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The number of people getting bitten by exotic snakes in the UK is on the rise, and experts say it's because an increasing number of non-native snakes are being kept captive in homes as pets.  A new study logs 321 exotic snake bites on 300 different individuals between 2009 and 2020, involving 68 different species – about 30 a year on average. Compare that with 133 between 2004 and 2010, an average of 22.The data was collected through records of snake bite enquiries to the National Poisons Information Service (NPIS) in…

I watched everyone’s favorite summer movie, Jaws, again on the weekend. Fortunately, our relationship with sharks has come a long way from what we saw in the film. We’re getting the facts straight and shifting away from outdated protection methods. And the most valuable tool in preventing shark bites is tech.  Shark bites are incredibly rare Incidents of sharks biting humans are infrequent. According to the International Shark Attack File, 137 alleged shark bites occurred last year.  Most…

Russian officials say the move is a last resort against the appreciating rouble, which Moscow fears may hit budget revenues and exports. The rouble had plunged following sanctions over Russia's military intervention in Ukraine, but has since soared. (Reuters…

LONDON— Rolls-Royce Holdings RYCEY -5.53% PLC is offering U.K. staff a one-time payment of £2,000, equivalent to about $2,450, hoping the bonus will help ease pressure from union officials and employees over rising inflation while keeping a lid on the jet-engine maker’s costs ahead of an uncertain economic future. The move is one of many approaches companies are taking to address soaring inflation that has unions and workers in many…

Very over the top, extremely brutal and as French as a Johnny Hallyday calendar – here’s a rerelease for the gonzo crime thriller from 1997, directed by Jan Kounen and adapted from the pulp policier series by Joël Houssin. The hyperactive pop video aesthetic has dated a bit, and the crash zooms and the extreme close-ups are tiring, but there’s no doubting the ultraviolent, ultratasteless energy of it all: the movie gives the finger to all those arthouse wimps who might be thinking about wrinkling their noses and objecting…