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Germany 1-2 North Macedonia: Four-time world champions suffer shock defeat
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'Child among four dead' in shooting at office building in Orange, California
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Google pushes start button for reopening offices
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Hong Kong: Media mogul Jimmy Lai found guilty over 2019 mass protests
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Brazil: More than 60,000 people died of Covid-19 in March
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Covid vaccine manufacturers should work with poorer countries, says WTO chief
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Runway dining at $540 a meal proving hit in Japan
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George Floyd: What witnesses have said in the Chauvin trial
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Tiger Woods crash: Los Angeles police determine the cause of golfer's car accident
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Facebook bans 'voice of Trump' from platform
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Covid: Brisbane lockdown to end ahead of Easter weekend
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Derek Chauvin trial: Court examines CCTV of George Floyd before arrest
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Swiss hostage in Mali: Remains of missionary identified
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Honduras drugs: President's brother gets life in prison
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The Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Is Said to Be Powerfully Protective in Adolescents
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Niger 'coup attempt foiled' ahead of inauguration
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France fire: Young heroes climb building to save family in Nantes
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Suez Canal: Egypt begins inquiry into cargo ship's grounding
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Rochelle Hager: TikToker killed after tree falls on her car
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Rapper reptiles: Alligators make a splash at new home
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New York City hunt for man who repeatedly kicked Asian American woman
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BBC China correspondent John Sudworth moves to Taiwan after threats
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Italian officer 'caught selling secrets to Russia'
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Britney Spears 'cried for two weeks' over Framing documentary
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Indonesia crash: Sriwijaya Air plane's voice recorder recovered
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Why Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh led to 12 deaths
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Terrace House: Japan man fined $80 over Netflix star's suicide
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Chauvin trial: 'I called police on the police'
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Nashville floods kill four people
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Watergate mastermind G Gordon Liddy dies aged 90
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Chinese-owned Volvo takes on Sweden's family values
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Google Maps to start showing eco-friendly routes
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Covid: Australia falls 85% short of vaccine delivery goal
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Biden's dog Major in second biting incident at White House
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Women's underwear to be provided to female recruits in Swiss army
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UN inquiry finds French air strike killed Mali civilians
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Libya's city of ghosts
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Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy in Africa: Your questions answered
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Child tweets gibberish from US nuclear-agency account
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Captain Underpants: Children's book withdrawn over 'passive racism'
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Actor Armie Hammer exits Billion Dollar Spy film in wake of rape claim
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Covid: Italy introduces quarantine for EU travellers
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Japan's cherry blossom 'earliest peak since 812'
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Mexico police under fire after woman's death in custody
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Manipur: India state reverses order turning away Myanmar refugees
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Suez Canal: Ships begin sailing through cleared waterway
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Inauguration poet Amanda Gorman: 'My life changed in six minutes'
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Covid: Brazil ministers replaced in major cabinet reshuffle
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Getting to Yes: A Nursing Home’s Mission to Vaccinate Its Hesitant Staff
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Covid-19: World leaders call for international pandemic treaty
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Hong Kong: China to pass 'patriot' electoral reforms
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Lady Gaga dog walker Ryan Fischer 'had to have part of his lung removed'
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Nike sues over 'Satan Shoes' with human blood
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Hong Kong: What is China's 'patriot' plan for electoral reform?
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George Floyd: Americans react to Day One of the Chauvin trial
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Photographing the "endless diversity" of America by streetlight
Photographer Daniel Freeman travelled across the US to capture striking night-time sho…
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How bees and drones team up to find landmines
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Suez canal: Ever Given container ship moving after being stuck for a week
The stranded Ever Given container is no longer blocking the canal after being stranded…
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Uyghurs: Xinjiang cotton ban is self-defeating, China tells H&M
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Covid-19: Where is the virus wreaking havoc?
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Alabama Shakes drummer Steven Johnson arrested on child abuse charges
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Facebook undersea cable to boost South East Asia internet
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Biden administration threatens tariffs on UK goods in 'tech tax' row
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George Floyd: Live pictures from Derek Chauvin trial
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Suez Canal: Giant ship blocking Suez Canal finally freed
A giant ship blocking the Suez Canal for nearly a week is finally free, the Egyptian a…
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South African Adrian Nel killed in Mozambique jihadist attack
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French drug company fined over Mediator weight loss pill
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Galápagos tortoises: 185 babies seized from smugglers
Officials found 185 baby Galápagos tortoises wrapped in plastic and packed into a suit…
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Trump asks wedding party: 'Do you miss me yet?'
