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Play at the third Test between England and South Africa will begin on Saturday morning, preceded by what may be the first full, official televised rendition of God Save the King at a sporting event. One of the many issues of protocol that the England and Wales Cricket Board had to consider on Friday was […]
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Scientists at UCLA have used a molecule found in green tea to identify additional molecules that could break up protein tangles in the brain thought to cause Alzheimer’s and similar diseases. The green tea molecule, EGCG, is known to break up tau fibers—long, multilayered filaments that form tangles that attack neurons, causing them to die. […]
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Airline company KLM, which is part of Air France-KLM (AIRF.PA), criticised as “disappointing” on Friday a decision by Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport to place further curbs on the number of departing passengers. Short notice of the move would affect its passengers and reputation, the firm said in a statement. “KLM will make every effort to ensure […]
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Ford is rolling out its first major update to its BlueCruise advanced driver-assist system, adding hands-free lane changing and several other new features, the company announced Thursday. BlueCruise, which Ford is positioning as a viable competitor to GM’s Super Cruise and Tesla’s Autopilot systems, first launched in 2021 with the Ford Mustang Mach-E and has […]
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Sixteen officers and a police dog were injured after rival groups of young men from the Muslim and Hindu communities attempted to fight each other in the street. Police faced “significant aggression” while they dealt with the disorder in Leicester over the weekend. Shocking footage showed the clash between the young men earlier today, the […]
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Walk the parklands here at Monza and the history of the grand old autodromo is inescapable. It looms overhead in the magnificent banking and stoically endures below in the cobbles of the old paddock demanding attention through time’s mossy embrace. The temple of speed is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year but this weekend for […]
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The oncogene EVI1 causes an aggressive type of leukemia, but its exact function has been a mystery. A research team led by scientists from Vienna now showed that EVI1’s cancer causing effect relies on activating a single gene—the stem cell transcription factor ERG. In cancer cells, chromosomes are often broken and reshuffled, which leads to […]
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Euro zone inflation hit another record high of 9.1% in August, EU statistics office Eurostat confirmed on Friday, driven by sharply higher energy and food prices, and was likely headed towards double figures. Consumer price inflation in the 19 countries using the euro rose 0.6% month-on-month and by 9.1% year-on-year, the highest rate since the […]
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Microsoft is starting to test new changes to the Xbox Home UI that will eventually arrive for everyone in 2023. The changes will include tweaks to the layout and design to make it easier to find Xbox games and apps or navigate to areas like the settings interface. Microsoft will conduct a variety of Xbox […]
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A mum was left fearing for her life after being diagnosed with a serious pregnancy complication while unaware she was even expecting. Lucy Varley thought she was on her period when she started suffering stomach pains and excessive bleeding. But a few weeks later, she discovered she was 20 weeks pregnant with her daughter Nina. […]
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