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3 Killed After Russia Strikes Residential Building In Ukraine’s Kharkiv

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Kharkiv is close to the border with Russia (File) Kyiv, Ukraine: Russia bombed a residential building in Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv on Saturday, killing three people and wounding almost 30, as it stepped up its renewed hostilities. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky posted footage of the torn-off facade of an apartment block and a crater…

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First conclusive evidence that a terrestrial leech species can jump

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A new study presents video evidence that at least one species of terrestrial leech can jump, behaviour that scientists have debated for more than a century, published the footage and corresponding analysis in the journal Biotropica. During two separate expeditions to Madagascar in 2017 and in 2023, lead author Mai Fahmy, a postdoctoral researcher at Fordham University…

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Do wild chimpanzees seek out medicinal plants to treat illness and injuries?

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A new study has found that chimpanzees appear to consume plants with medicinal properties to treat their ailments. The researchers combined behavioural observations of wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) with pharmacological testing of the potentially medicinal plants they eat. They monitored the behavior and health of 51 chimpanzees in the Budongo Central Forest Reserve in Uganda…

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Lando Norris Takes Pole For Spanish Grand Prix, Max Verstappen Second, Lewis Hamilton Third

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McLaren’s Lando Norris (centre) took pole position for the Spanish GP.© AFP McLaren’s Lando Norris produced a spellbinding late lap to deprive Max Verstappen of pole for the Spanish Grand Prix in qualifying on Saturday. Lewis Hamilton will start on the second row alongside his Mercedes teammate George Russell. Verstappen looked nailed on…

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Rotavirus vaccine: tortured data analyses raise false safety alarm

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Slamming the recently published paper by Dr. Jacob Puliyel from the International Institute of Health Management Research, New Delhi, on rotavirus vaccine safety, microbiologist Dr. Gagandeep Kang says: “If you do 20 different analyses, one of them will appear significant. This is truly cherry picking data, cherry picking analysis, changing the data around, adjusting the…

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Food Piles Up At Gaza Crossing As Aid Agencies Say Unable To Work

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Israel says it has let supplies in and called on agencies to step up deliveries. (File) Jerusalem: Days after Israel announced a daily pause in fighting on a key route to allow more aid into Gaza, chaos in the besieged Palestinian territory has left vital supplies piled up and undistributed in the searing summer heat….

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Bangladesh Pacer Gives Fiery Send-Off To Virat Kohli During Super 8 Game – Watch

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Bangladesh fast bowler Tanzim Hasan Sakib gave a fiery send-off to Virat Kohli during the T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 match against India on Saturday. Kohli has struggled to score in the past few matches but the India star batter found his form back as he looked in control against the Bangladesh bowlers….

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Euro 2024: Georgia Draw 1-1 With Czech Republic, Earn Maiden Euros Point

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Patrik Schick chested home to earn the Czech Republic a 1-1 draw against debutants Georgia on Saturday in an entertaining match, but it leaves both teams in a tricky spot in Euro 2024 Group F. They have a point each ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo‘s Portugal facing Turkey later on, as the top two…

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