Donald Trump turned up at a wedding at Mar-a-Lago and railed against Joe Biden, China …
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Barack Obama's Kenyan grandmother dies, aged 99
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Mozambique conflict: What's behind the unrest?
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George Floyd: Derek Chauvin trial begins as family demands justice
Derek Chauvin, the white policeman accused of killing George Floyd in May last year, g…
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Suez canal: Stuck Ever Given container ship now free from shoreline
The stranded Ever Given has been partly moved but efforts to fully refloat it will con…
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India Covid-19: PM Modi 'did not consult' before lockdown
A BBC investigation finds that key ministries and states were not consulted ahead of t…
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Australia PM shifts rape-accused minister in cabinet reshuffle
Christian Porter - who denies rape - is no longer attorney general but will remain in …
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Stranded Suez container ship reported freed
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Indonesia fire: Massive blaze erupts at oil refinery
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Brisbane lockdown: Australian city to shut down over seven cases
The Australian city of about two million people is to enter a snap three-day lockdown.…
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The Netflix show putting the spotlight on menopause
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'It is so easy to choose what voluntary work to do'
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Mozambique: Dozens dead after militant assault on Palma
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Myanmar coup victims: The 'fallen stars' from the deadliest day
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Moment Asian American army veteran shows his scars
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US police bodycam video shows officers berating child aged five
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US Asian veteran reveals scars to call out racism
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Kenyan DJs sacked after blaming woman for being pushed off building
The DJs apologise to a woman after debating if it was her fault that she was pushed of…
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Covid: Barcelona hosts large gig after testing crowd
The pilot project aims to see if mass Covid testing will allow the return of big event…
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Channel Nine cyber attack disrupts live broadcasts in Australia
The broadcaster says it is investigating whether the hack was "the work of a fore…
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ICYMI: Hotdogs, hungry horses and orange skies
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Bolsonaro: Brazil's president ordered to pay damages to journalist
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Coronavirus: Search after people flee Dublin hotel quarantine
Two people remain missing after leaving a quarantine hotel on Saturday, but a third ha…
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The lost letters that found New York drag scene's secret trailblazers
The film PS Burn This Letter Please tells untold stories from the lives of 1950s drag …
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Makassar explosion: Worshippers wounded in Indonesian church bombing
Police say suicide bombers attacked the church during a Palm Sunday service in Makassa…
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Suez Canal: Effort to refloat wedged container ship continues
Tugboats will continue to try to dislodge the Ever Given from the canal on Sunday. f…
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Earth Hour: Cities around the world turn lights off
Famous landmarks around the world have been switching off their lights to raise awaren…
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Kenya's Mike Sonko: The rise and fall of Nairobi's ex-governor
Mike Sonko was elected governor of Kenya's capital despite a criminal past - and n…
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Myanmar coup: US 'horrified' by deadliest day since military takeover
International leaders have condemned the country's military after the deadliest da…
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Melbourne to Cairns: Meet the Australian skateboarding an 'insane' 4,000km
Gordy says he is skating from Melbourne to Cairns but says he "didn't realise…
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India coronavirus: The high-risk young demanding Covid jabs
Cancer patients who are under the age of 45 are struggling to get Covid jabs in India.…
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Derek Chauvin trial: Why role of TV cameras could come into focus
Cameras will be in court, thanks to the network behind OJ Simpson’s trial. What role w…
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AI: Ghost workers demand to be seen and heard
Workers who label content and help computers understand language want their own voices…
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Hunting rare birds in Pakistan to feed the sex drive of princes
A glimpse into the closed world of hunts for houbara bustards, thought by some to be a…
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Project 17: The photograph that united a family
A photograph of a "burner boy" working on a toxic dump in Ghana helped his f…
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Jedward shave off their famous quiffs for cancer charity
The Irish twins removed each other's quiffs live on TV in memory of their late mot…
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Mozambique insurgency: Islamist militants 'ambush workers fleeing hotel'
Workers were trapped in a hotel when Islamist militants stormed the town of Palma, rep…
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Facebook freezes Maduro's page over Covid claim
Venezuela's president will not be able to post for 30 days for disinformation over…
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Myanmar: Bloodshed as forces open fire on protesters
Security forces opened fire on protesters as the leaders of the coup marked Armed Forc…
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Suez Canal: Fresh effort to refloat wedged container ship
Tugs are taking advantage of a high tide to try to dislodge the ship blocking a key sh…
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Apophis asteroid will not hit Earth for 100 years, Nasa says
The space agency rules out a 2068 threat to Earth from the "poster child for haza…
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Sachin Tendulkar: India cricket legend tests positive for Covid-19
Tendulkar, 47, shares his diagnosis as India grapples with a huge surge in coronavirus…
