Buronius Manfredschmidi - Smallest known great ape discovered
It weighs just 10 kg. It has a size of a human toddler. It was discovered in Germany. It dates back to 11m years ago.
Russian parliament passed a bill to revoke its ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
Relevance: Russia revokes ratification of nuclear test ban treaty (CTBT) - ICAN But it affirmed that it will retain its cooperation with the treaty’s verification system and implementing organisation. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), which opened for signature in 1996, was intended to prohibit all nuclear weapon test explosions. Over 2,000 nuclear tests occurred between 1945 and 1996: the United States (1,000+), the Soviet Union (700+), France (200+), the United Kingdom and China (45 each). As at January 2013, 183 countries had signed the Treaty, of which 158 have also ratified it, including three of the nuclear weapon states (France, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom). However, 44 specific nuclear technology holder countries must sign and ratify before the CTBT can enter into force. Of these, eight are still missing: China, Egypt, India , Iran, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan and the US. India , North Korea and Pakistan have yet to
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