Jurassic purse: Handbag made from ‘T-Rex leather’ on auction in Paris

Meanwhile, vertebrate paleontologist Melanie During of the Vrije Universiteit ​Amsterdam told Reuters that any persisting collagen from inside bones couldn’t be used to create skin or leather, and Thomas R. Holtz Jr., a paleontologist at the University of ​Maryland, said even proteins that matched flawlessly wouldn’t have the larger-scale fibre organization necessary to create the…

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Australians financially supporting families in war-torn Lebanon say they have no other option

Sue Badreddine “can’t sleep” worried about her brother and family members trapped by the war in Lebanon. Thirty of the 55-year-old’s relatives in Lebanon’s south moved into a one-bedroom house after Israeli air strikes destroyed their homes. Their village, Kfar Kila, is one of about a dozen villages along Lebanon’s southern border that were levelled…

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US Congress passes resolution to halt military action in Iran, but don’t expect war to end

The US Senate approved a war powers resolution seeking to block military action against Iran on Tuesday, local time. While the measure is considered largely symbolic, it reflects the growing concerns among Republican politicians over the war. Here’s what to know. What just happened? The Senate backed a resolution that directs US President Donald Trump…

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US Catholic bishops are consecrating the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Here’s what that means

To mark the 250th anniversary the United States, Catholic bishops from across the nation will come together Thursday to consecrate the country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The church service, part of the bishops’ spring assembly meeting in Orlando, Florida, draws from a mainstream, centuries-old Catholic devotion that focuses on Jesus’ sacrificial love for…

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