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The Talk: Sharon Osbourne leaves US show after racism row
CBS says her behaviour in an on-air row over the Duchess of Sussex "did not align…
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Suez Canal: Wedged container ship 'could soon be refloated'
The large container vessel became wedged across the canal on Tuesday, causing a traffi…
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Body-editing apps on TikTok ‘trigger eating disorders’
Technology firms have been warned to consider the impact of such apps on vulnerable pe…
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Myanmar: Coup leader Min Aung Hlaing vows to 'safeguard democracy'
Min Aung Hlaing has addresses the country on national TV to mark Armed Forces Day. f…
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Biden: Georgia voting restriction law is 'atrocity'
The president decries new state voting restrictions that he likened to past racist law…
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Guatemalan teenagers die on journey to US: 'I knew I shouldn’t let him go'
Fleeing poverty, 16 Guatemalans journeyed towards the US. Their bodies were returned i…
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Ivermectin: South African medics using unproven worm drug to treat Covid-19
Some South African medics are going to court to seek permission to prescribe Ivermecti…
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The vaccine misinformation battle raging in France
Online conspiracy theories are exacerbating existing vaccine scepticism. from BBC Ne…
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German Covid Easter U-turn shakes Merkel's cool, calm image
Chancellor Merkel takes political flak as Germany struggles to agree on lockdown measu…
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Home-schooling around the world: How have we coped?
Indigenous children have been hit hardest and the crisis has reached a "tipping p…
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'Ice-cream toothache': Cold food and drinks pain explained
Scientists say they have worked out how teeth become sensitive and hurt with cold food…
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The challenge facing Joe Biden at the border
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Debris from SpaceX rocket lights up US skies
The lights streaking across US skies on Thursday stunned onlookers. But this wasn'…
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Dominion Voting sues Fox News for $1.6bn over election fraud claims
Conservatives baselessly claimed that Dominion Voting System rigged the 2020 vote agai…
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Georgia lawmaker arrested as governor signs new election law
Park Cannon, a black lawmaker, was arrested and charged amid protests over a controver…
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Larry McMurtry: Lonesome Dove and Terms of Endearment author dies aged 84
Born in Texas, he won an Oscar for the screenplay he co-wrote for 2005 western Brokeba…
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Covid vaccine: Social media urged to remove 'disinfo dozen'
Twelve people who spread the majority of vaccine disinformation should be removed, US …
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Coronavirus: France accuses UK of 'blackmail' over vaccine exports
The row over Covid vaccination supplies escalates after France's foreign minister …
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Xinjiang cotton: How do I know if it's in my jeans?
It's at the centre of a row between Western brands and China over allegations of f…
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Suez Canal: Ships stuck in 'traffic jam' as salvage efforts continue
The queue has "grown exponentially" since a container vessel blocked the wat…
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Coronavirus: Germany tightens borders amid alarm over pandemic
There could be 100,000 infections a day if the third Covid wave spreads unchecked, Ger…
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Rwanda genocide report to focus on French links
Rwanda has long accused France of complicity in the 1994 mass killings. from BBC New…
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Abiy Ahmed: Eritrea 'will withdraw' troops from Ethiopia in Tigray conflict
There is growing international pressure on Ethiopia to end fighting that has displaced…
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Prince Albert II: Harry and Meghan interview 'did bother me'
Prince Albert II of Monaco has weighed in on the controversial interview that Prince H…
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Africa's week in pictures: 19-25 March 2021
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent. from BBC News -…
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Turkey Erdogan: Women rise up over withdrawal from Istanbul Convention
Turkey's president appeased conservatives by quitting a treaty aimed against domes…
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Xinjiang cotton: Chinese brands championed as backlash against West grows
More Western brands have been targeted for showing concern over Uighur forced labour c…
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North Korea claims 'new tactical guided' missiles launched
Pyongyang says the missiles can carry massive payloads, which could include nuclear wa…
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Uighurs: China sanctions UK MPs over abuses response
It comes after the UK government took action over human rights abuses against the Uigh…
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Suez blockage is holding up $9.6bn of goods a day
The stranded mega-container is costing $400m (£292m) an hour in goods that can't b…
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Andrew Laming: Australian MP apologises over comments to women
One woman said government MP Andrew Laming's comments online left her feeling suic…
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'My brother died fighting for Senegal’s youth'
Thousands of young people took to the streets earlier this month, in anti-government p…
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US immigration: The suffocated youth unafraid of a perilous journey
Tougher policies and deaths on the road are unlikely to stop Guatemalans from trying t…
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Why my ancestral home could be lost to climate change
As Bangladesh turns 50, a UK-Bangladeshi reflects on how climate change affects his pa…
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Minimum wage fight: 'There's no recovery without raising it'
Can Joe Biden deliver on his promise to double America's minimum wage? from BBC …
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Johnny Depp refused permission to appeal libel verdict
A judge rules the US actor's appeal against a High Court ruling has "no real …
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Covid passports: What are different countries planning?
