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• Euclid space mission is set for launch – here's how it will test alternative theories of gravity - The Conversation Indonesia

  27-06-2023 17:49 via news.google.com
  
  Euclid space mission is set for launch – here's how it will test alternative theories of gravity  The Conversation IndonesiaESA - Eye of Euclid  European Space AgencyWatch dark matter-hunting Euclid probe launch on SpaceX rocket on July 1  Space.comLaunch Roundup: SpaceX to launch Euclid; Virgin Galactic to fly crewed suborbital mission - NASASpaceFlight.com  NASASpaceflight.comESA - Euclid ready for Falcon 9  European Space AgencyView Full
  
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• Euclid space mission is set for launch – here's how it will test alternative theories of gravity - The Conversation

  27-06-2023 17:49 via news.google.com
  
  Euclid space mission is set for launch – here's how it will test alternative theories of gravity  The ConversationESA - Eye of Euclid  European Space AgencyWatch dark matter-hunting Euclid probe launch on SpaceX rocket on July 1  Space.comLaunch Roundup: SpaceX to launch Euclid; Virgin Galactic to fly crewed suborbital mission - NASASpaceFlight.com  NASASpaceflight.comESA - Euclid ready for Falcon 9  European Space AgencyView Full coverage
  
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• Genomic screening of 16 UK native bat species through conservationist networks uncovers coronaviruses with zoonotic potential - Nature.com

  27-06-2023 17:48 via news.google.com
  
  Genomic screening of 16 UK native bat species through conservationist networks uncovers coronaviruses with zoonotic potential  Nature.comWe found coronaviruses in UK bats -- so far the danger's minimal but we need to know more about viruses that can spread to humans  The Conversation IndonesiaMonitoring British bats can help identify coronaviruses with pathogen potential  Imperial College LondonBritish bats 'can help identify coronaviruses with potential to infect h
  
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• Jamie Aarons: Power naps helped me smash Munro mountain record

  27-06-2023 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman who set a new time record for climbing the 282 Munro mountains in Scotland says she relied on 60-second power naps.
  
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• First report of Pixel Fold screen failure is not good at all - Chrome Unboxed

  27-06-2023 17:22 via news.google.com
  
  First report of Pixel Fold screen failure is not good at all  Chrome UnboxedThe Google Pixel Fold gets right what Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold gets wrong  TechRadarThe Google Pixel Fold brings flagship photography to foldables  TrustedReviewsGoogle Pixel Tablet Review - Thurrott.com  Thurrott.comLilbits: Pixel Fold is easily broken, easily repaired (somewhat) and would you stream Windows 11 from the cloud?  LiliputingView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Nicola Bulley: Family receiving 'upsetting' messages on social media

  27-06-2023 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The mother-of-two's body was found in the River Wyre after she went missing in Lancashire this January.
  
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• US health alert over malaria cases in Florida and Texas - BBC

  27-06-2023 16:52 via news.google.com
  
  US health alert over malaria cases in Florida and Texas  BBCFive cases of malaria confirmed in Florida and Texas  The Telegraph5 Cases of Malaria Found in US After 20 Years Without it  Inside EditionUS reports first malaria spread in 20 years; Key points on transmission, prevention  Indiatimes.comMalaria Returns to United States After 20 years  FirstpostView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Putin's Ukraine war keeps yielding dividends -- but not for him - The Conversation

  27-06-2023 14:50 via news.google.com
  
  Putin's Ukraine war keeps yielding dividends -- but not for him  The Conversation‘We Were Called In for a Meeting and Handed Weapons’: How the Russian Elites Survived the Prigozhin Rebellion  The Moscow TimesRussia's General Armageddon 'knew about Prigozhin's rebellion plans'  The TelegraphOpinion: The Wagner mutiny shows Ukraine can win  CNNOpinion | After Prigozhin's failed coup, what's next for Russia?  The Washington PostView Full
  
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• Intermittent fasting and calorie counting about equal for weight loss – new study - The Conversation Indonesia

  27-06-2023 13:24 via news.google.com
  
  Intermittent fasting and calorie counting about equal for weight loss – new study  The Conversation IndonesiaStudy indicates intermittent fasting is as effective as calorie counting for losing weight  NBC NewsIntermittent Fasting vs. Calorie Counting: What Is Best for Weight Loss According to Science  SciTechDailyFor Weight Loss, Intermittent Fasting as Effective as Calorie Counting  Everyday HealthDoes Intermittent Fasting Work?  Science B
  
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• Intermittent fasting and calorie counting about equal for weight loss – new study - The Conversation

