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BBC
Lyse Doucet: Small window open for US-Iran talks, but swift end to war still unlikely: President Trump says the US is already dealing with a "top person" in Iran, but Tehran denies that any talks have begun.
NHS waited two days before raising alarm about meningitis outbreak: Experts say the wait was indefensible and possibly delayed identification of the outbreak.
'Wildy unaffordable': The harsh reality of shared ownership: For many, the promise of getting a foot on the property ladder has turned into a nightmare.
Oil at $150 will trigger global recession, says boss of financial giant BlackRock: Larry Fink says if oil prices stay high for a sustained period it will have "profound implications" for the world economy.

CBC
RCMP probe corruption allegations at Calgary city hall; warrants executed on former mayor, councillors:

An RCMP-led corruption investigation is underway and search warrants were executed on a number of properties, including the homes of former mayor Jyoti Gondek, former councillor Sean Chu and sitting councillor Andre Chabot.

Operations suspended at B.C. heli-skiing company after 3 Swiss nationals killed in avalanche:

The Swiss Consulate General in Vancouver has confirmed the three people killed in Sunday's avalanche in northern B.C. were Swiss nationals. They were part of a group of four that was heli-skiing on Mount Knauss, about 30 kilometres north of Terrace.

Human remains found in France ID'd as First World War soldier from Manitoba:

A construction project in France in 2020 uncovered human remains now confirmed to be those of Albert Henry Detmold, a First World War soldier from Manitoba.

New York Times Science
NASA Sets Out New Plans and Timelines for Moon Base and Nuclear Mars Mission: The agency’s leader said new plans and timelines for the coming decade aim to create a permanent foothold by humans on another world and inspire Americans.

Ancient Grapes Reveal Long History of Modern Wines: Genetic material preserved in ancient grape seeds reveals when, and how, humans meddled with wine grapes.

We’ve Been Underestimating Flying Foxes: Australia used to incinerate the large fruit bats, but research suggests they bring hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits to the country’s economy.

Wicked Stepmother No Longer, a Female Pharoah Gets a Reputational Makeover: A reassessment of damaged 3,500-year-old statuary adds to evidence that Queen Hatshepsut wasn’t the villain that scholars long took her to be.

New Spider Mimics ‘The Last of Us’ Zombie Fungus Cordyceps: A newly discovered species of spider in the Ecuadorean Amazon mimics a pathogen, known as a zombie fungus, to protect itself.


Visualizing Science

The oldest known human art is also the oldest known human attempt to record Nature.  This painting is 34,000 years old and was found in the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave, which is the subject of Werner Herzog’s film: Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Herzog used a 3D camera to capture how the shapes of the walls were incorporated into the paintings.

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