We look at how advanced some countries' plans are for vaccine certificates and Cov…
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Extinction: Elephants driven to the brink by poaching
The ivory trade and habitat loss combine to push Africa's elephants closer to exti…
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Facial recognition beats the Covid-mask challenge
As people all over the world mask up, how has the facial-recognition industry coped? …
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Miscarriages and stillbirths: New Zealand to allow bereavement leave
Parliament backs legislation providing three days of paid leave for mothers and their …
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Suez Canal: Owner of cargo ship blocking waterway apologises
Japanese firm Shoei Kisen Kaisha says dislodging the Ever Given is proving "extre…
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Equal pay: Megan Rapinoe was 'devalued, disrespected and dismissed'
Soccer star Megan Rapinoe says despite all her success she is still paid less than men…
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Winston Churchill, Kermit and Janet Jackson preserved for posterity
They're part of the 25 recordings being added to this year's recordings for th…
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Daniel Guerini: Lazio youth-team midfielder dies aged 19
Lazio say they are "shocked by pain" following the death of 19-year-old yout…
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Covid-19: Merkel defends rollout as vaccine pressure grows
German Chancellor Angela Merkel defends the EU's decision to procure coronavirus v…
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Covid vaccine: AstraZeneca amends US vaccine efficacy results
The vaccine-maker slightly downgrades its efficacy rate as it awaits US regulatory app…
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Japan lights Olympic torch after one-year Covid delay
It was all supposed to happen in 2020, but Japan has finally kicked off its Olympic to…
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Cured: How mental illness was used as a tool against LGBT rights
A new film recalls the fight to overturn the US labelling of gay people as having a me…
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Nike, H&M face China fury over Xinjiang cotton 'concerns'
Citizens have threatened to boycott the two companies over statements on forced Uighur…
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Coronavirus: EU leaders to discuss boosting vaccine supplies
Leaders will also review plans to curb exports of Covid vaccines, which could affect s…
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'It's a piece of human history in a digital asset'
The Malaysian buyer of Twitter founder Jack Dorsey's first ever tweet for $2.9m se…
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North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan
Pyongyang is banned from testing such missiles, which were launched into the Sea of Ja…
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Lord Howe Island: Saving an Australian paradise's 'cloud forest'
A rare environment on Australia's Lord Howe Island has faced a complex battle for …
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Nagorno-Karabakh: The mystery of the missing church
The BBC investigates the disappearance of an Armenian church that changed hands in the…
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'My father, the killer'
Some of the children of men who helped to "disappear" thousands of Argentine…
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Somalia photography: 'I want it to be normal for women to take photos'
A photography exhibition in Somalia by two women challenges the way the country is see…
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Tigray conflict: The fake UN diplomat and other misleading stories
An information war has been raging over the Tigray conflict with both sides sharing mi…
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'I have learned how to survive with a bow and arrow'
The Covid pandemic and last summer's social unrest has inspired more Americans to …
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Nice catch: Fisherman rescues boy stranded on ice
A fisherman in Ukraine reels in a boy who was stranded on a block of ice in a river. …
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Coronavirus: Germany's Merkel reverses plans for Easter lockdown
Chancellor Angela Merkel cancels plans for a five-day lockdown, just a day after it wa…
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Iceland: Up close drone footage of volcanic eruption
A drone captures spectacular images as lava spews from Iceland's Fagradalsfjall vo…
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Citigroup launches Zoom-free Fridays to ease pandemic 'fatigue'
The bank's CEO unveils new working practices to ease "the relentlessness of t…
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US gun control: Biden calls for a ban on assault weapons
The US president promises "common-sense steps" after the second mass shootin…
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Coronavirus: EU plans tougher controls on vaccine exports
The proposals come after AstraZeneca was accused of failing to honour its contract wit…
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Coronavirus: 'Double mutant' Covid variant found in India
This comes as India reported 47,262 cases and 275 deaths on Wednesday, its highest tal…
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Tesla cars can be bought in Bitcoin
Elon Musk announced his company would accept the virtual currency as payment for a new…
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George Segal: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? actor dies aged 87
Tributes have been paid to the star who was Oscar-nominated for Who's Afraid of Vi…
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India: Delhi orders Covid tests at airports as cases surge
India's capital will test people at random in airports and railway stations amid a…
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Uluru waterfalls: Rain brings 'unique' sight to Australian landmark
A "unique and extraordinary" sight has come to the sacred rock, after days o…
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Covid: DoorDash delivers at-home test kits
The food delivery service is bringing test kits to homes in select US cities. from B…
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World's biggest coal company bets on solar power
Coal India Limited's chairman predicts that solar will replace coal as India's…
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Australian art festival cancels plan to soak UK flag in indigenous blood
A plan to soak the UK flag in indigenous people's blood drew anger from Aboriginal…
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Vaccinated People Can Get Covid, but It’s Most Likely Very Rare
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China's biggest car brand launches rival to Tesla
