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По сравнению с другими адаптированными к бегу млекопитающими люди — плохие спринтеры, но на удивление хорошие стайеры. Этому способствуют уникальные анатомические особенности Homo, такие как обилие эккринных потовых желез и повышенная доля «медленных» мышечных волокон в мышцах ног. Согласно одной из гипотез, эти черты развились как адаптация к «охоте выносливостью», когда неторопливо бегущий охотник часами или сутками упорно преследовал быстроногую добычу, доводя ее до полного изнеможения. Противники... Читать дальше...

(Telecompaper) Infosys has announced a multi-year contract with UAE-based First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) to optimise and modernize FAB's IT infrastructure services...

The Cubs acquired reliever Tyson Miller from the Mariners for minor-league infielder Jake Slaughter.

When your remote control no longer responds or your kid’s favorite toy stops working, you’re often faced with the question: Did the batteries die or is the device defective?

In the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the IFA Paris fashion school is organising a sustainable fashion marathon on June 8 and 9 June as part of the Cultural Olympiad movement.

A multi-vehicle crash in Florida involving a bus believed to be carrying “migrant workers” killed eight people and left 45 others injured on Tuesday, police said. The Florida Highway Patrol said a school bus carrying 53 people was involved in the fatal wreck on State Road 40 in Marion County around 6:30 a.m.  The bus was...

1. Driver Bryan Maclean Howard arrested after horror bus crash that left 8 dead & dozens hospitalized in...  The Sun
2. Crash kills 8 farmworkers; other driver charged with DUI-manslaughter  Ocala
3. Driver arrested after truck hits farm worker bus, killing eight and injuring 40 in Florida  Sky News
4. Aerial video shows scene after deadly Florida bus crash  BBC
5. Florida trucker is arrested for drink driving and faces manslaughter charges after collision with bus killed... Читать дальше...

AT least eight people are dead and dozens have been hospitalized following a horrific crash that involved an overturned bus.

Three other guards who were wounded in the horrific ambush in Incarville, France, were all said to be in a life-threatening condition - Mohammed Amra has been named as the escaped prisoner

If you’re a homeowner, nothing is more unsettling than a bug infestation. But the anxieties of having thousands of creepy crawlies living in your walls…

Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman II, a 17-year-old from Chicago, has become one of the youngest person to earn a doctoral degree, completing an impressive academic journey.

Some major character details just dropped for the mascot for one of America’s largest companies, and we’re pretty sure we’ll never think of breakfast in…

Ireland goalkeeper Ayeisha McFerran will miss the FIH Nations Cup in Spain in June due to injury.

1. Georgia parliament approves controversial foreign agent law defying protests  The Washington Post
2. What is the newly passed 'Russia law' that has divided people in Georgia for months?  ABC News
3. Georgia's Parliament Gives Final Approval to 'Foreign Agents' Measure  The New York Times
4. Georgia passes controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill despite widespread opposition  CNN

Real estate investment trust Equites Property Fund has reported sustained growth in its rental portfolio over the past few years and expects this trend to continue. In its results presentation for the 2024 financial year, where the company highlighted a dividend a share of R1.31 at a 100% payout ratio, in line with market guidance, Equites CEO Andrea Taverna-Turisan said like-for-like rental growth in South Africa for the period was 6.4%.

Activists have stepped up their calls for the release of young political detainees following the death of jailed protester Netiporn “Boong” Sanesangkhom on Tuesday.

This acclaimed 2021 Amazon Prime Video series is one of the best shows in the last 5 years, and should be streamed as soon as possible.

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'The LWUA may take over or intervene in the management and operations of a local water district only when the district is in default of its loan obligation,' says the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel

With some growth ETFs lagging, there is more focus on growth versus value. The Viper Report’s Tom Aspray shares his current outlook with suggestions for ETF investors.

The funds go towards projects that fall within Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS), intended to drive national development while maintaining the country's low deforestation rate.

Patanjali's revenue from the edible oils segment fell nearly 9%, to Rs 5,889 crore, limiting its overall revenue growth.

Will it be Win Bieber? Prince Bieber? Zurich Rhode Bieber? We asked the internet’s leading baby-naming consultants to place their bets.