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Oldest human genome discovered in southern Spain

Oldest human genome discovered from southern Spain

The earliest human genome has been found in southern Spain by an international research team. The genome belonged to a 23,000-year-old human being who lived during the peak of the last Ice Age, when sea levels were vastly lower than they are now.

It was discovered in the Malalmuerzo cave on the southern Iberian Peninsula. The Malalmuerzo may have served as a shelter from the continent’s harsh temperatures, while Iberian Peninsula was one of the warmest areas of Europe at the time.

“This genome proves the persistence of some lineages on the Iberian Peninsula and shows that this was the only place in Europe where populations withstood the Last Glacial Maximum. The peninsula was their refuge,” said the main author of the study, Carles Lalueza-Fox, who is a geneticist at Spain’s Institute of Evolutionary Biology.

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US Flag Raised Again at Embassy in Damascus After 12 Year

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The US flag has been hoisted once more at the US Embassy in Damascus, Syria, for the first time since its closure in 2012.

US Special Representative for Syria Thomas Barrack made his first official visit to Damascus and personally raised the flag during a ceremony attended by Syrian Foreign Minister Assad Hassan Shaybani. The embassy had suspended operations amid the outbreak of civil conflict following anti-government protests.

No official statement has been issued regarding the resumption of embassy operations.

The move follows a surprise meeting earlier this month between US President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara in Riyadh, where a decision was made to lift sanctions imposed during the Assad era, signaling a potential shift in Washington-Damascus relations.

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