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Five Irish boxers have the chance to secure at least bronze medals at the European Elite Women’s Championships in Macedonia today. First between the ropes will be Westport’s Shannon Sweeney, who faces Slovakia’s light-flyweight Nicole Durikova in the 48kg quarter-finals.…
The World Health Organization is warning Ukraine could face several health crises this winter as its war with Russia enters its eighth month. According to the Ukrainian government, more than 800,000 houses have been damaged or destroyed since the start…
Our Medieval ancestors left us with a biological legacy: Genes that may have helped them survive the Black Death make us more susceptible to certain diseases today. It's a prime example of the way germs shape us over time, scientists…
NEW YORK — A new study suggests Neanderthals formed small, tightknit communities where females may have traveled to move in with their mates. The research used genetic sleuthing to offer a rare snapshot of Neanderthal family dynamics — including a…
LES, Indonesia — After diving into the warm sea off the coast of northern Bali, Indonesia, Made Partiana hovers above a bed of coral, holding his breath and scanning for flashes of color and movement. Hours later, exhausted, he returns…
A couple of years into the pandemic, Shirley Neville had finally had enough of her shoddy internet service. “It was just a headache,” said Neville, who lives in a middle-class neighborhood in New Orleans whose residents are almost all Black…
