56 h. ago Elon Musk's dad sounds the alarm on 'doomed' US as white population set to 'become a minority'

The businessman, 79, became visibly irate as he got into a hostile back-and-forth in an interview with CNN, at one point claiming there was 'no oppression' during Apartheid in South Africa.

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61 h. ago Fears for elephant seals as bird flu kills half of population in South Atlantic

Study estimates 53,000 females have died on South Georgia since 2023, with ‘dramatic impact’ on future of the speciesBird flu has wiped out half of South Georgia’s breeding elephant seals, according to a study that warns of “serious implications” for the future of the species.The remote island in the South Atlantic Ocean is home to the world’s largest southern elephant seal population. Researchers estimate 53,000 females died after bird flu hit in 2023. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago How the US is still removing Indigenous children from their families at alarming rates – video

For centuries, the US government tried to erase Indigenous identity, with boarding schools, adoptions and a chilling mission: “Kill the Indian in him, and save the man.”In 1978, a law was passed to protect Native American families. But it didn’t fix the system. Today, Native children are still being removed at shocking rates. In South Dakota, they’re 13% of the child population but 74% of the children in the foster system.Neelam Tailor investigates why, and how a system built on separation is still failing Indigenous families Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Parents issued urgent warning over new H3N2 strain as flu leaves kids 'very, very poorly'

"Unfortunately, it can kill. Children do die every year from flu, so it is definitely not just a bad cold."

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3 d. ago 'Most deadly' flu strain sweeps UK with doctors warning it 'can kill'

The H3N2 strain, originally from Australia, has had its worst flu season on record and this is expected to be the case in Britain as we head into our winter and the virus spreads

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3 d. ago Deadly new flu strain making children 'very, very ill' doctor warns

Parents have been issued an 'it can kill 'warning over the 'drifted' flu variant dubbed Subclade K

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4 d. ago Flu strain 'KILL' warning with healthy kids getting 'very, very poorly' after infection

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has issued a major warning to parents to give kids a nasal spray vaccine, over H3N2 flu strain fears amid the ‘worst ever’ flu season

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5 d. ago Why is the mutant flu strain more dangerous than normal? And HOW does it kill? As UK braces for 'worst flu season on record', experts explain

Figures show flu cases are already more than three times higher than the same point last year, largely driven by a surge among school-aged children.

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6 d. ago Killer flu warning for UK comes after virus mutates to beat immunity

Experts have warned the public amid concerns the worst flu season on record could hit the country this winter - a potentially deadly new virus mutation is behind the worry

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7 d. ago The South London pub so popular the neighbourhood's named after it

The South London pub so popular the neighbourhood's named after it  MyLondon

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8 d. ago This popular South Bank shopping destination is set to get torn down by developers

This popular South Bank shopping destination is set to get torn down by developers  Time Out

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9 d. ago NHS braced for its worst ever winter with an early flu outbreak expected to kill thousands of patients in the wake of devastating doctors' strike

Sir Jim Mackey, chief executive of NHS England, warned a particularly bad flu season is likely to hit just as the service emerges from a five-day walkout by resident doctors.

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9 d. ago I tried frozen food range from restaurant chain and it's put me off booking a table

Las Iguanas is a popular chain of restaurants that serve up South American dishes in a casual dining setting - but do their frozen versions offer the same?

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9 d. ago UKHSA warns that 'toughest ever' flu season could kill thousands

NHS chief executive Sir Jim Mackey warned that the NHS will be under severe strain in the coming months

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3 w. ago Fears highly contagious virus spreading after hundreds of seal pups found dead

The H5N1 bird flu strain has caused millions of deaths among wild birds and mammals since 2021

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3 w. ago Hundreds of seal pups likely killed by deadly disease sweeping the globe

Heard Island would be the farthest that bird flu has reached in the Antarctic

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4 w. ago Many people go their whole lives without seeing a platypus in the wild. We just saw four in one night

Ten platypuses were reintroduced into Sydney’s royal national park in 2023. This week, two new juveniles were discovered, leading one researcher to cry ‘Oh, give me a hug’Hunting platypuses takes patience. On Thursday afternoon, I headed into the royal national park, south of Sydney, with researchers who had reintroduced a small population of the elusive monotremes two years ago.There were nets and torches – and our dinner. It could be a long wait.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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