Geely's new premium electric car brand Zeekr comes as Elon Musk goes on the charm …
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North Korea missiles: Biden says launch 'not provocation'
The short-range missile test is the first to be conducted since the US president took …
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Fears for democracy as buoyant Bangladesh turns 50
Half a century after its birth, millions are no longer in poverty - but democratic spa…
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Australia floods: 'Kicked in the guts' by fire, drought and floods
Thousands of people in flooded Australia are struggling to deal with back-to-back natu…
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Letter from Africa: Kente - the Ghanaian cloth that's on the catwalk
The woven fabric has long been a political symbol but Louis Vuitton has put it in a fa…
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Anti-Asian hate: 'Try to be brave and stand up'
Amid nationwide rallies against anti-Asian hate crimes, we ask what it is like to be a…
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Covid: The clarinettist who took on Lebanon's vaccine scandal
When Joseph al-Hajj learned politicians were jumping the queue, he took action into hi…
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Russia's Tajik-born Eurovision star on the abuse she's received
In an interview with the BBC, Russia’s entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 ha…
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Boulder shooting: Ten victims and suspect identified by police
Colorado officials have named the suspect and 10 people killed in an attack on a groce…
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Russia and China hit back at Western sanctions
Russia firmly backs China, which is stung by Western sanctions for cracking down on Ui…
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They Had Mild Covid. Then Their Serious Symptoms Kicked In.
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US city of Evanston to pay reparations to black residents
A Chicago suburb is to distribute money to those who suffered housing discrimination. …
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Niger suffers deadliest raids by suspected jihadists
The death toll from co-ordinated attacks on three villages rises to 137 - the worst of…
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Rohingya refugee camp fire: Several dead and thousands homeless
At least seven have died while about 50,000 have been displaced from the Bangladesh se…
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Colorado shootings: 'We heard boom, boom, boom'
A gunman has killed 10 people, including a police officer, in the US state of Colorado…
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Belize football team bus held up by armed gang in Haiti
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Covid-19: Vaccines and vaccine passports being sold on darknet
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Aide fired after Parliament House 'sex videos' shock Australia
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Jack Dorsey's first ever tweet sells for $2.9m
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Coronavirus: How the common cold can boot out Covid
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Polish writer Jakub Zulczyk charged for calling President Duda a 'moron'
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Gunman kills 10 in Colorado market shooting
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Erin Brockovich: California water battle 'woke me up'
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Israel's Netanyahu faces uphill battle as voters return to polls
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Warner Music teams up with Tencent to crack China
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Making honey without bees and milk without cows
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First Covid, Then Psychosis: ‘The Most Terrifying Thing I’ve Ever Experienced’
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Dan Gertler: The man at the centre of DR Congo corruption allegations
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How Iceland clamped down to conquer coronavirus
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Afghanistan: The women killed for working at a TV station.
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John Magufuli: African leaders mourn former Tanzania president
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Australia floods: Rainfall set to peak as weather systems collide
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Aretha Franklin's family protest about National Geographic's Genius biopic
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Iceland volcano eruption: Onlookers flock to see Mount Fagradalsfjall
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Ikea France on trial for snooping on staff and customers
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Katherine Diaz: Tributes paid to surfer killed by lightning
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Myanmar coup: Detained BBC journalist Aung Thura released
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India coronavirus: Experts say sharp rise in Covid-19 cases 'alarming'
India added more than 250,000 new Covid cases last week - a record spike since the sta…
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Jarryd Hayne: Ex-Rugby League star guilty of sexual assault in Australia
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Real Sociedad 1-6 Barcelona: Lionel Messi scores twice on record-breaking 768th appearance
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Michael Kovrig: China begins espionage trial behind closed doors
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Fully Vaccinated and Time to Party: If You Are 70
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Australia floods: Cows rescued from swollen rivers and beaches
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Turkish lira falls 14% after bank governor sacked
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Covid: Brazil's Bolsonaro calls governors 'tyrants' over lockdowns
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Donald Trump plans social media comeback, says adviser
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Israel election hopes and fears play out in crater town
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Covid: The countries that nailed it, and what we can learn from them
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Why India is talking about ripped jeans and knees
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Coronavirus: Covid nurses' song of hope from Italy
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The former fighters embracing peace in the Philippines Mindanao region
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How can I stop my houseplants dying?
