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Pandemic wreaks havoc on Japan s homeless as government touts self-reliance

The Talking Dog of TikTok

Alexis Devine said that she knew early on that Bunny, her sheepadoodle puppy, was destined to talk. A 40-year-old artist and jewelry designer in Tacoma, Washington, Devine had pored over literature on canine cognition, communication and training in the months leading up to Bunny’s arrival. Through her research, she came across the Instagram page of a speech pathologist named Christina Hunger, who was documenting how her own dog, Stella, was beginning to develop an English vocabulary. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times Stella had a soundboard made up of circular buttons, each of which dictated a word when pressed. By pawing the buttons, which together formed loosely structured sentences, Stella was supposedly communicating in English. Hunger, 27, had been working for several years with assistive technology — in particular, alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) devices — to help nonverbal children acquire vocabulary and communicate

NGOs highlight state of hunger in SA during lockdown

NGOs highlight state of hunger in SA during lockdown The United Nations report said that close to 690 million people went hungry in 2019, 10 million more than the year before. Asia and Africa accounted for the majority of hungry people across the world. Clarkes Estate residents in Elsies River, Cape Town receive their meals from community activists on 22 April 2020. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/Eyewitness News. 2 hours ago CAPE TOWN - Local NGOs are highlighting the state of hunger in South Africa, especially following prolonged periods of lockdown. It s World Hunger Day and philanthropists and aid organsations used the opportunity to urge communities and corporates to carry on donating food to stave off hunger amongst the most vulnerable.

Swiss voters to cast ballots on pesticide-free farming amid climate of fear

Backers of pesticides crackdown receive police protection following death threats. Report: Jonathan Matthews In the run-up to a June 13 referendum in which voters will decide whether to support two measures that crack down on pesticide use in Switzerland, leading supporters of the two proposals have been on the receiving end of not just an avalanche of abuse, but even death threats. As a result, Céline Vara, a lawyer and Green Party politician who helped initiate the proposal for a ban on synthetic pesticides, is now under police protection. Franziska Herren, who initiated a clean drinking water initiative, which, if passed, would stop farmers who use pesticides from claiming state subsidies, has also received death threats.

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