Brown trout are becoming addicted to the drug methamphetamine when it accumulates in their waterways, according to a behavioural ecologist. His research team put 40 of the fish in a tank of water containing levels of the illegal drug that have been found in freshwater rivers, and left them there for a period of eight weeks. When transferred to a clean tank, the trout suffered withdrawal symptoms.
Boy becomes youngest grandmaster
A 12-year-old boy from New Jersey has become the youngest grandmaster in chess history. Abhimanyu Mishra broke Sergey Karjakin’s record at the age of 12 years, four months and 25 days. To become a grandmaster, a player must achieve three grandmaster norms - an award given for a high level of performance - as well as achieving an 2500 Elo rating from the governing body.
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Angry note chides mum for showing ‘ass’
A mother says she has been left confused by a handwritten note tucked under her car windscreen wiper telling her to “shut your blinds when walking naked!” Alex Taylor, from Essex, insists that she never walked around naked visible from the windows, says the note told her: “My kids do not and would not want to see your ass out on the show.” She added: “It’s the most bizarre thing that’s ever happened to me, I can’t get my head round it.”
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Political cartoons for December 13Cartoons Saturday's political cartoons include saving healthcare, the affordability crisis, and more
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Farage’s £9m windfall: will it smooth his path to power?In Depth The record donation has come amidst rumours of collaboration with the Conservatives and allegations of racism in Farage's school days
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The issue dividing Israel: ultra-Orthodox draft dodgersIn the Spotlight A new bill has solidified the community’s ‘draft evasion’ stance, with this issue becoming the country’s ‘greatest internal security threat’
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Femicide: Italy’s newest crimeThe Explainer Landmark law to criminalise murder of a woman as an ‘act of hatred’ or ‘subjugation’ but critics say Italy is still deeply patriarchal
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro behind bars after appeals run outSpeed Read He will serve 27 years in prison
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Americans traveling abroad face renewed criticism in the Trump eraThe Explainer Some of Trump’s behavior has Americans being questioned
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Nigeria confused by Trump invasion threatSpeed Read Trump has claimed the country is persecuting Christians
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Sanae Takaichi: Japan’s Iron Lady set to be the country’s first woman prime ministerIn the Spotlight Takaichi is a member of Japan’s conservative, nationalist Liberal Democratic Party
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Russia is ‘helping China’ prepare for an invasion of TaiwanIn the Spotlight Russia is reportedly allowing China access to military training
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Interpol arrests hundreds in Africa-wide sextortion crackdownIN THE SPOTLIGHT A series of stings disrupts major cybercrime operations as law enforcement estimates millions in losses from schemes designed to prey on lonely users
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China is silently expanding its influence in American citiesUnder the Radar New York City and San Francisco, among others, have reportedly been targeted