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Covid in Sweden: Elderly people deserve more
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Australia floods: Thousands to be evacuated as downpours worsen
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Covid-19: Miami imposes emergency curfew over spring break 'chaos'
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Afghanistan: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on unannounced Kabul visit
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South China Sea dispute: Huge Chinese 'fishing fleet' alarms Philippines
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Egyptian feminist Nawal El Saadawi dies at 89
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Australia floods: Couple's house swept away near Sydney
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Congo-Brazzaville presidential candidate in hospital with Covid-19
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Nowruz: Millions celebrate Persian New Year around the world
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Saudi Aramco's profits slide nearly 45% after lower oil demand
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Covid restrictions: Can music festivals be safely planned?
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Qantas boss: Governments 'to insist' on vaccines for flying
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More Sydney areas ordered to evacuate over major flooding risk
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Coronavirus: The Indian factory making 6,000 syringes a minute
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The website helping to sell homes with a bloody past
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Myanmar coup: Tales from the streets of sacrifice and fear
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Mozambique conflict: Why are US forces there?
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Covid vaccines: Why some Americans are choosy about their jab
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North Korea’s ‘only openly gay defector’ finds love
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The dogs helping endangered Tasmanian devils find a mate
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Discovering WW1 tunnel of death hidden in France for a century
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Sea-cucumber divers off Liberia risk danger to feed a hunger in China
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Infertility: 'Women need to hear ‘you are not alone’
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China's latest online skinny fad sparks concern
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Learning Welsh in lockdown... around the world
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Russian pleads guilty to Tesla ransomware plot
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ICYMI: Roof-trotting goats and Super Mario
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No international fans allowed at Tokyo Olympics
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Bill Nelson: Former astronaut and senator nominated as Nasa chief
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Domestic violence: Turkey pulls out of Istanbul convention
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Mar-a-Lago: 'Covid outbreak' at Trump's Florida residence
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Covid-19: Pakistan's PM Imran Khan tests positive
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Icelandic volcano erupts near Reykjavik
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Australia warned of 'life-threatening' flash floods
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Covid: France and Poland increase lockdown measures as infections surge
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Why is everyone fighting over the South China Sea?
China claims most of it but surrounding countries and the US disagree. The BBC's Z…
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Covid: Rich states 'block' vaccine plans for developing nations
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What happened with the AstraZeneca vaccine?
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'This child was alive again'
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Bitcoin: Fake Elon Musk giveaway scam 'cost man £400,000'
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Pickleball: The racquet sport experiencing a pandemic boom
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India's interfaith couples on edge after new law
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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: A rare view inside the conflict zone
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Skylab: The myth of the mutiny in space
Did a crew sent to the US Skylab space station go on strike? The last surviving member…
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Coronavirus: How Russia glosses over its Covid death toll
The reality behind Russia's pandemic is most likely to be found in its excessive m…
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Atlanta spa shootings: How we talk about violence
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China and Taiwan face off in pineapple war
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Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik
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US President Joe Biden ‘doing fine’ after aircraft stumble
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French drugs haul 'was strawberry Haribo'
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Thousands of mice plague Australian town
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Covid: Germany warns of 'exponential' rise in coronavirus cases
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Finland ranked happiest country in the world - again
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Greek bull figurine unearthed after heavy downpour
A bronze statuette believed to be at least 2,500 years old is found near the ancient s…
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E-bike suspected cause of huge Australia house fire
The bike was left on charge overnight at the three-level house in Sydney, firefighters…
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Myanmar protests: BBC journalist Aung Thura held
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Face editing: Japanese biker tricks internet into thinking he is a young woman
The 50-year-old biker said he thought his social media followers would not want to see…
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China sending children of exiled Uighur parents to orphanages, says Amnesty
Young Uighur children are taken into orphanages without parents' consent, Amnesty …
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Chinese granny who fought off attacker in US praised for bravery
The 76-year-old was waiting to cross the street in San Francisco when she was punched,…
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Anti-Asian violence: 'He slashed me from cheek-to-cheek'
Asian Americans across the US have faced a surge in hate crimes during the pandemic. …
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At least 25 tornadoes rip through southern US
Powerful storms have swept through the region, wrecking havoc in parts of Mississippi …
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Michael Spavor: Canadian spy trial in China ends without verdict
