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Wild Chimps Filmed Bonding Over Boozy Fruit Like College Spring Breakers
People - New York
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Researchers have collected footage of chimpanzees seeking out and sharing alcoholic fruit. In a study recently published in Current Biology, researchers captured video footage of chimpanzees gathering around a fermented African breadfruit in...
Chimpanzees share alcoholic fruit to increase social bonding
Earth.com
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In the forested cliffs of Guinea-Bissau’s Cantanhez National Park, a new discovery may be rewriting what we know about the social lives of our primate cousins. A team of researchers, led by scientists from the University of Exeter, has documented...
Chimps sharing boozy fruit may point to the origins of pub culture
The Times
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They may lack glassware, bar snacks and cocktail shakers, but wild chimpanzees have nonetheless been caught on camera enjoying what appears to be a rudimentary round of drinks. The apes were filmed in the forests of Guinea-Bissau, west Africa,...
Ranked: Which Countries Have the Lowest Life Expectancy?
Visual Capitalist
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June 3, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Ranked: Which Countries Have the Lowest Life Expectancy? This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible...
ECOWAS at 50: A legacy at a crossroads
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 2, 2025
At 50, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) deserves to celebrate itself, not just for turning a milestone, but also to deeply reflect on the shared vision of economic prosperity, peace, and stability that informed its...
Love Island 2025: Meet the cast of the ‘bigger’ and ‘bolder’ new summer series
The Independent (U.S.)
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June 10, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Love Island's most shocking moments EVER from physical fights to X-rated romps and even a marriage proposal!
Daily Mail
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June 8, 2025
Love Island celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, with a new set of singletons set to enter the famous villa during Monday night's launch show. Over the years, hundreds of contestants have walked through the doors looking for love, fame and...
How Russia’s neighbours re-evaluated Victory Day after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine
New Eastern Europe
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June 5, 2025
Victory Day was once an important secular holiday across most former Soviet states, reflected in family traditions and regime legitimization. Then came 2022. Moscow’s equation of the holiday with its maximalist war on Ukraine triggered different...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, April 2025 and Annual Revision
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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June 5, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Scientists filmed wild chimpanzees sharing alcohol-laced fermented fruit for the first time and it looks eerily familiar
ZME Science
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April 21, 2025
Chimpanzees sharing fermented fruit. Credit: Bowland et al. In the lush canopies of Guinea-Bissau’s Cantanhez National Park, a group of wild chimpanzees has been caught in a moment that’s oddly familiar: eating and sharing fruit laced with...
Wild chimps filmed sharing 'boozy' fruit to 'bond' like humans do with our beers
Daily Star
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April 21, 2025
Wild chimpanzees have been pictured eating and sharing fruit containing alcohol for the first time – and scientists think it's similar to how us humans enjoy our beers. Boffins in West Africa set up cameras in Guinea-Bissau’s Cantanhez National...
Maya Jama wows in a sexy vintage Versace pink swimsuit as she makes a glamorous entrance on a superyacht to kickstart Love Island's new series
Daily Mail
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June 8, 2025
Sophie Lee NAME: Sophie Lee AGE: 29 FROM: Manchester OCCUPATION: Motivational Speaker and Author WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Someone who is fun, spontaneous, who has a lot of jokes and who is attentive. At the moment I'm only finding ones draped in...
2026 World Cup- Who has qualified, and how the rest can make it - ESPN
Seattle Bulletin - Washington State
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June 5, 2025
Qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup began on Oct. 12, 2023, when minor nations from the Asian confederation played their first round of matches. Myanmar's Lwin Moe Aung scored the very first goal in a 5-1 win over Macau. Most confederations now...
In a First, Chimps Found Sharing Fermented Fruit
Yale E360
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April 21, 2025
For the first time, wild chimpanzees have been caught on film sharing fermented fruit. The footage comes from Cantanhez National Park in the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau, where camera traps recorded chimps eating fermented breadfruit...
Trump's travel bans: How are they different from travel advisories?
The Gainesville Sun - Florida
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Former President Trump issued a full travel ban for foreign nationals from 12 countries, citing national security risks. The travel bans go into effect on June 9, 2025 and impact how foreign nationals enter the U.S. The U.S. Department of State...
Leaders and entrepreneurs honored at maiden Leadership Summit
Business and Financial Times
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April 22, 2025
By Francis Kwabena Cofie About 70 top tier leaders and entrepreneurs across Africa have been honored at the African Leadership and Entrepreneurship Conference/ Award and Peace Summit at a ceremony at the British Council in Accra. Awardees were...
US Lowers Diplomatic, Development Engagement in Africa
MENAFN
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April 22, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States is significantly scaling back its diplomatic and development efforts in Africa, leading to increasing worries about the future of the region’s progress in health, education, and economic growth. This reduction in...
U.S. Slashes Development Programs in Africa
MENAFN
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April 21, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States is significantly scaling back its development and diplomatic efforts in Africa, causing growing concerns about the region’s future in areas like health, education, and economic growth. A leaked executive order from the...
Kazakhstan Eyes Stronger Ties with African Nations, Develops Dedicated Strategy
The Astana Times
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June 3, 2025
ASTANA – While distant partners on a global map, Kazakhstan and African nations are drawing closer together. With several high-level visits in recent years, both sides are eager to maintain the momentum. Photo credit: AIF Growing high-level visits...
Bridging Africa’s Off-Grid Electricity Access Gap: ROGEAP disburses US$3.7m to Solar Companies
Business and Financial Times
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June 4, 2025
By Samuel Kojo DARKO A World Bank report has revealed that approximately 70% of the nearly 600 million people without electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa live in rural, fragile, conflict-affected communities. The lack of clean, reliable electricity...