippos from Escobar's Descendants
Colombian officials have authorized a plan to cull dozens of hippos that descended from animals imported by Pablo Escobar in the 1980s. Environment Minister Irene Vélez stated the decision followed unsuccessful and expensive attempts to control the population through neutering an…