Michael Spavor's case is part of a diplomatic spat between China and the US and Ca…
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Super Nintendo World opens in Japan after Covid delays
The theme park features iconic characters like Mario as well as rides based on games. …
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Coronavirus Reinfections Are Rare, Danish Researchers Report
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Goldman Sachs' young bankers ask for 80-hour week
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US and China trade angry barbs at high-level Alaska talks
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Lamborghini's profits soar during Covid
The supercar maker saw record profits, partly fuelled by China, set to become its seco…
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Mexico violence: Gunmen kill 13 in ambush on police convoy
At least 13 officers died in the attack by a suspected criminal gang in the State of M…
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Why Australian women are saying 'enough is enough'
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Nevada smart city: A millionaire’s plan to create a local government
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Samia Suluhu Hassan - the woman set to become Tanzania's next president
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EU agency says AstraZeneca vaccine is 'safe and effective'
The medicines regulator reports back after 13 EU states suspended use of the jab as a …
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Spain passes law allowing euthanasia
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Paris airport: Algerian passengers from UK stranded for weeks
Twenty-six Algerians who flew from the UK have spent three weeks waiting to complete t…
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Dozens change name to 'salmon' to get sushi deal in Taiwan
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Death of a Zulu king: 'He is planted, not buried'
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The cautionary tale of the president who denied Covid
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Kobe Bryant widow sues LA police over 'graphic images' of helicopter crash
Vanessa Bryant published the names of officers she says shared photos of the site of B…
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India coronavirus: Can its vaccine producers meet demand?
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Australia: Sex consent app proposal sparks backlash
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US ratchets up pressure on Chinese telecom firms
Three firms face a possible ban from US for being "aligned to Communist China&quo…
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Atlanta shootings: 'It's scary just to be an Asian American woman.'
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Tokyo Games creative head quits over 'Olympig' insult
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Donald Trump's wealth down $700m after presidency
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Scientists Grow Mouse Embryos in a Mechanical Womb
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Asia's richest man, a bomb scare and a murder in India
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Covid: How ethnicity and wealth affect US vaccine rollout
People belonging to ethnic minorities are less likely to have been vaccinated, despite…
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'Stingy men' take on Nigeria's dating etiquette
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Paris Commune: The revolt dividing France 150 years on
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US-China relations: Adversary or partner?
Three young Americans and three young Chinese people spoke to the BBC about the bilate…
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Canadians held in China on spying charges face trial within days
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Covid: From boom to bust - why lockdown hasn't led to more babies
Research shows that the US and parts of Europe are facing slumps in birth rates. fro…
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US Border: Risking everything for an American dream
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Demi Lovato says she was raped as a teenager in new documentary
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French glue-trapping of birds not allowed, says EU court
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Airline removes boy, 4, with autism for not wearing Covid mask
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St Patrick's Day: Countries celebrate Ireland's patron saint
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Video captures huge Ontario, California fireworks explosion
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Iceland shaken by more than 50,000 earthquakes in three weeks
BBC Europe correspondent Jean Mackenzie met locals learning to live with the shakes. …
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What we wish we'd known about infertility
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Atlanta shootings: Asian women among eight killed at three spas
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Covid-19 disruptions killed 228,000 children in South Asia, says UN report
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Regent honeyeater: Endangered bird 'has forgotten its song'
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Moderna begins testing its vaccine in babies and young children.
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Australia to send Papua New Guinea vaccines as cases surge
With rising infection rates, Papua New Guinea's fragile healthcare system is under…
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Trump tells Republican supporters to get vaccinated
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French bulldogs close in on Labradors as most popular US dog
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Uighur abuse: MPs criticise companies over China forced labour
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Brazil Sao Paulo health chief urges lockdown as Covid deaths surge
President Bolsonaro and his new health chief are resisting calls for a lockdown despit…
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Syria: The scars left by a school bombing
BBC cameraman Darren Conway has returned to Syria to meet survivors of the Iqra school…
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US-China relations: Beyond the 'Cold War' cliche
A look at the tensions between the superpowers as delegates gather for a meeting in Al…
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LGBT rights: New threat for Poland's 'rainbow families'
A new law aims to close a loophole that is the only remaining way for LGBT people to a…
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China's latest online skinny fad sparks concern
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Sea-cucumber divers off Liberia risk danger to feed a hunger in China
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'The Gospel Truth?' Covid-19 vaccines and the danger of religious misinformation
Many religious leaders are spreading the word that vaccines are safe and effective, bu…
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Should You Be Concerned About Blood Clots, Bleeding and the AZ-Vaccine?
