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Asian tiger mosquitoes carrying dengue fever could be common in England within decades | UK News
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Asian tiger mosquitoes carrying dengue fever could be common in England by the middle of this century, according to government health experts. The insects have spread across large parts of Europe in recent years because of warmer conditions – and tend to live in urban areas and feed during the day, putting people at greater…
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Iran sends space capsule carrying animals into orbit | World News
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Iran said it has launched a capsule into space carrying animals as it prepares to send up astronauts in the next few years. The capsule went 80 miles into orbit, according to a report by the official IRNA news agency that quoted telecommunications minister Isa Zarepour. He said the launch of the 1,000lb (450kg) capsule…
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Climate change: Longer, warmer summers could increase risk of mosquitoes carrying ‘fatal diseases’ in the UK, experts say | Science & Tech News
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Increasingly long and hot summers are raising the risk of disease-carrying mosquitoes becoming established in Britain, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned. The tiger mosquito, which transmits several fatal “tropical” diseases, has already spread to 13 countries within the European Economic Area (EEA) since first becoming established in Italy in 1990. Paris last…
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Elon Musk turns up at Twitter HQ carrying a sink as takeover nears completion | Business News
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Elon Musk has been seen entering Twitter HQ carrying what appears to be a sink. Mr Musk tweeted a video showing himself walking into the building in San Francisco a day after reports that he could close his $44bn takeover of the site by the end of this week. The 51-year-old captioned the video: “Entering…