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Wasabi, beloved on sushi, linked to "really substantial" boost in memory, Japanese study finds
A researcher behind a study of wasabi's effect on cognition says he knew the fiery condiment had health benefits, but "the dramatic change" in memory was a surprise.
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Human voices are scarier than a lion's growl for savannah animals
Animals at watering holes in South Africa were twice as likely to flee in response to recordings of humans talking compared with sounds of lions
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Coca-Cola and Pepsi rival Palestine Drinks hits multimillion sales ahead of global push
Swedish-founded company plans production centre in the Middle East
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CBC found vehicles stolen in Canada on the streets of African nations. Here's how they got there | CBC News
In 2022, there was a never-before-seen billion dollars worth of vehicles stolen in Canada, and nearly all of them were exported overseas by organized crime. In West Africa, where many of the vehicles end up, authorities are pleading with Canada to stop the flow of stolen cars.
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Microsoft pulls article recommending Ottawa Food Bank to tourists
"Consider going into it on an empty stomach," said a Microsoft Travel article written using "algorithmic techniques."
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Rare 1885 Photo Captures the First Licensed Women Doctors of India, Japan, and Syria
Their individual stories are as fascinating as their shared ones.
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Why I'll Be Observing Passover Differently This Year
Rabbi Elliot Kukla on why we must reimagine freedom this passover.
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From kookaburra cackles to bonk of the banjo frog: Only one can be crowned Australia's favourite animal sound
Squawks, creaky doors, trills, bellows and a lot of grunts — our wildlife makes some bizarre and beguiling noises. But which one should get the shout-out as Australia's favourite animal sound? It's time to make a call.
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Rivers Reborn: Alewives Continue to Make a Recovery in the Penobscot Watershed in Maine
Alewife fish populations are continuing to journey back home to Maine's Penobscot River thanks to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which is helping to reconnect and restore fish passages.
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How a fictitious 'sea' became a top Maldivian tourist attraction
The Maldives' famous Sea of Stars is part fact, part fiction – but that just adds to the mystery of one of the country's top tourist attractions
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Meta Begins The Process Of Ending News Links In Canada
This is not a surprise, because the company made it clear it planned to do exactly this, but Meta has now begun the process of stopping links to news sources from appearing in Canada, something tha…
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Australian Government, Of All Places, Says Age Verification Is A Privacy & Security Nightmare
In the past I’ve sometimes described Australia as the land where internet policy is completely upside down. Rather than having a system that protects intermediaries from liability for third party c…
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After three wet summers, these tiny creatures are booming. They could make you allergic to red meat
With ticks thriving after La Niña, more people are expected to be bitten by the parasites, and that could lead to an increase in cases of a potentially life-threatening meat allergy.
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
Over the millennia, human language has produced a variety of beautiful, unusual, and weird forms of writing. Here are 7 of them.
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The Philadelphia Phillies are scrapping $1 hot dog nights following unruly fan behavior
The Philadelphia Phillies have scrapped their popular $1 hot dog nights for the 2024 season.
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Czech Republic: New web site and online exhibits of the Prague Jewish Museum's 'Secrets in the Attic' Geniza project
"The Jewish Museum in Prague has launched an informative web site with online exhibits about the eclectic material discovered in genizas in a dozen synagogue buildings that have been researched in the country since the 1990s."
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South Korea ‘puts the brakes’ on Google app store dominance
Starts monitoring developer deals after first slapping the G-force with substantial fine
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Opinion | Arabs are forced to question our place in the world
Over the past two months, as the war in Gaza rages, Arabs are seeing how the world order functions against them.
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Word games, wit and the pleasure of annoying people: a daughter's memoir sheds new light on the notoriously private John Clarke
Lorin Clarke’s account of growing up with her famous father is a loving, often funny portrait.
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England to roll out world's first seven-minute cancer treatment jab
Britain's state-run national health service will be the first in the world to offer an injection that treats cancer to hundreds of patients in England which could cut treatment times by up to three quarters. Following approval from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), NHS England