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🇩🇪 German researchers uncovered and deciphered what they say is the oldest written record of Jesus’ childhood. The papyrus document, dating back to the 4th or 5th century, is a fragment from the Gospel of Thomas, an apocryphal book not included in the Bible. The papyrus contains 13 legible lines in Greek describing a reported miracle that Jesus performed as a child that involved bringing clay figures of birds to life.

🇨🇴🍌 Chiquita, a banana company with operations in the US, was found liable for deaths caused by a Colombian paramilitary group it funded. A Florida jury this week ordered the banana grower to pay $38.3 million to the families of eight people killed by a Colombian paramilitary group which received payments from Chiquita between 1997-2004. During the trial, Chiquita executives testified that the payments were voluntary and aimed at protecting the company’s local interests from other paramilitary groups. The verdict reportedly marks the first time an American jury has held a large US corporation liable for a major human rights violation in another country. Fun fact: The origin of the phrase “banana republic” is directly tied to previous actions by Chiquita – formerly the United Fruit Company.

🇪🇺🇨🇳 The EU unveiled tariffs of up to 38% on Chinese-made EVs. The import tariffs follow an EU investigation that found “unfair” state-backed subsidization allows Chinese EV makers to sell cheaper vehicles than European competitors. The tariffs' most vocal opponents include Europe's largest carmakers, who are concerned that retaliation in China will set off a trade war.