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Performers hit west London for main parade
The colour-filled celebration has begun its second day in west London The main parade is followed by a day of live music filling the streets -
Swarms of Tiny Catfish Seen Climbing Waterfalls in Surprise Discovery : ScienceAlert
Under the cover of darkness, thousands of tiny bumblebee catfish were caught orange finned by police, wriggling their way up a waterfall in Brazil.
The boulders of the Aquidauana River waterfall are up to 4 meters high, yet somehow these catfish (Rhyacoglanis paranensis), which are less than…
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Scientists perform the first pig-to-human lung transplant
Scientists have, for the first time, transplanted a genetically engineered pig lung into a human.
The lung tissue remained alive for nine days after the transplant despite early signs of inflammation, researchers report August 25 in Nature Medicine. The procedure was performed on a…
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Blocking Russian music on streaming platforms to protect Ukraine’s cultural space – Language Ombudswoman
Blocking Russian music on streaming platforms is a necessary step to protect Ukraine’s cultural space.
This was stated by the Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language, Olena Ivanovska, in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine, reports…
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Polish president vetoes Ukraine aid law, threatens Starlink services for Ukraine
Editor’s note: This story was updated to include another law signed by President Karol Nawrocki the same day and a comment from a diplomatic source.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki on Aug. 25 vetoed a bill that would have extended financial…
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Ukraine, Canada sign Action Plan of Security Agreement, agree on joint production of weapons
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney signed an action plan to implement the security cooperation agreement between Ukraine and Canada, the press service of the head of state reports.
The…
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French PM Bayrou to hold high-stakes confidence vote ahead of budget debate – POLITICO
PARIS — French Prime Minister François Bayrou will convene lawmakers for an extraordinary session to hold a a high-stakes confidence vote ahead on Sept. 8 ahead of debate on his unpopular budget proposal.
“Things must be clarified,” Bayrou told reporters…
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Police apologize at grave of Japanese businessman who was wrongfully arrested and died after long detention
Japan’s top law enforcement officials apologized to the family of a businessman who was wrongfully arrested and died after a months-long detention.
Shizuo Aishima, a former adviser to machinery firm Ohkawara Kakohki, was one of three company…
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Sri Lanka’s International Kite Festival returns after six-year break
Colourful kites in the shapes of animals, flowers and comic characters filled the skies above Colombo on Sunday as Sri Lanka’s International Kite Festival made its return.
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