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DiCaprio calls for Scotland to be recognised as a leader in nature restoration

by David Khan May 30, 2024

The Hollywood actor has decided to join the Scottish Rewilding Alliance, an alliance of 20 nature organisations calling on the government to recognise Scotland as the 1st ‘Rewilding Nation’ on the planet to develop ways to protect the environment. This commits the country to restoring 30 per cent of its marine and land areas.

The actor wrote that approximately 6 millennia ago Scotland looked very different. The current landscape is dramatically different from the past. If before it was an abundance of greenery, heathlands, marshes, today they are replaced by scarce hills with degraded sheep pastures and fragments of spruce plantations.

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How did the first arabica coffee tree originate?

by David Khan May 30, 2024

As it turned out, this variety appeared 350-600 millennia ago as a result of natural crossing of Coffea eugenioides and Coffea canephora. This happened without (and even before) human intervention.

Although wild coffee plants grow in Ethiopia, it is believed that their first roasting and preparation began in Yemen in the 15th century. According to legend, an Indian monk named Budan secretly smuggled 7 raw coffee beans back to his homeland in the 17th century, helping to spread coffee around the world.

Nowadays, approximately 60-70 per cent of global coffee turnover is Arabica.

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Amsterdam is being forced to curb booming tourism

by David Khan May 30, 2024

The body’s statement says that the council wants to keep the metropolis in a decent condition for both those who live in it and for visitors. And supermass tourism will clearly hinder this. It is decided to limit the number of so-called tourist nights to 20 million annually.

It is also emphasised that a new hotel can only be built in the city if one of the previous ones closes. And the new building must clearly meet the most modern quality requirements, including environmental ones.

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A unique mountain plant has bloomed in a British garden

by David Khan May 30, 2024

Botanists in Birmingham have shared some welcome news: the alpine puya, a unique plant from Chile’s Andes Mountains, has bloomed. This stunning natural creation is a distant relative of the pineapple and typically grows at altitudes of up to 2.2 kilometres. It is pollinated by hummingbirds. And in Birmingham, scientists are playing the role of caring birds using paintbrushes.

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The first letter of a student’s last name can affect their grades

by David Khan May 30, 2024

As it turned out, when educators looked at the papers in alphabetical order, students whose last names begin with the letters A-E were rated 0.3 points above average. And students with surnames beginning with the letters F-Z received 0.3 points lower. The researchers said the difference they found affected students’ overall academic performance and career prospects.

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Selena Gomez admits she was planning to adopt a baby

by David Khan May 30, 2024

The 31-year-old star appeared at a Time 100 event today, where she had a candid chat with reporters. She revealed that she had been single for five years and came up with a plan for the future. ‘I was going to adopt a baby at 35 if I didn’t meet anyone,’ Gomez shared. But then Benny Blanco came along, and their plans for life seem to be grandiose.

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Mike Flanagan will produce an adaptation of the classic horror classic The Devil’s Exorcist

by David Khan May 30, 2024

The film will be released by Blumhouse Studios. In July 2021, it bought the rights to the franchise from the company Morgan Creek for $ 400 million. By the way, the last film in the series was released last year under the Blumhouse banner. It was called ‘Exorcising the Devil: The Believer’. The project was directed by David Gordon Green. He then declined to work on the next instalment of the franchise.

His place was taken by Flanagan. The filmmaker, known for his works in the genre of horror, will write the script and direct the film, which will tell a completely new story. It will not be a continuation of the events of the tape Green.

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Celebrities

‘From a time capsule’: Cindy Crawford unusually wished her husband a happy big day

by David Khan May 30, 2024

Cindy Crawford touchingly addressed her husband Randy Gerber on her personal blog. The model published a photo in which she poses together with her lover. The star noted that their family photos look like they were ‘taken out of a time capsule’.

‘Congratulations on our 26th anniversary! I am so proud of us and all we have been through together. Love our life and having you around is my best friend. Wishing us more laughter, dancing and love!’ – Crawford wrote.

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Kylie Jenner is jealous of Timothee Chalamet of his film colleague

by David Khan May 30, 2024

Yesterday, Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet were spotted on a double date. It may seem like everything is smooth sailing in the couple’s relationship, but it turns out there is still a little nuance.

While the actor is starring in a biographical film about Bob Dylan, the model is jealous of his fellow actor, Monica Barbaro. Kylie ‘wasn’t thrilled’ when she found out the girl would be starring in the film. He notes that the star ‘thought the film would be a standard musical biopic’ and was shocked to discover that director James Mangold appears to have instead conceived an ‘epic romantic’ story. Anyone expecting a serious conversation at home?

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter has spoken out about her sister’s rejection of her father’s surname

by David Khan May 30, 2024

Shiloh doesn’t share her sister’s stance. An insider reported that the girl is worried about her dad. ‘She’s not trying to hurt her dad’s feelings. She sympathises with the fact that he’s estranged from some of her siblings, but she idolises her mum and just does things that don’t make her uncomfortable,’ the Life&Style insider shared. In his opinion, many years of confrontation between parents exhausts the children.

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