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WhatsApp to allow users to go by usernames instead of phone numbers

Technology

WhatsApp to allow users to go by usernames instead of phone numbers

From Monday, users will start being able to reserve a name via the app, although it will not be compulsory.

By Samuel Otieno 29 Jun 2026

Uganda chimps self‑medicate with healing plants

Global Affairs

Uganda chimps self‑medicate with healing plants

This new research builds on earlier findings that chimpanzees choose specific plants to self-medicate.

By Maureen Kinyanjui 17 May 2025

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