Much of the vanilla that flavors our ice cream today is artificial, derived from the genetic signature of a plant that hundreds of years ago was known only to an Indigenous Mexican tribe.The plant’s sequenced genomic information, available on public databases, was used as the basis for a synthetic flavoring that today competes with vanilla …
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Alfred Mamba was just 12 when boxing great Muhammad Ali descended on Kinshasa, at that time the capital of Zaire, in October 1974 in a bid to regain his heavyweight title.Mamba watched as his father — a boxing referee — helped carry flags into the arena ahead of the fight between Ali and fellow-American George …
The release of a new single featuring Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer who died earlier this month after falling from his Buenos Aires hotel room, has been postponed, a collaborator said on Tuesday. US singer and songwriter Sam Pounds had earlier said on social media that the track, “Do No Wrong”, would be released …
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The EU on Tuesday decided to impose hefty tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars after an anti-subsidy probe concluded Beijing’s support undercut European automakers. The extra taxes have been controversial, with strong opposition from Germany and Hungary amid fears of provoking China’s ire and setting off a bitter trade war.Beijing previously slammed the European Union’s “unfair” and …
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Sporting Lisbon confirmed on Tuesday Manchester United’s interest in signing up their Portuguese coach Ruben Amorim after the English giants sacked Erik Ten Hag.United pulled the plug on Dutchman Ten Hag’s two-year reign on Monday after a 2-1 defeat by West Ham the previous day left one of the world’s wealthiest clubs 14th in the …
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Climate change poses a growing threat to human health in a variety of record-breaking ways, a major report said Wednesday, the experts warning that “wasted time has been paid in lives”.The new report was released as heatwaves, fires, hurricanes, droughts and floods have lashed the world during what is expected to surpass 2023 to become …
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Kamala Harris warned against Donald Trump’s bid to seize “unchecked power” in a fiery speech Tuesday at the spot where her rival riled up a mob before the deadly January 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol.”This is someone who is unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed with grievance and out for unchecked power,” she said.”But …
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Kamala Harris warned against Donald Trump’s bid to seize “unchecked power” in a fiery speech Tuesday at the spot where her rival riled up a mob before the deadly January 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol.”This is someone who is unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed with grievance and out for unchecked power,” she said.”But …
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An Israeli air strike on a single residential block killed nearly 100 people on Tuesday, Gaza’s civil defence agency said, leaving rescuers scrambling for survivors as Israel pursued its offensives in Gaza and Lebanon.Israel’s key ally and backer the United States called the strike — which killed a large number of children — “horrifying”.The bombing …
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Kamala Harris will blast Donald Trump as unstable and obsessed with revenge as she gives her closing election arguments Tuesday at the spot where her rival rallied supporters before the deadly 2021 US Capitol attack.The Democrat’s speech outside the White House comes as Republican Trump brushed off a racism-tainted New York rally as a “love …
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