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China elephants: Wandering herd take well deserved rest
The herd was seen resting near a village in Xiyang township after heavy rain slowed down its travels. The animals have been trekking the country for about 15 months in an extraordinary 500km (300-mile) trip away from their natural habitat.
Websites begin to work again after major breakage
The UK government website - gov.uk - was also down as were the Financial Times, the Guardian and the New York Times. Cloud computing provider Fastly, which underpins a lot of major websites, said it was behind the problems.
The 'Zoom towns' luring remote workers to rural enclaves
Los Angeles native Shanelle Sherlin always wanted to live close to nature in a place where, as a triathlete, she could run, bike and swim away from city noise.
Bdelloid rotifer survives 24,000 years frozen in Siberia
A microscopic multi-celled organism has returned to life after being frozen for 24,000 years in Siberia, according to new research.Scientists dug up the animal known as a bdelloid rotifer from the Alayeza River in the Russian Arctic.
First new Alzheimer treatment in 20 years approved
The first new treatment for Alzheimer's disease for nearly 20 years has been approved by regulators in the United States, paving the way for its use in the UK. Aducanumab targets the underlying cause of Alzheimer's, the most common form of dementia, rather than its symptoms.
Apple employees rally against office working plan
Apple employees have launched a campaign to push back against Tim Cook's plans for a widespread return to the office, according to reports. It follows an all-staff memo last week in which the Apple boss said workers should be in the office at least three days a week by September.
Jeff Bezos and brother to fly to space in Blue Origin flight
The Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has said he will fly to space with his brother on the first human flight launched by his space company, Blue Origin. In an Instagram post, Mr Bezos said space flight was something he had wanted to do "all my life".
Why Kim Jong-un is waging war on slang, jeans and foreign films
North Korea has recently introduced a sweeping new law which seeks to stamp out any kind of foreign influence - harshly punishing anyone caught with foreign films, clothing or even using slang. But why?
Why presenteeism wins out over productivity
As we head into 2022, Worklife is running our best, most insightful and most essential stories from 2021. When you’re done with this article, check out our full list of the year’s top stories.
Covid: Twitter suspends Naomi Wolf after tweeting anti-vaccine misinformation
American author Naomi Wolf has been suspended from Twitter after spreading vaccine misinformation. Dr Wolf, well known for her acclaimed third-wave feminist book The Beauty Myth, posted a wide-range of unfounded theories about vaccines.
Filming the Speed of Light at 10 Trillion FPS
What is the fastest thing we as the human race know of? Gav and Dan try and film that.
Apple updates AirTags after stalking fears
Apple has released a software update for AirTags following concerns they could be used to track people secretly. AirTags were released in April and were promoted as a way for people to keep track of their belongings.
US military UFO report 'does not confirm or rule out alien activity'
image copyrightGetty ImagesA US government report on sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) found no evidence of alien activity but does not rule it out, officials have told US media.The review of 120 incidents is expected to conclude that US technology was not involved in most cases.
Voyager Hears Incredible Sounds of Interstellar Space
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Nigeria's proposed new name: The United African Republic
What is someone from the United African Republic called? Uranium or Urea? The answer is keeping many Nigerians awake as they chew over a proposal to change the name of the country.
Why Michelangelo Didn't Paint the Last Supper
Monty Python's version of "Why Michelangelo Did Not paint the 'Last Supper.' And for those of you who might be confused, it was Leonardo Da Vinci who painted the famous version of 'The Last Supper,' not Michelangelo!
George Carlin on Birth Control Pills | The Dick Cavett Show
George Carlin performs an extra bit from his album discussing the future of contraceptive pills.
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Real Time with Bill Maher: John Cleese on Political Incorrectness (HBO)
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Bill Maher and John Cleese discuss the comedic value of human stupidity, political incorrectness and religious fundamentalism in this clip from November 21, 2014.
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South Africa's language spoken in 45 'clicks'
On the outskirts of Upington, in South Africa's Northern Cape, there lives a queen. The queen is elderly and when she dies it may not just be she who is gone, but an entire realm. Katrina Esau is 88. Her community crowned her Queen of the Western Nǁnǂe (ǂKhomani) San in 2015.
Woke Movie Warnings | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
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Bill shares pre-movie warnings for "problematic" content in some acclaimed classic films.
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China allows couples to have three children
China has announced that it will allow couples to have up to three children, after census data showed a steep decline in birth rates. China scrapped its decades-old one-child policy in 2016, replacing it with a two-child limit which has failed to lead to a sustained upsurge in births.
Biosecurity warning over loosely-regulated virus labs
We have now seen what an out-of-control virus can do to our overpopulated, highly interconnected planet. Some 166 million people have been infected in just 18 months. Officially the death toll from Covid-19 is 3.
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