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Text 1: Medical group tests three separate Ebola treatments

International health group Doctors Without Borders is launching (1)
____________________________ in West Africa to test the effectiveness of three possible Ebola
treatments.
The group announced Thursday it hopes to begin the trials next month, with the first results available
as early as February.
Doctors Without Borders has (2) ____________________________with three other organizations to
carry out the separate tests, two of which involve (3) ____________________________.

Text 2: New York Times has no plan to change coverage of China

The New York Times newspaper says it has no plans to change its reporting of events in China. The
Times (4) ____________________________after Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared to confirm
the government is punishing foreign media for publishing (5) ____________________________.
President Xi's comments came Wednesday during (6) ____________________________ in Beijing.
When asked by a Times reporter why foreign journalists had difficulties getting visas approved, Mr.
Xi suggested the reporters themselves were to blame. He said (7) ____________________________
"need to obey China's laws and regulations."

Text 3: Walk or cycle for 'a happier commute'

For many people commuting is a (8) ____________________________. Most see going by car or
van as the 'least worst' option. This study by the researchers at the University of East Anglia
challenges that assumption.
It suggests walking, cycling or travelling by public transport can (9)
____________________________. Crucially, it suggests those who switch from the car to an active
commute feel better across a range of (10) ____________________________, including
concentration, decision making and the ability to face up to problems.
The researchers say policies encouraging people to leave their cars at home could have a (11)
____________________________ on public wellbeing.

Text 4: Monkey business!

There you are in a national park for a bit of (12) ____________________________when a monkey
comes up to your camera, presses the shutter and (13) ____________________________ unlike any
other. That's what happened to British photographer David Slater when he went to Indonesia three
years ago. The self-portrait of the crested black macaque (14) ____________________________ and
websites like Wikipedia started using it without Mr Slater's permission.

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When he wanted it taken off the site though his request was refused because the Wikipedia
Foundation, which runs the site, said he didn't take the photo. Wikipedia has started (15)
____________________________ from EU search results under new 'right to be forgotten' rules, but
Katherine Maher, from the Wikimedia Foundation, says Mr Slater doesn't qualify because he doesn't
(16) ____________________________ to the image. Which begs the question, who does? And it's
not the monkey...
Katherine Maher from the Wikimedia Foundation:
Under US copyright law the copyright can't be owned by a (17) ____________________________
in this case a monkey; sometimes it can be a machine. So what that means is that because the
monkey took the photo and the photographer, although it was his camera, didn't take that photo
there's nobody who copyright belongs to in this particular instance. It doesn't belong to the monkey,
it doesn't belong to the photographer and in cases like that, (18) ____________________________
and other works fall into the public domain and so when something is in the public domain it can be
used by anyone for any purposes.
Needless to say that's not what the photographer wanted to hear and he's done with monkeying
about…
Photographer, David Slater:
You could look at it like this – the monkey was my assistant and therefore I was the artist (19)
____________________________ and I allowed my assistant to press the button. You know, this
needs to be tested in a (20) ____________________________.
So prepare for the lawyers to start going ape on this one.

Text 5: Environment shapes ants 'personality'

According to ecologists, having a personality means showing a (21)
____________________________ of behaviour over time. Researchers from the University of
Arizona studied colonies of (22) ____________________________ across the western US, both by
following them in the wild and by taking whole colonies back to the lab.
They found that certain risky behaviours, like (23) ____________________________ for food and
responding aggressively to a threat, went together and colonies further north tended to take more of
these risks. The study suggests those more (24) ____________________________ could be an
adaptation to the limited window of activity left by the long, snowy (25)
____________________________.

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Medical group tests three separate Ebola treatments
International health group Doctors Without Borders is launching clinical trials in West Africa to test the
effectiveness of three possible Ebola treatments.
The group announced Thursday it hopes to begin the trials next month, with the first results available as
early as February.
Doctors Without Borders has formed partnerships with three other organizations to carry out the separate
tests, two of which involve anti-viral drugs.
 New York Times has no plan to change coverage of China
The New York Times newspaper says it has no plans to change its reporting of events in China. The Times
released a statement after Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared to confirm the government is punishing
foreign media for publishing critical stories.
President Xi's comments came Wednesday during a press conference in Beijing.
When asked by a Times reporter why foreign journalists had difficulties getting visas approved, Mr. Xi
suggested the reporters themselves were to blame. He said media organizations "need to obey China's laws
and regulations."
Walk or cycle for 'a happier commute'
For many people commuting is a necessary evil. Most see going by car or van as the 'least worst' option.
This study by the researchers at the University of East Anglia challenges that assumption.
It suggests walking, cycling or travelling by public transport can lift the mood. Crucially, it suggests those
who switch from the car to an active commute feel better across a range of psychological measures,
including concentration, decision making and the ability to face up to problems.
The researchers say policies encouraging people to leave their cars at home could have a dramatic impact
on public wellbeing.
Text 4: Monkey business!
There you are in a national park for a bit of wildlife photography when a monkey comes up to your
camera, presses the shutter and takes a selfie unlike any other. That's what happened to British
photographer David Slater when he went to Indonesia three years ago. The self-portrait of the crested
black macaque went viral and websites like Wikipedia started using it without Mr Slater's permission.
When he wanted it taken off the site though his request was refused because the Wikipedia Foundation,
which runs the site, said he didn't take the photo. Wikipedia has started removing links from EU search
results under new 'right to be forgotten' rules, but Katherine Maher, from the Wikimedia Foundation, says
Mr Slater doesn't qualify because he doesn't own the copyright to the image. Which begs the question,
who does? And it's not the monkey...
Katherine Maher from the Wikimedia Foundation:
Under US copyright law the copyright can't be owned by a non-human in this case a monkey; sometimes it
can be a machine. So what that means is that because the monkey took the photo and the photographer,
although it was his camera, didn't take that photo there's nobody who copyright belongs to in this
particular instance. It doesn't belong to the monkey, it doesn't belong to the photographer and in cases like
that, images and other works fall into the public domain and so when something is in the public domain it
can be used by anyone for any purposes.
Needless to say that's not what the photographer wanted to hear and he's done with monkeying about…
Photographer, David Slater:
You could look at it like this – the monkey was my assistant and therefore I was the artist behind the image
and I allowed my assistant to press the button. You know, this needs to be tested in a court of law.
So prepare for the lawyers to start going ape on this one.
Environment shapes ants 'personality'
According to ecologists, having a personality means showing a consistent pattern of behaviour over time.
Researchers from the University of Arizona studied colonies of rock ants across the western US, both by
following them in the wild and by taking whole colonies back to the lab.
They found that certain risky behaviours, like foraging widely for food and responding aggressively to a
threat, went together and colonies further north tended to take more of these risks. The study suggests
those more adventurous personalities could be an adaptation to the limited window of activity left by the
long, snowy northern winter.

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