Sauropods were the largest animals to ever walk the Earth.
Why Japan took so long to start Covid-19 vaccinations, even with the Olympics looming
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Tokyo With the Olympic games due to start in Tokyo in July, Japan had every reason to move quickly to approve a Covid-19 vaccine and begin inoculations. But the country only started inoculating its population of 126...
There’s a reason why French bulldogs are such frequent targets for thieves
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The portly and petite French bulldog is an ideal canine companion: They don't bark much, prefer snuggles and indoor play to long walks or games of catch and retain their puppy-like stature all their lives. Their pop...
India exits recession but rapid growth is still a long way off
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New Delhi (CNN Business)India's economy is out of recession but still a long way from returning to rates of growth seen before the pandemic. Asia's third biggest economy recorded a rise in gross domestic product of ...
‘A chronicle of scandal foretold’: Vaccine furor highlights long history of misconduct by elected officials in Peru
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It's been only three months since former Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra was impeached by his country's Congress and removed from office over corruption allegations which he has repeatedly denied. Yet there he wa...
After a long wait, Cuba opens the door to more capitalism
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Havana Cuba took a long-awaited and likely irreversible step towards massively expanding the island's private sector over the weekend. On Saturday, Cuba's communist-run government announced that Cubans will soon be a...
Winter is here. Snowy, soggy, and frigid temperatures settle in for the long haul
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Heavy snow, blustery winds, and bitterly cold temperatures make for a very frozen start to February for those in the Midwest and northeastern US. Just days after many in the Midwest and Northeast were digging out fr...
A newly discovered chameleon less than an inch long could be the world’s smallest reptile
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The smallest known reptile in the world can fit on your fingertip. It's known as Brookesia nana, or "nano-chameleon," and it's a blotchy brown lizard that usually doesn't surpass an inch in body length. Before 2012...
These dinosaurs may have used their frills to flirt
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Many dinosaurs had distinctive bony frills around their necks -- the best-known being the distinctive Triceratops. It's not a feature found in living animals today, and paleontologists have long debated what the fu...
English National Opera singers are helping ‘long Covid’ patients breathe
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The English National Opera (ENO) is rolling out its singing, breathing and wellbeing program for recovering coronavirus patients around the country following a successful trial. ENO Breathe is a joint project betwee...
Appalachian Trail Conservancy recommends that hikers delay long expeditions to 2022 due to Covid-19
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For those who have hiking the Appalachian Trail (AT) on their bucket list for the year, Covid-19 may prove to be an unexpected complication. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), the organization responsible for...
Biden’s decrees vault America back onto the global stage. A whiplashed world wonders for how long
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Within hours of taking office, US President Joe Biden set to work signing a blizzard of executive orders, memorandums and directives to agencies, ranging from steps to combat the coronavirus to beginning the process...