  27-06-2023 13:24 via news.google.com
  
  Intermittent fasting and calorie counting about equal for weight loss – new study  The ConversationStudy indicates intermittent fasting is as effective as calorie counting for losing weight  NBC NewsIntermittent Fasting vs. Calorie Counting: What Is Best for Weight Loss According to Science  SciTechDailyFor Weight Loss, Intermittent Fasting as Effective as Calorie Counting  Everyday HealthDoes Intermittent Fasting Work?  Science Based Medic
  
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• Next stop Spain: how to start your European road trip on the sea

  27-06-2023 12:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Drive on, park your travel hassles and treat yourself en route to your summer destination. Antonia Wilson meets a couple who’ve fallen in love with the comfort, ease and flexibility of ferry travel“Being able to watch the journey out of the cabin window, seeing France fade away and Spain come into view, you experience the travel and the journey itself as part of the trip, rather than it being a means to an end. We both really love that,” says Katie Nicholson, who recently becam
  
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• Minke whale spotted leaping from water in Scarborough

  27-06-2023 12:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A minke whale is seen leaping from the water off Scarborough.
  
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• Pothole repair methods trialled on Oxfordshire road

  27-06-2023 10:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Various methods of tackling the enduring problem of potholes are trialled on a 1km stretch of road.
  
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• Equity in Cricket report: 'Absolutely horrific' stories show 'culture is rotten'

  27-06-2023 08:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "Absolutely horrific" stories found by damning report into discrimination in cricket show game's culture is "rotten", says report chair.
  
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• Feeling seen: identity in modern Britain – in pictures

  27-06-2023 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  From gender activists to model train enthusiasts, Oliver Frank Chanarin’s new solo project explores our need for attention – and anxiety of being overlooked Continue reading...
  
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• Australian teenager Arisa Trew makes history as first female to land 720

  27-06-2023 04:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Skateboarder makes holy grail of tricks at Tony Hawk Vert AlertGold Coast 13-year-old aims to qualify for Paris OlympicsA 13-year-old Olympic skateboarding hopeful from the Gold Coast, has made history by becoming the first female athlete to land the holy grail of tricks, a rare 720.Arisa Trew, ranked 14th in the world and aiming to represent Australia at next year’s Paris Games, landed two mid-air rotations at the Tony Hawk Vert Alert in the US on Sunday. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump admits military paper was classified in new clip obtained by CNN

  27-06-2023 04:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Ex-president is heard discussing a Pentagon paper detailing plans to attack Iran with people who did not have security clearancesA recording that was made at Donald Trump’s Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club in July 2021, has been obtained exclusively by CNN and provides new evidence that the former president knew of proper declassification procedures.The recording, which first aired on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, includes new details from the conversation that is a critical piece of e
  
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• What the Wagner mutiny means for Ukraine, Russia and Putin | podcast

  27-06-2023 04:00 via theguardian.com
  
  When Russia’s mercenary group marched on Moscow, it seemed to take the world – and Vladimir Putin – by surprise . What does it mean for his grip on power – and for his war?It was a sudden, surprising and chaotic rebellion that few seemed to have expected. On Friday night, the leader of Russia’s armed mercenaries, the Wagner group, suggested his soldiers fighting in Ukraine had been attacked by their own side – the Russian military. By Saturday morning, the gro
  
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• ‘Here is the history, the life’: the shrine holding out against the gentrification of Bangkok

  27-06-2023 03:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Chao Mae Thap Thim, which stands out in a city that has been swallowed up by luxury shopping malls, is under threatThe Chao Mae Thap Thim shrine is, for its supporters, a symbol of Bangkok’s rich history. Inside, framed by ornate golden carvings, stands a statue of the sea goddess Mazu. The goddess is especially cherished among many Chinese communities living overseas in south-east Asia, including those whose families settled in Thailand.But outside the shrine’s entrance, which is ad
  
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• JPMorgan to pay Jeffrey Epstein victims $290m in lawsuit settlement

  27-06-2023 02:51 via theguardian.com
  
  District judge Jed Rakoff approved the ‘very large’ amount in addition to a $75m payout agreement with Deutsche Bank A US judge on Monday granted preliminary approval to JPMorgan Chase’s $290m settlement with women who said Jeffrey Epstein abused them and that the largest US bank ignored the late financier’s sex trafficking.The approval was issued by US district judge Jed Rakoff at a hearing in Manhattan federal court. Continue reading...
  
