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Researchers analysing hardened plaque from eight people buried in Edo-era Osaka detected 38 dietary proteins, including luxury red sea bream and cold-water fish imported through Japan’s shipping networks

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Researchers analysing hardened plaque from eight people buried in Edo-era Osaka detected 38 dietary proteins, including luxury red sea bream and cold-water fish imported through Japan’s shipping networks

Nearly 400 years ago, people living in Osaka had no refrigerators, supermarkets or modern food supply chains. Yet an unusual scientific discovery suggests that their diets were far more varied than expected. Researchers analysing hardened dental plaque from eight people buried at the Umeda cemetery in Osaka identified 38 dietary proteins from 17 types of … Read more

Meet Kim Ji-on, a 12-year-old South Korean student who invented a life-saving device that helps people escape deadly fires

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Meet Kim Ji-on, a 12-year-old South Korean student who invented a life-saving device that helps people escape deadly fires

What’s the one thing you would carry to a remote island with you? If honesty is the way forward, most would say their phone. While there was a time someone would have said an answer like a weapon or maybe their loved one, now, it is truly a mobile phone that lives rent-free with a … Read more

In the 1600s, people in Osaka ate dozens of species of fish, mammals and plants; 400 years later scientists found the evidence trapped in their teeth

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In the 1600s, people in Osaka ate dozens of species of fish, mammals and plants; 400 years later scientists found the evidence trapped in their teeth

Four centuries ago, the people living in Osaka left behind an unlikely record of what they ate. It was not written in a cookbook or preserved in a market ledger, but in the hardened deposits that accumulated on their teeth. Scientists have now analysed ancient dental calculus from eight people buried at the Ofuka-cho site, … Read more

Grand Canyon flash flood update: Phantom Ranch evacuated, 15 people unaccounted for after Bright Angel Creek flooding

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Bright Angel Creek near the Phantom Ranger Station in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, is seen after flash flooding from storms. (AP)

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A major flash flood at the Grand Canyon forced the evacuation of dozens of people and swept large boulders, metal structures and other debris into the Colorado River that runs through it, the National Park Service said. Bright Angel Creek near the Phantom Ranger Station in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, is … Read more

Why are people supporting Lindsay Clancy? How trial sparked unusual wave of public sympathy: ‘She’s in her own hell’

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Supporters dressed in pink have gathered outside the Massachusetts courthouse during Lindsay Clancy's trial. (via REUTERS)

The Lindsay Clancy trial has sparked an unusual wave of public sympathy. While Clancy does not deny killing her three children, some supporters say they see her case as a warning about postpartum mental health and women struggling to get the help they need. Supporters dressed in pink have gathered outside the Massachusetts courthouse during … Read more

Chicago, Illinois mass shooting reports: At least 8 people shot near Washington Park

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Reports of a mass shooting near Washington Park in Chicago, Illinois, have surfaced on social media. (Pexel - representational image)

Reports of a mass shooting near Washington Park in Chicago, Illinois, have surfaced on social media. AZ Intel said on X that at least eight people were shot, citing Citizen. Reports of a mass shooting near Washington Park in Chicago, Illinois, have surfaced on social media. (Pexel – representational image) Netizens speak out Many Facebook … Read more

What did IBM CEO say about phones, laptops in meetings? Arvind Krishna vs Jamie Dimon: ‘Telling people they can’t use…’

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IBM chief Arvind Krishna says meeting etiquette depends on meeting size, while JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon continues to push for distraction-free discussions ( (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) and (AP Photo/Matt Rourke))

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna has weighed in on one of corporate America’s most debated workplace issues: whether employees should use phones and laptops during meetings. IBM chief Arvind Krishna says meeting etiquette depends on meeting size, while JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon continues to push for distraction-free discussions ( (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) and … Read more

Haiti gang frees 13 women and children days after deadly raid that killed at least 47 people

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Haiti gang frees 13 women and children days after deadly raid that killed at least 47 people

The attackers targeted Kenscoff, a farming community, on August 23 A violent Haitian gang has released 13 hostages — seven women and six children — from among 50 people it kidnapped nearly a week ago when it launched a deadly attack on a farming community near the capital, Port-au-Prince.Unicef, the United Nations’ children’s agency that … Read more

Japan killed more than 14,000 bears between April 2025 and January 2026 after record attacks on people; despite the cull, 6 people have been killed this year and the government plans to remove another 8,800 bears

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Japan killed more than 14,000 bears between April 2025 and January 2026 after record attacks on people; despite the cull, 6 people have been killed this year and the government plans to remove another 8,800 bears

Japan killed more than 14,000 bears between April 2025 and January 2026 after record attacks on people; despite the cull, 6 people have been killed this year and the government plans to remove another 8,800 bearsAs Tokyo heats up, every year thousands in Japan head to Karuizawa in the Nagano prefecture. Located at the foot … Read more

Justice Department charges more than 80 people in Puerto Rico gang takedown

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Justice Department charges more than 80 people in Puerto Rico gang takedown

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Justice Department has charged more than 80 people in the takedown of a violent Puerto Rican gang, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Thursday during a visit to the island as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to highlight its push to tackle violent crime. Justice Department charges more … Read more