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Luck plays a role in how language evolves, team finds
Read a few lines of Chaucer or Shakespeare and you’ll get a sense of how the English language has changed during the past millennium. Examining collections of annotated texts dating from the 12th to the 21st centuries, researchers found that … Continue reading
Indiana University paleobotanist plays role in discovery of ‘Jurassic butterflies’
IU paleobotanist David Dilcher is a co-author on a study out today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society: B that identifies a Jurassic age insect whose behavior and appearance closely mimic a butterfly – but whose emergence on Earth … Continue reading
Padoan plays down EC’s debt forecasts
P(ANSA) – Rome, May 5 – The outlook for the Italian economy became a bit darker Monday following fresh estimates, including a new record-high debt ratio from the European Commission, which Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan downplayed.BRThe EC forecast showing … Continue reading
Alfano not taking part in PdL party meeting, plays down split
(see related story) (ANSA) – Rome, October 25 – Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said he would not attend a meeting of senior members of his People of Freedom (PdL) party on Friday, but played down speculation this … Continue reading
Alfano plays down talk of split in Berlusconi’s party
(see related stories) (ANSA) – Rome, October 22 – Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Angelino Alfano on Tuesday played down talk of Silvio Berlusconi’s People of Freedom (PdL) party splitting and said the ex-premier was set to remain a presence … Continue reading