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We used DNA from Beethoven’s hair to shed light on his poor health – and stumbled upon a family secret

We used DNA from Beethoven’s hair to shed light on his poor health – and stumbled upon a family secret

Many astonishingly creative people have lived lives cut tragically short by illness. Johannes Vermeer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jane Austen, Franz Schubert and Emily Brontë are some famous examples. Ludwig van Beethoven’s life was not quite…

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more ghost tankers ship sanctioned fuel By Reuters

more ghost tankers ship sanctioned fuel By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People swim and surf in the sea after an offshore oil spill drenched much of Israel’s Mediterranean shoreline with tar, near Atlit, Israel February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun 2/2 By…

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Federal Reserve bows to bank-crisis fears with quarter-point rate hike, letting up a little in its fight against inflation

Federal Reserve bows to bank-crisis fears with quarter-point rate hike, letting up a little in its fight against inflation

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter-point on March 22, 2023, bowing to market expectations that it would temper its aggressive program of rate hikes amid a still-brewing banking crisis. The U.S. central…

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Popular fertility apps are engaging in widespread misuse of data, including on sex, periods and pregnancy

Popular fertility apps are engaging in widespread misuse of data, including on sex, periods and pregnancy

New research reveals serious privacy flaws in fertility apps used by Australian consumers – emphasising the need for urgent reform of the Privacy Act. Fertility apps provide a number of features. For instance, they may…

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U.S. Treasury to release EV battery sourcing rules next week By Reuters

U.S. Treasury to release EV battery sourcing rules next week By Reuters

3/3 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Workers plug in an electric Ford Mustang Mach-e electric vehicle during a press event at the Ford Halewood transmissions plant in Liverpool, Britain, December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo 2/3…

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Who keeps the engagement ring after a breakup? 2 law professors explain why you might want a prenup for your diamond

Who keeps the engagement ring after a breakup? 2 law professors explain why you might want a prenup for your diamond

When Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got engaged the first time, in 2002, he gave her a very pricey ring. That engagement ring was reportedly worth as much as $2.5 million, made by luxury jeweler…

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Oil down after weekly U.S. crude stocks exceed expectations By Reuters

Oil down after weekly U.S. crude stocks exceed expectations By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Pipelines run down the deck of Hin Leong’s Pu Tuo San VLCC supertanker in the waters off Jurong Island in Singapore July 11, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su By Sudarshan Varadhan SINGAPORE (Reuters)…

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When can your boss fire you for social media use? An expert on the law explains

When can your boss fire you for social media use? An expert on the law explains

Gary Lineker isn’t so special. He might be a millionaire celebrity whose tweet criticising the government led to a crisis at the BBC and a national argument. But in being suspended from his job for…

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Why do animals living with humans evolve such similar features? A new theory could explain ‘domestication syndrome’

Why do animals living with humans evolve such similar features? A new theory could explain ‘domestication syndrome’

In the 19th century, Charles Darwin was one of the first to notice something interesting about domesticated animals: different species often developed similar changes when compared to their ancient wild ancestors. But why would a…

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PBoC leadership faces multiple challenges

PBoC leadership faces multiple challenges

Yi Gang, governor of the People’s Bank of China The nominal legislature in China, the National People’s Congress, has just rubber-stamped a new government for the next five years. There is a new leadership team…

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