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A new study about cat-human communication has provided scientific evidence of what many cat lovers already suspected: “Slow-blinking” may help people bond with their feline companions. “Our results suggest that slow-blink sequences may function as a form of positive emotional communication between cats and humans,” wrote scientists from the United Kingdom’s University of Sussex and University of Portsmouth in the study, published in the journal Scientific Reports on Monday. Slow-blinking means making eye contact with a cat and then slowly closing and opening your eyes.
Footage courtesy of the Ames Fire Department shows the moment firefighters resuscitated a cat after rescuing it from a burning home in Ames, Iowa last week. The crew of 'Truck 3' went into the home to find the cat, named Cleo, but came back empty handed the first time. Firefighters entered the house once more and discovered the feline lying senseless in the basement on the second trip. After using a special oxygen mask for animals, Cleo started regaining its senses after 30 minutes.
Kate Hudson and Zach Braff narrate this fascinating featurette on the music in 'Wish I Was Here' featuring Cat Power and Coldplay, paul Simon and The Shins.
Ireland's parliament votes in favour of Simon Harris as the country's new prime minister, replacing Leo Varadkar after he abruptly quit last month citing personal and political reasons. Harris, 37, will become Ireland's youngest ever prime minister when he is formally installed in the role at a meeting with President Michael D. Higgins. IMAGES
The 2024 Michelin Guide has awarded a third star to Jerome Banctel's restaurant Le Gabriel in Paris and, in a rare move, three stars in one go for the reopening of La Table du Castellet in south-east France, led by 35-year-old chef Fabien Ferre. IMAGES
La relation occasionnelle, mais de plus en plus déconcertante, entre Margot, une étudiante de 20 ans, et Robert, un homme de 34 ans qui fréquente le cinéma où travaille Margot.