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Liz Truss names Thérèse Coffey as her second-in-command – here’s how deputies have performed this key role for past PMs

Liz Truss names Thérèse Coffey as her second-in-command – here’s how deputies have performed this key role for past PMs: Liz Truss’s cabinet is taking shape, so far with few surprises as the new prime minister names allies to key posts. Much discussion has centred on the diversity of the top team, with Kwasi Kwarteng …

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We performed magic tricks on birds to see how they perceive the world

We performed magic tricks on birds to see how they perceive the world: Shutterstock/Piotr Krzeslak Magic tricks can teach us about how the brain works. Magic capitalises on very specific blind spots in people’s attention and perception so the techniques that magicians use to trick audiences are particularly interesting to psychologists like me. Misdirection, for …

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How KZN tourism performed over Easter

South Africa in the news: How KZN tourism performed over Easter: The Easter 2021 tourism performance stats for KZN revealed that the average occupancy in KZN was 50% with tourists staying an average of three days.: “South Africa” – BingNews Moeen Ali’s excellence and Jos Buttler’s continued struggle: How England’s players have fared at this …

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Mastectomies have been performed for over 500 years – yet we still can’t talk about them

Mastectomies have been performed for over 500 years – yet we still can’t talk about them: A 17th century mastectomy. © Wellcome Collection, CC BY-SA In the middle of the 17th century, Mrs Townsend found a lump in her breast. Diagnosed with breast cancer by a local physician, she underwent a mastectomy without anaesthetic – …

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South Africa is hype that Rihanna performed their ‘gwara gwara’ dance at Grammys

South Africa in the news: South Africa is hype that Rihanna performed their ‘gwara gwara’ dance at Grammys: If you saw Rihanna‘s performance at the Grammy Awards 2018, then you’ll remember how LIT she was onstage. It’s been nearly 48 hours and Black Twitter still can’t get enough of RiRi’s killer dance moves. Apparently the …

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