People with “elite sleeper” genes could be at lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s, reported The Times. Around 3% of people are classed as “familial natural short sleepers”, meaning that they are “genetically wired” to need less sleep than the rest of us, researchers at the University of California San Francisco found. Famous “elite sleepers” include Donald Trump, who claims to only need four hours of sleep a night, and the designer and director Tom Ford, who says he only needs three hours.
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Third of Brits more likely to celebrate St Patrick
Researchers have discovered that one in three British people are more likely to celebrate St Patrick’s Day than St George’s Day. The study of 2,000 adults found that 5% of respondents thought St Patrick was a leprechaun, while others believed he discovered Guinness. One in 16 assumed he was a fictional character. St Patrick’s Day is celebrated tomorrow and 18% of respondents said they were thinking of dressing up in green to celebrate, said the Daily Star.
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Syria’s Kurds: abandoned by their US allyTalking Point Ahmed al-Sharaa’s lightning offensive against Syrian Kurdistan belies his promise to respect the country’s ethnic minorities
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The ‘mad king’: has Trump finally lost it?Talking Point Rambling speeches, wind turbine obsession, and an ‘unhinged’ letter to Norway’s prime minister have caused concern whether the rest of his term is ‘sustainable’
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5 highly hypocritical cartoons about the Second AmendmentCartoons Artists take on Kyle Rittenhouse, the blame game, and more
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Israel retrieves final hostage’s body from GazaSpeed Read The 24-year-old police officer was killed during the initial Hamas attack
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China’s Xi targets top general in growing purgeSpeed Read Zhang Youxia is being investigated over ‘grave violations’ of the law
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Panama and Canada are negotiating over a crucial copper mineIn the Spotlight Panama is set to make a final decision on the mine this summer
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Why Greenland’s natural resources are nearly impossible to mineThe Explainer The country’s natural landscape makes the task extremely difficult
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Iran cuts internet as protests escalateSpeed Reada Government buildings across the country have been set on fire
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US nabs ‘shadow’ tanker claimed by RussiaSpeed Read The ship was one of two vessels seized by the US military
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How Bulgaria’s government fell amid mass protestsThe Explainer The country’s prime minister resigned as part of the fallout
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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
