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Rhino horns have shrunk over the past century due to poaching

Rhino horns have shrunk over the past century due to poaching

A study from the University of Cambridge analyzes the evolution of this characteristic feature of rhinos The rhino horns they have shrunk (and a lot) in the last century. The first photographic portraits of these animals, taken a little over 100 years ago, show that they have long horns. longer than we can currently see. According to the first historical analysis Regarding the evolution of this characteristic feature of rhinos, everything indicates that poaching is responsible for this phenomenon. The study, led by the University of Cambridge, has analyzed photographs of rhinos captured between the years 1886 and 2018. They…
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Chinese fighter jet flies within meters of US military plane

Chinese fighter jet flies within meters of US military plane

HONG KONG — A Chinese fighter jet flew dangerously close to a US Air Force plane conducting routine operations over the disputed South China Sea last week, the US military said Thursday, forcing the US aircraft to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision.The incident reflects what the United States calls a worrying trend of unsafe interception practices by the Chinese military.The US Air Force RC-135 aircraft was in international airspace on December 21 when it was intercepted by a Chinese navy J-11 fighter jet, the US Indo-Pacific Command said. USA in a statement. The Chinese aircraft came to within…
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NBA hands out 11 suspensions in connection with Pistons-Magic fight

NBA hands out 11 suspensions in connection with Pistons-Magic fight

The NBA handed out a bunch of suspensions to players involved in the Detroit Pistons-Orlando Magic brawl on Wednesday night in the Motor City, according to multiple reports.Pistons rookie guard Killian Hayes received the largest suspension of the 11 players, as he will have to sit out three games after hitting Magic forward Moe Wagner in the back of the head. Hayes' hit came after Wagner's decision to push Hayes into his own bench as they chased down a loose ball started it all. Wagner will serve two games, while Pistons guard Hamidou Diallo will also get a game after…
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Republican agent who allegedly kicked a dog hired as a senior assistant to the new congressman

Republican agent who allegedly kicked a dog hired as a senior assistant to the new congressman

Collins (R-Ga.) has not formally announced that Phillips, 36, will be his chief of staff, but three Republican members of Congress from Georgia have told POLITICO that he has been selected for the job. He participated in a meeting on November 30 that was held exclusively for the Georgia Republican congressional chiefs of staff in an office next to the office of Rep. Rick Allen (R-Ga.), according to two of those employees. And Phillips interviewed at least one congressional aide for a potential position in Collins' office, they said. Phillips was also with Collins for new member orientation last month,…
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A woman who survived 12 tumors opens new avenues for early diagnosis in cancer

A woman who survived 12 tumors opens new avenues for early diagnosis in cancer

The "exceptional" case of a woman who, with less than forty years of life, has come to develop twelve tumors, at least five of them malignant, opens "a way to detect cells with tumor potential well in advance of clinical tests and the diagnostic imaging" and also "a novel way to stimulate the immune response against a carcinogenic process", according to the head of the Cell Division and Cancer group at the National Cancer Research Center (CNIO), Marcos Malumbres. The study, published this Wednesday in the journal 'Science Advances', explains how women he had his first tumor process when he…
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American democracy survived Trump in 2022. But what about 2023?

American democracy survived Trump in 2022. But what about 2023?

2022 was bad, but it could have been worse. This essay is part of a end of year series looking at the silver linings.In the current political climate, it's too soon to think that our democracy is no longer threatened, but after this year's midterm results, we can celebrate that the predictions of its demise were premature.There was every reason to think he would die, particularly in a midterm election year after the January 6, 2021 attack on Capitol Hill inspired by the former president's refusal to grant a free and fair election he lost and his amplification of the…
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The end of the covid pandemic may finally be in sight in China’s Wuhan

The end of the covid pandemic may finally be in sight in China’s Wuhan

“People don't go out and my friends are afraid to go down,” he said. “I also had to recuperate for seven or eight days before I dared to go down for a walk.”The peak of Covid in China is yet to come, and because severe disease takes time to develop, the full impact of the outbreak may not be clear for a while, especially among older people, said Dr. Siddharth Sridhar, a virologist. clinician from the University of Hong Kong. “Usually the youngest and most mobile population is the one that gets infected first,” he said. "Then it goes to…
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An uncontrolled Chinese rocket forces the airspace in Catalonia to be closed for 40 minutes

An uncontrolled Chinese rocket forces the airspace in Catalonia to be closed for 40 minutes

Catalonia and others autonomous communities from the northern half of Spain They have closed this Friday morning air space due to the uncontrolled passage of a chinese rocket long march 5b, which finally fell in an area of ​​the South Pacific Ocean at 11:01 a.m., peninsular time. The national air navigation manager enaire has followed the recommendations of the European Aviation Safety Agency (TO THAT) and has restricted All flights of the airports of Barcelona Y Girona - Costa Brava from 09:38 a.m. and 10:18 a.m. The preventive closure It has also affected the infrastructures of Ibiza, Aragon, and Navarra,…
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A podcast explores the life of Mexican corrido singer Chalino Sáhchez

A podcast explores the life of Mexican corrido singer Chalino Sáhchez

His likeness can be found on T-shirts in California markets, and fans still hear his raspy voice singing the corridos, or Mexican ballads, that made Chalino Sánchez famous.Decades after he was found shot to death at the age of 31, his appeal has only been compounded by a popular podcast that has revived interest in the "King of the Corrido." It was not easy to tell the story of Sánchez – full of music, corridos but also violent episodes – taking into account that he was shot in 1992 and that the few confirmed details about his death are full…
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