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Scientists investigate if a herpes virus is behind the mass deaths of sardines off South Africa
Philadelphia Inquirer and The Independent describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedDozens of sardines taken from affected areas, some dead and some alive, are being examined by scientists at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity and a local university.
The headline splitStuff (New Zealand) frames it as "Scientists investigate if a herpes virus is behind the mass deaths of sardines off South...". Philadelphia Inquirer frames it as "Scientists investigate if a herpes virus is behind the mass deaths of sardines off South...".
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Left / center-leftScientists investigate if a herpes virus is behind the mass deaths of sardines off South Africa
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Scientists investigate if a herpes virus is behind the mass deaths of sardines off South Africa
Dozens of sardines taken from affected areas, some dead and some alive, are being examined by scientists at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity and a local university.