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On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1499, Amerigo Vespucci sights what is now Amapá State in Brazil. In 1806, British forces take Buenos Aires during the first of the British invasions of the River Plate. In 1885, Pierre Montet, French historian and academic (died 1966) was born. In 1898, The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia. In 1901, Merle Tuve, American geophysicist and academic (died 1982) was born. In 1920, Fernando Riera, Chilean football player and manager (died 2010) was born. In 1943, Ravi Batra, Indian-American economist and academic was born. In 1944, World War II: Mogaung is the first place in Burma to be liberated from the Japanese by British Chindits, supported by the Chinese. In 1980, Hugo Campagnaro, Argentinian footballer was born. In 1988, Villa Tunari massacre: Bolivian anti-narcotics police kill nine to 12 and injure over a hundred protesting coca-growing peasants. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Discovery of fish-eating raptor in Argentina points to prehistoric links with China

South China Morning Post

June 27, 2026

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Discovery of fish-eating raptor in Argentina points to prehistoric links with China

Scientists have uncovered a new species of raptor in Argentina that sports the same telltale curved claw as the velociraptors found in China, some 19,000km (11,800 miles) away. Though they were found on opposite ends of the world, these two dinosaurs were close kin – tracing back to a common ancestor from an era when the continents were knitted together to form one big land mass. This discovery, published late last month in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, has prompted scientists to...

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