The age of the remains of ancient people from the Cradle of Humanity has been questioned
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The age of the remains of ancient people from the Cradle of Humanity has been questioned

Archaeologists from Purdue University have questioned the age of the remains of ancient people from the Cradle of Humankind in South Africa (Sterkfontein), where they found many human bones of various stages of its evolution. According to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, their true age is about a million years older, disproving the theory that the South African Australopithecus is an earlier offshoot of the East African Afar Australopithecus.

Slovakia will replace Soviet infantry fighting vehicles with Swedish vehicles
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Slovakia will replace Soviet infantry fighting vehicles with Swedish vehicles

The Slovak government has decided to purchase 152 tracked infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) CV90 Mk IV. Swedish-made vehicles will replace the BVP-1 and BVP-2, which are copies of the Soviet BMP-1 and BMP-2. This is reported by the government of Slovakia, reports the European Defense Review.

The Central Bank of a European country took a sudden step to combat rising prices
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The Central Bank of a European country took a sudden step to combat rising prices

The Central Bank (CB) of Hungary raised its key interest rate by a record 185 basis points to 7.75 percent – a sudden move by a European country to combat unprecedented price increases, Bloomberg reports. The change in the rate level was the largest since 2008, when Hungary was hit hard by the financial crisis, which left the country in recession for two years.