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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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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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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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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
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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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Canada study debunks stereotypes of homeless people’s spending habits
Researchers find homeless people more likely to spend lump sum on housing and food and not ‘temptation goods’ such as alcohol
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‘There’s nothing like this’: Firefighters unleash new bushfire war machine
Dozens of fires are burning as the state braces for a potentially terrifying bushfire season. The RFS is firing up a new weapon to help save homes and lives.
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Yes Sir, I Can Boogie - Baccara
"Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" is a 1977 hit single by the Spanish vocal duo Baccara. Written by Frank Dostal and Rolf Soja, and produced by Soja, this song was a hit across Europe and became the duo's sole number one single in the United Kingdom, spending a single week at the top of the UK Singles Chart in October 1977.
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Remains found in China may belong to third human lineage
A team of paleontologists has found evidence of a previously unknown human lineage. In their study, reported in Journal of Human Evolution, the group analyzed the fossilized jawbone, partial skull and some leg bones of a hominin dated to 300,000 years ago.
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Ancient Fires Drove Large Mammals Extinct, Study Suggests
Fossils from La Brea Tar Pits in Southern California suggest that sabertooth cats and other large North American mammals disappeared as a result of wildfires spurred by human activity.
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Texas could get a 205-mph bullet train zipping between Houston and Dallas
The proposed electric railway line could travel 240 miles in under 90 minutes for over 6 million passengers per year.
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After a dystopian "mandemic," the wacky "Creamerie" pokes at the remaining "inequities among women"
Perlina Lau discusses the Kiwi comedy that dares to imagine a world with few men and where wellness is weaponized
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Victim blaming has made cars the biggest killer of children in Australia
Globally, road “accidents” kill more than 1 million people a year, and are the primary cause of death for people aged under 30.
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Japan's Traditional Tattoos Are Celebrated at This Underground Pilgrimage
Tattoos are stigmatized in Japan because they're associated with gangs. But a centuries-old tattoo art called "horimono" is seen by some as spiritual and fundamental to Japanese culture. Every summer, a group of Japanese people go on this pilgrimage in the mountains to celebrate these tattoos together.
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Book bans in Texas spread as new state law takes effect
As Texas enters its third straight school year of coordinated book banning activity, a growing number of districts are targeting library books. Caught in the dragnet: books featuring a “naked” crayon and one with a cartoon butt.
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Beloved Two-Headed Snake Back on Public Display at Texas Zoo After 2 Years Absence
Pancho and Lefty have two brains, and one body, and a lot of fans missed him during his two-year absence: “Come see him any time!”
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Somalis with albinism: Pelted with stones and raw eggs
People with albinism are tackling prejudice, while the diaspora is helping to makes their lives easier.
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Chinese zoo denies its sun bears are humans dressed in costumes
Hangzhou zoo insists animals are real after video of one standing on hind legs triggers online speculation
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Colonists upended Aboriginal farming, growing grain and running sheep on rich yamfields, and cattle on arid grainlands
Newcomers in Australia found and took rich pastures made by Aboriginal fire. Without fire, pastures would revert to forest or scrub.