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Almost one in 10 adolescents have taken diet pills, supplements, or other weight loss products, new study finds | World News
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More than one in 20 adolescents have taken non-prescription weight loss products, like diet pills or laxatives, in the past year, according to a new global study. Among the general adolescent population, this rose to nearly one in 10 teenage children that had taken the diet aids in their lifetime, the study found, with girls…
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Is TikTok the new battleground for the Israel-Palestine conflict? | World News
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In the TikTok video, a little Gazan girl covered in ash asks for her mother. It’s one of millions of videos about the Israel-Hamas conflict gripping users on the social platform. The heartbreaking stories and harrowing images pouring out of the conflict zone have set emotions boiling thousands of miles away on the streets of…
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Five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs found in South East Asia | World News
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Five new species of hedgehogs have been discovered by scientists in South East Asia. They are all types of spineless soft-furred hedgehogs, which are furry rather than spiky. Two of the species found by researchers are entirely new and the other three are subspecies upgraded to the level of species. Image: The H. maxi is…
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Toyota to recall 1.12 million vehicles over potential airbag issue | World News
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Toyota will recall 1.12 million vehicles worldwide due to a fault affecting their airbags. The recall covers 2020 to 2022 model year vehicles, including various Avalon, Camry, Corolla, RAV4, Lexus ES250, ES300H, ES350, RX350 Highlander and Sienna Hybrid vehicles and could result in the Occupant Classification System (OCS) sensors not working. A short circuit in…
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Iceland volcano: As Reykjanes peninsula erupts after weeks of activity, what is happening under the surface? | World News
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Iceland has been forged by the heat of the Earth’s core. The molten rock that sat 800 metres below the fishing village of Grindavik has finally spewed out of fissures in the ground, after nearly two months of activity. The Icelandic Met Office said in the early hours of Tuesday that the eruptive fissure is…
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Iceland volcano: This volcanic burst may not be short-lived – and all that can be done is let nature take its course | World News
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The molten rock that has been building up beneath southwest Iceland has erupted in spectacular fountains of lava. A gash two miles long has opened up on the Reykjanes peninsula, spewing between 100 and 200 cubic metres of lava every second. That’s far more than in other recent eruptions in the area. Incredible footage shows…
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British men first in the world to try new hormone-free male contraceptive pill | Science & Tech News
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A group of British men have become the first in the world to trial a new hormone-free male contraceptive pill. Unlike the female pill, a male equivalent, YCT-529, is hormone-free and prevents sperm production by blocking access to vitamin A. It’s hoped that if trials are successful, the daily pill could pave the way for…
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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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Microchip in Adidas Euro 2024 ball will be used to help referees make handball decisions | World News
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A microchip inside Adidas’s Euro 2024 ball will be used to help referees make handball decisions at next summer’s tournament. The German sportswear brand says its Fussballliebe will contain a rechargeable microchip that can send precise ball data to video match officials in real time. The chip was used in the semi-automated offside decision-making process…
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ChatGPT turns one: The first year of the chatbot that changed the world | Science & Tech News
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It’s one year since the launch of ChatGPT. Before it was unleashed upon the world on 30 November 2022, AI chatbots were broadly considered a joke. It’s certainly hard to imagine anyone trusting Microsoft’s infamous Tay bot to help with homework or trip planning. ChatGPT has had much more staying power, becoming part of daily…