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A new August 2026 study may have solved the long-standing mystery of how the first birds took flight. Researchers from the University of Southampton and Paris’s National Natural History Museum used 3D models and billions of simulations to study Archaeopteryx, which lived around 150 million years ago. Their findings suggest it could not launch like…

At a joint presser with her Canadian counterpart François-Philippe Champagne, FM said she discussed practical avenues for cooperation in the financial sector, including cross border payments, financial stability, fintech and capital markets. “We (also) explored opportunities for wider international and multilateral cooperation on issues of interest, such as critical minerals and energy security.”