ANSELM ELDERGILL draws attention to a legal case on Tuesday in which a human rights group is challenging the government’s decision to allow the sale of weapons used against Palestinians
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Leprosy in the wild
New research shows that chimpanzees can catch leprosy, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and JOEL HELLEWELL
New research shows that chimpanzees can be susceptible to leprosy
The obfuscation of Nazism’s capitalist roots has seen imperialism redeploy fascism again and again — from the killing fields of Guatemala to the war in Ukraine, writes PAWEL WARGAN
From Workers’ Memorial Day to May Day rallies, TOM MORRISON examines the real challenges facing the labour movement as Reform UK’s glossy literature exploits legitimate grievances in traditional left strongholds
Calls have been made for the return to Venezuela of a two-year-old girl currently being held in the US, after being separated from her family by immigration officials, reports SUSAN GREY
In the first of two articles, DANIEL POWELL investigates the causal aspects of the Russo-Ukrainian war as Britain commemorates 80 years since VE Day
IN THE current coronavirus pandemic it’s easy to forget that other diseases still persist, yet even with the disruptions of working from home and fluctuating lockdowns, scientists are still working on new research.
In the last week a team of researchers from across the world reported the first ever recorded cases of leprosy in wild chimpanzees.
Wild chimpanzees have now conclusively joined a short but diverse list of animals that are known to be affected by forms of leprosy, including nine-banded armadillos and red squirrels.
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