The Independent UK
2021, Mar 02
Capuchin monkeys crush stones into powder to lick and smear...
Researchers find 29 different tools for pounding, digging and stone-to-stone percussion
2021, Mar 02
China denies report that its hackers caused huge power outage...
After a study called it a Chinese cyber-sabotage attempt, India said outage was caused by ‘human error’
2021, Mar 02
Official: Merck to help produce rival J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine
Drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved coronavirus vaccine in an effort to expand supply more...
2021, Mar 02
Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin’s proposed Clubhouse chat ‘a misunderstanding’,...
Spokesperson originally said offer from Tesla boss was ‘a very interesting proposal’
2021, Mar 02
Dutch bar owners, sex workers protest against virus lockdown
Some Dutch cafe owners have symbolically opened their outdoor terraces in a protest against the government’s coronavirus lockdown
2021, Mar 02
Homosexuality can be called a mental disorder, rules Chinese court
China decriminalised homosexuality in 1997
2021, Mar 02
Kenyan police use Twitter for rebrand
‘For a very long time in Kenya, police have been thought of as killers. See a policeman? You run’
2021, Mar 02
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the USSR, turns 90...
The former Soviet leader was lauded by Russia’s president Vladimir Putin
2021, Mar 02
BBC reporter detained by Ethiopia’s military
BBC journalist Girmay Gebru was arrested by an Ethiopian militia in Tigray’s regional capital
2021, Mar 02
Police rule out investigating Australian Cabinet minister over rape allegations
The incident apparently took place in 1988
