‘Weird and cool’: bilby genome sequence could help to save the species

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Bilbies have the biggest genome of any marsupial, which could be down to how it evolved its incredible sense of smell

Genetic research has revealed the threatened Australian native bilby – with its ridiculously oversized ears and stretched snout – does not only look odd from the outside.

“Bilbies are weird and cool. The genome has been fascinating,” said Prof Carolyn Hogg, of the University of Sydney, who led research that sequenced the greater bilby’s genome for the first time.

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Melbourne airport staff accused of smuggling drugs for organised crime cartels

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Scores of workers allegedly breached security checks, and air crew accused of stashing illegal products in false-bottom suitcases

Dozens of Melbourne airport staff have been accused of working for organised criminals trying to smuggle drugs into Australia.

Aviation workers were the subject of a Border Force investigation targeting criminals in airport supply chains.

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At least 30 dead, more than 100 injured after multiple suicide bombings in Nigeria: Sources – ABC News

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  1. At least 30 dead, more than 100 injured after multiple suicide bombings in Nigeria: Sources  ABC News
  2. Suspected female suicide bombers kill at least 18 in Nigeria  BBC.com
  3. At least 18 killed, dozens injured in Nigeria suicide attacks  Al Jazeera English
  4. Bomb blasts kill at least 18 in Nigeria  CNN
  5. At least 18 people killed in series of suicide attacks in Nigeria  The Guardian
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‘A Classic Example From the Russian Playbook’ – Ukraine at War Update for July 1 – Kyiv Post

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  1. 'A Classic Example From the Russian Playbook' – Ukraine at War Update for July 1  Kyiv Post
  2. Ukraine war briefing: Russia launches attacks on Kharkiv and Kyiv as Zelenskiy appeals for help  The Guardian
  3. Deadly Russian Glide Bomb Hits Postal Sorting Hub in Kharkiv  Bloomberg
  4. One Dead, Nine Wounded in Bombing of Post Office in Ukraine  The Moscow Times
  5. Russia attacks Ukraine's two largest cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv  Yahoo! Voices
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Chinese space rocket crashes in flames after accidental launch

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Company Space Pioneer says first stage of its Tianlong-3 launched during test after ‘structural failure’ and crashed in hills near city of Gongyi

The space rocket of a Chinese private company crashed and exploded into flames near a city on Sunday, after it accidentally launched during a test.

The first stage of the Tianlong-3 rocket left its launch pad due to a structural failure at the connection between the rocket and the test stand, said company Beijing Tianbing, also known as Space Pioneer, in a statement on its official WeChat account. The rocket landed in a hilly area of the city of Gongyi in central China, it said.

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Far-right National Rally in reach of being dominant French party after election first round

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RN has won about 34% of national vote, exit polls suggest, as Marine Le Pen targets absolute majority

Marine Le Pen’s far-right, anti-immigration party is in reach of becoming the biggest political force in the French parliament after a historically high showing in the first round of snap parliament elections.

The left and centrists immediately began to call for tactical voting to try to stop the far-right before next Sunday’s final round runoff, after exit polls indicated the National Rally (RN) had won about 34% of the national vote share with the leftwing alliance in second place and Emmanuel Macron’s grouping trailing in a distant third.

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Jay Slater’s family vow to continue Tenerife search – BBC.com

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  1. Jay Slater's family vow to continue Tenerife search  BBC.com
  2. Jay Slater: Search for missing teenager in Tenerife called off by police  BBC.com
  3. Spanish police hunting for Jay Slater must re-examine Airbnb where he was hours before disappearing and allow  Daily Mail
  4. Jay Slater’s family left ‘in the dark’ & told to use £44k GoFundMe to keep up hunt after ‘PR stunt’ final p...  The Sun
  5. Jay Slater detective finds 'important' new information on missing teen as search ends  Express
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French election: thousands protest far-right results in Paris – as it happened

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The far-right National Rally’s Marine Le Pen will soon address supporters after first estimates put her party in the lead.

With polls now closed, first estimates have been published.

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Patients left in pain and to die alone amid NHS nurse shortages, survey finds

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Only a third of shifts have enough nurses on duty, the Royal College of Nursing says its analysis shows

NHS patients are being left unseen in pain and in some cases to die alone because shifts do not have enough registered nurses, a survey shows.

The Royal College of Nursing said analysis of a survey it carried out showed that only a third of shifts had enough registered nurses on duty.

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Police meet families as part of inquiry into human ashes found at Hull funeral home

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Thirty-five bodies recovered in March from company’s premises, along with ashes of unknown number of people

Police in Humberside have met with more than 160 families whose loved ones’ remains could be among human ashes found at the Legacy funeral home in Hull that will never be identified.

A total of 35 bodies were recovered in March from the company’s premises on Hessle Road, along with the ashes of an unknown number of people, after reports of “concern for care of the deceased”.

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