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Following Antarctic whales for climate change clues

2 days ago By Victoria Gill, Science correspondent, BBC News, @vic_gill • Kate Stephens, Senior science producer Why scientists are using a crossbow to study whales Inside the bodies of humpback whales are clues about how climate change is transforming Antarctica. The BBC’s Victoria Gill and Kate Stephens crossed the Southern Ocean, with the researchers, on a mission to follow and […]

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Uruguay won the 1924 Olympics and put South American soccer on the map

Soccer went global 100 years ago this week. Fans watching the 1924 Paris Olympics tournament must have felt the shift as they witnessed players from tiny Uruguay appear to be running circles around confounded opponents from the sport’s traditional European powers. In the early 20th century, soccer’s power was centered in Europe, and aside from […]

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Ross travel expenses allegations ‘significant’

Getty Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross is facing “significant and serious” allegations that he used Westminster expenses to travel in his role as a football linesman, the first minister has said. John Swinney said reports in the Sunday Mail, if accurate, would amount to a “potential misuse of public funds”. The newspaper said advisers to […]

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Cyber-attack on London hospitals declared critical incident

getty St Thomas’, including the Royal Brompton and the Evelina London Children’s Hospital, is among the affected trusts Major hospitals in London have declared a critical incident after a cyber-attack led to operations being cancelled and emergency patients being diverted elsewhere. It applies to hospitals partnered with Synnovis – a provider of pathology services. King’s […]

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Three fights being slept on at ONE 167: Tawanchai vs. Nattawut II

With the likes of Tawanchai defending his featherweight Muay Thai world title, Rodtand Jitmuangnon returning, Kade Ruotolo making his MMA bow, and Mikey Musumeci facing the last man to defeat him we can all see why the Impact Arena in Bangkok event is so highly anticipated. Johan Estupinan vs Zafer Sayik The first bout of […]

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Nasa ‘Earthrise’ astronaut dies at 90 in plane crash

Getty Images Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who snapped one of the most famous photographs taken in outer space, has died in a plane crash at the age of 90. Officials say a small aircraft he was flying crashed into the sea off Washington state. Anders’ son Greg confirmed that his father’s body was recovered […]

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