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• Sarah Harding: Early breast cancer study in singer's memory begins - BBC

  27-06-2023 02:43 via news.google.com
  
  Sarah Harding: Early breast cancer study in singer's memory begins  BBCMajor breast cancer study in memory of Sarah Harding begins  Women's Health UKStudy in memory of Girls Aloud’s Sarah to look for early cancer signs  The Bolton NewsGirls Aloud star Sarah Harding's dying wish fulfilled as major project gets the go-ahead  Irish MirrorView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Vladimir Putin says enemies wanted Russia to ‘choke on civil strife’

  27-06-2023 02:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Russian president attacks ‘organisers of rebellion’ after Yevgeny Prigozhin also makes first public appearance since incidentRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesVladimir Putin has claimed that Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s uprising was “doomed to fail” and said the country showed “unity” in the face of a “treacherous” rebellion.In an unscheduled late night televised address late on Monday, a visibly angry Putin said: “Any b
  
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• No bed or bath: New Zealand boatshed sells for record $2m despite housing market crash

  27-06-2023 02:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Record sale of property that by law cannot be slept in overnight comes amid wider property market slide A converted boatshed in Auckland that cannot be slept in and doesn’t have a bathroom has sold for more than NZ$2m (£970,000), as sky-high prices on some properties endure despite New Zealand’s housing market crash.The shed does not include a bedroom, toilet, or full legal title, and zoning rules mean it cannot be inhabited or stayed in overnight – but it sold at auction
  
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• Kamala Harris warns of threats to LGBTQ+ rights during visit to Stonewall

  27-06-2023 02:19 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘We won’t be deterred,’ says vice-president, urging Americans to fight for LGBTQ+ equality amid rightwing attacksKamala Harris urged Americans to continue to battle for equality in the face of fresh waves of anti-LGBTQ+ action and rhetoric by conservatives, as she made a surprise visit to the historic Stonewall Inn in New York City on Monday.The US vice-president celebrated the bar’s place in gay rights history while warning that many queer Americans are living “in
  
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• Dolphin mothers use ‘baby talk’ with their calves, recordings show

  27-06-2023 02:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Study of bottlenose dolphins over 30 years has found that a mother’s whistle pitch is higher and her range greater when directed at her calvesThey socialise, play and display unique personality traits like humans. And now it has been discovered that dolphins do something else that people do – they coo to their babies.A study published on Monday found that female bottlenose dolphins change their tone when addressing their calves, using a kind of high-pitched baby talk. Researchers rec
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 489 of the invasion

  27-06-2023 01:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Russian president Vladimir Putin gives first address since mutiny; Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy claims advances ‘in all directions’See all our coverage of Russia and UkrainePresident Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukrainian forces “advanced in all directions” on Monday following a meeting with his generals. “This is a happy day. I wished the guys [had] more days like this,” he added. His comments come after Ukrainian troops reportedly established a footho
  
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• Tory hopeful for London mayor accused of groping TV producer

  27-06-2023 01:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Daniel Korski denies the historical allegations ‘in strongest possible terms’ following article by Daisy GoodwinA woman has accused Conservative London mayoral candidate Daniel Korski of groping her in Downing Street a decade ago.Daisy Goodwin, a TV producer, wrote in the Times that Korski had put his hand on her breast during a meeting at Downing Street. At the time he was a special adviser to David Cameron. Continue reading...
  
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• Co-creator of lithium-ion battery and the oldest Nobel winner dies at age 100

  27-06-2023 01:39 via theguardian.com
  
  John Goodenough’s research enabled the technological revolution that powers most of our gadgets and toolsJohn Goodenough, who shared the 2019 Nobel prize in chemistry for his pioneering work developing the lithium-ion battery that transformed technology with rechargeable power for devices ranging from cellphones and computers to pacemakers and electric cars, has died at 100, the University of Texas announced on Monday.Goodenough died on Sunday at an assisted living facility in Austin, Texa
  
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• Shop price inflation easing, say top UK retailers before key meeting with MPs

  27-06-2023 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  British Retail Consortium says figure eased to 8.4% in June from 9% in May Britain’s biggest retailers have said shop price inflation is easing ahead of a crunch meeting with MPs on Tuesday over the soaring cost of groceries, but warned food prices were continuing to rise at near record rates.The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said annual inflation in overall shop prices eased to 8.4% in June, down from 9% in May, as retailers cut the price of many staples including milk, cheese and eggs.
  
