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New Chinese students barred from Harvard, how birds conquered skies: SCMP daily highlights
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The administration of US President Donald Trump has formally barred Harvard University from enrolling international students, citing the institution's failure to address national security risks on campus.
Russia's fresh bid to revive a strategic triangle with China and India as a counterbalance to the Western-led international order faces headwinds given the deep-seated distrust between the two Asian powers, according to observers.
Fossils preserved in amber offer a unique opportunity to study soft structures, as objects stuck in the hardened tree resin remain trapped in time. Photo: AP/Science
Dinosaur feathers found trapped in Burmese amber have shed new light on the evolution of flight feathers, an essential step that allowed early birds to surpass their dinosaur relatives in conquering the skies, a Chinese study has found.
