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Chimps share humans’ ‘snappy’ conversational style

Cat Hobaiter Chimpanzees use gestures to communicate Like humans, wild chimpanzees engage in snappy, turn-taking conversations, where they wait just a fraction of a second for their turn to ‘speak’. The animals communicate mostly with gestures including hand movements and facial expressions. Scientists who studied their chats in detail found that they took “fast-paced turns” […]

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Babies died after London hospital’s neglect

Family handouts Sunny Parker-Propst (left) and Elena Ali died within weeks of each other during the first Covid-19 lockdown Two premature babies died within weeks of each other after neglect by a hospital, an inquest jury has found. Westminster Coroners’ Court heard Elena Ali and Sunny Parker-Propst were both given sodium nitrite instead of sodium […]

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The economic mind of JD Vance : Planet Money : NPR

Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, the Republican vice presidential candidate, speaks at a rally in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Saturday. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bill Pugliano/Getty Images Last week, former President Donald Trump selected Sen. JD Vance to be his running mate. And a host of traditional free-market conservatives and libertarians were less […]

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Mapping the scale of damage of cross-border attacks

Getty Images BBC analysis has uncovered the extent of damage caused by nine months of fighting between the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah and Israel. Satellite photos, radar imagery and records of military activity show that entire communities have been displaced, with thousands of buildings and large swathes of open land damaged on the border between […]

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Bosses quit as Japan drugmaker probes deaths

Two top executives at Japanese drugmaker Kobayashi Pharmaceutical are stepping down as an investigation continues into 80 deaths that could be linked to some of its products. The company says president Akihiro Kobayashi and chairman Kazumasa Kobayashi, both members of the firm’s founding family, have resigned. The decision was made “to clarify executive responsibility” over […]

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Exeter woman died months after begging GP for help, inquest hears

A young woman died months after begging her GP for help with her chronic fatigue syndrome, an inquest heard. Maeve Boothby-O’Neill, 27, had written to her doctor asking for help with feeding as she was hungry. Ms Boothby-O’Neill had been diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). She died at home in Exeter, Devon, in October 2021. […]

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Fish cake fury sees Norwegian game cancelled after VAR protest

Jul 22, 2024, 03:53 AM ET The match in the Norwegian top flight between Rosenborg BK and Lillestrom was suspended on Sunday after fans showed their displeasure with the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) by throwing fish cakes onto the field. The protests started from kickoff. After a two-minute bombardment of fish cakes, the referee stopped […]

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