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• Sharing deepfake intimate images to be criminalised in England and Wales

  27-06-2023 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Under online safety bill, maximum sentence where intent to cause distress is proved will be two yearsSharing deepfake intimate images is to be criminalised in England and Wales. Amendments to the online safety bill will make it illegal to share explicit images or videos that have been digitally manipulated to look like someone else without their consent.The Ministry of Justice said the use of deepfakes had been increasing in recent years, with a website that virtually strips women naked receivin
  
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• Record numbers of children seek mental health help from NHS England

  27-06-2023 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Charity says young people under pressure from cost of living crisis along with fallout from pandemicA record 1.4 million children and young people sought NHS help for mental health problems last year, amid concern that under-18s are struggling with issues including about money and their education.The number of school-age children being referred to child and adolescent mental health services (Camhs) has undergone an “explosion” in the last three years, soaring by 76% since 2019, NHS f
  
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• Paul McCartney: Photographs 1963-64 review – watching the world change, almost overnight

  27-06-2023 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  National Portrait Gallery, London
  Eyes of the Storm, which collects McCartney’s pictures taken as the Beatles’ fame went stratospheric, record a pivotal moment in pop cultureFirst they were ours, for a brief and precious moment. Then, suddenly, they belonged to the world. Eyes of the Storm, the exhibition of Paul McCartney’s photographs at London’s newly reopened National Portrait Gallery, depicts with great clarity and special intimacy the handful of weeks in which the B
  
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• ‘Mind-boggling’ palm that flowers and fruits underground thrills scientists

  27-06-2023 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  New species named Pinanga subterranea as Kew botanists admit they have no idea how its flowers are pollinatedA new-to-science palm species has been discovered in Borneo with the remarkable ability to flower and fruit underground. How the rare palm – named Pinanga subterranea – has survived is a mystery, as most plants have evolved to develop their flowers and fruit above ground to facilitate pollination and the dispersal of seeds.“Pinanga subterranea is the only known species o
  
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• Home Office delays have devastating effect on child asylum seekers – report

  27-06-2023 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Children are being left in limbo so long that they are at risk of harm, social workers warnLone child asylum seekers are facing fivefold increases in delays in having their claims processed by the Home Office, with devastating consequences, according to a new report.Social workers, legal professionals and the children themselves have warned that the impact of being left in limbo about their future for so long includes the risk of suicide, self-harm and persistent insomnia.In the UK and Ireland,
  
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• English cricket’s reign of shame exposed with brutal admission of guilt | Jonathan Liew

  27-06-2023 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Damning report must act as a brutal wake-up call and a line cannot be drawn under this with prejudice rife within the sportYou may want to sit down for this part. Turns out – no, seriously – that a sport created and codified for the purpose of allowing rich white landowners to bet against each other, and then exported around the world at gunpoint with the promise that it would civilise savage peoples, may not actually be that progressive.How can this possibly have happened? Who do we
  
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• English cricket is ‘racist, sexist and elitist’, says landmark report

  27-06-2023 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Independent Commission finds problems ‘widespread’ECB chair recognises need for significant reformEnglish cricket suffers from “widespread and deep-rooted” racism, sexism, elitism and class-based discrimination at all levels of the game and urgently needs reform, a landmark report has found.The 317-page report from the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (Icec), which drew on evidence from more than 4,000 players, coaches, administrators and fans, also urges the
  
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• Biden says US played no role in Russia’s Wagner mutiny: ‘We were not involved’

  27-06-2023 00:23 via theguardian.com
  
  The short-lived rebellion by the mercenary group posed a serious challenge to Vladimir Putin’s rule in RussiaJoe Biden has described the Wagner mercenary group’s brief mutiny against the Russian government as part of an internal power struggle, in which he said the US played no role.“We made clear that we were not involved. We had nothing to do with it,” Biden said during an event at the White House on Monday. “We’re going to keep assessing the fallout of this
  
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• Manchester City bid to beat Arsenal to signing of Declan Rice after first offer

  27-06-2023 00:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Premier League champions move for West Ham midfielderArsenal have already had two bids for Rice turned down Manchester City stepped up their attempt to beat Arsenal to the signing of Declan Rice by making their first bid for the West Ham midfielder on Monday.Arsenal have had two bids for Rice rejected and are in danger of missing out on Mikel Arteta’s top target. City want the England midfielder to replace Ilkay Gündogan, who completed his move to Barcelona on Monday, and have sent We
  
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• Chinese spy cameras 'completely dominating' UK market as Beijing's network floods nation

  27-06-2023 00:07 via express.co.uk
  
  An investigation found 262 councils and 15 police forces use security cameras manufactured by Chinese tech firms
  
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• Chris Mason: Ministers think expensive migrant plan worth a try

  27-06-2023 00:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The cost of removing migrants to countries like Rwanda is likely to be expensive in the short term.
  
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