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Just before the deadline for today’s evening news, British Prime Minister Liz Truss held a press conference at 10 Downing Street, his official residence, to announce his resignation . After only 44 days in office, she also became the shortest-lived prime minister in British history. The Conservative Party will hold a leadership election next week, and Truss will remain as caretaker prime minister until his successor is selected.
Truss came to power against the background of the Russian-Ukrainian war outside and the inflation crisis inside. The tax cut policy proposed by the cabinet and the subsequent hairpins triggered a strong backlash. Suella Braverman) two important officials stepped down one after another within a week, and Truss is also facing pressure from the party to force the palace.
The British tabloid “Daily Star” (Daily Star) started live broadcast on the 14th, placing a photo of Truss and a lettuce wearing a wig in front of the camera, guessing whether the lettuce will rot faster or the Prime Minister will step down first . Now that the results of the competition are out, lettuce has a longer shelf life than Lars.
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A British newspaper is using a lettuce to track the Conservative leader’s flailing hold on power, seeing which one will last longer.
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The war between Russia and Ukraine has escalated again recently. Russia has launched missiles at Ukraine’s infrastructure for several days, causing serious damage to 40% of Ukraine’s power plants. Recharge batteries, reserve water, and keep warm with blankets, socks, and “cuddles for friends and relatives” to minimize electricity use.
Under the fire of the Russian army, the sculptures and monuments erected in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, were piled up with sandbags to prevent these cultural symbols from being blown up.
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At the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, large-scale blockades and social and economic concerns led to a sharp drop in the number of newborns in various countries from the end of 2020 to the beginning of 2021. However, an unpublished paper pointed out that the rise of remote work during the epidemic may be a result of the The United States has brought a wave of “baby boomers”, causing the birth rate, which has been declining for years, to rebound slightly in 2021 (another possible factor is the increase in the difficulty of abortion).
The paper, which was co-authored by Northwestern University and three UCLA economists, analyzed data and found that most Americans have been able to work from home amid the pandemic, giving families more time and flexibility. The ability to cope with changes brought about by pregnancy and parenting also suggests that flexible work may be one solution to the demographic problem of falling birthrates.
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Now, all night owl readers of the evening news, have you slept for 5 hours a day? A large study covering 8,000 Britons and tracking them for 20 years found that people over the age of 50 who slept less than 5 hours had a higher risk of developing diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer than those who slept more than 7 hours. were 30% more likely to die from illness, and getting at least 5 hours of sleep may help reduce health risks.
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Are you/are you particularly bitten by mosquitoes? A new study published in the journal Cell confirms a long-standing “urban legend” that some people “love” mosquitoes because of their smell.
According to study author Leslie Vosshall, a neurobiologist at Rockefeller University in the United States, the skin of people who are particularly fond of mosquitoes has higher concentrations of certain compounds, according to the results of the experiment; Attraction doesn’t change over time.
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