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The 89-year-old dancing in the streets of New York City after vaccination
New Yorker Robert Holzman got his Covid vaccine as soon as he was able so he could get…
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Covid relief bill: How does the new US child tax credit measure up?
The Covid relief bill includes an expanded child tax credit. How does the US compare t…
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Golden Globe awards make diversity pledge after publicists' backlash
The awards' organisers have been criticised for "discriminatory behaviour&quo…
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Michelle Obama voices sympathy for Meghan on race
The former US first lady reacts to Oprah Winfrey's interview with the Duke and Duc…
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Climate change: Jet fuel from waste 'dramatically lowers' emissions
A jet fuel made from food waste has the potential to reduce emissions from flying, sci…
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Yaphet Kotto: James Bond villain and Alien actor dies at 81
The actor played Dr Kananga in Live and Let Die, and was also a crew member in Alien. …
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Rare ancient scroll found in Israel 'Cave of Horror'
The verses are thought to have been written by Jewish rebels hiding in the cave from R…
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Nokia to cut up to 10,000 jobs worldwide
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What is happening with migrant children at the southern US border?
More than 4,200 migrant children are in US custody amid a surge of arrivals to the US-…
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What is this Arctic walrus doing off the Irish coast?
The rare sighting was captured by a local man and his five-year-old daughter in County…
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Dutch head to polls as Covid crisis looms large
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AstraZeneca vaccine: Safety experts to review jab
Eleven European countries have suspended use of the vaccination over concerns about si…
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China's tech giants fall under regulator's pressure
Tencent saw $62bn wiped off its valuation while Alibaba may have to sell some of its m…
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Mozambique insurgency: Militants beheading children, aid agency reports
Save the Children says Islamist militants in Cabo Delgado have killed children as youn…
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Covid-19: Brazil to get fourth health minister since pandemic began
Marcelo Queiroga, a doctor, is to replace Eduardo Pazuello, an army officer with no me…
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North Korea: Kim Jong-un's sister warns US not to 'cause a stink'
Influential figure Kim Yo-jong accuses Washington of trying to "spread the smell …
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Facebook to pay News Corp for content in Australia
The "landmark" deal comes after Australia passed a world-first law targeting…
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France to return Klimt painting sold under duress during Nazi era
A Jewish family was forced to sell Rosiers sous les Arbres after the Nazis annexed Aus…
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South Korean artist highlights gay rights in military
Artist and activist Jeram Kang was sexually harassed while serving in the South Korean…
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Myanmar coup: What protesters can learn from the '1988 generation'
Student activists fight to end a hated military government in Myanmar. 2021? Or 1988? …
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Bitcoin: Fake Elon Musk giveaway scam 'cost man £400,000'
A German man lost 10 Bitcoin to so-called giveaway scammers on Twitter and experts say…
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Pickleball: The racquet sport experiencing a pandemic boom
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How Meghan and Harry interview felt familiar to biracial people
The Meghan Markle and Prince Harry interview felt familiar to many people in multi-rac…
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Yo-Yo Ma: World-famous cellist's impromptu vaccine centre concert
Yo-Yo Ma performs in a waiting room after receiving his second dose of Covid-19 vaccin…
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Beijing sandstorm: City turns orange and transport disrupted
Hundreds of flights are disrupted as the storm sweeps across China's capital city.…
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Apocalyptic skies as Beijing hit by worst sandstorm in a decade
Strong winds blowing in from Mongolia has turned the Chinese capital to be shrouded in…
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Myanmar coup: Military extends martial law after protests
The military extends martial law across more of Yangon following the deadliest day of …
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Pele congratulates Ronaldo for passing goal tally
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Psychedelic therapy could 'reset' depressed brain
A powerful hallucinogen used in shamanic rituals is being trialled as a potential depr…
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Australia March 4 Justice: Thousands march against sexual assault
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Grammys 2021: Five weird and wonderful moments
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Texas beekeeper viral videos saving bee hives
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US remains top arms exporter and grows market share
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Dropping mask mandates, even as vaccinations speed up, is ‘risky business,’ Dr. Fauci warns.
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Covid-19: Netherlands suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine
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Covid-19 pandemic: Trump urged to encourage supporters to get jabs
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Avatar reclaims title as highest-grossing film
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Andrew Cuomo: Biden declines to join calls for Cuomo to resign
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Nagorno-Karabakh: A home regained and a home lost in war
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Tigray crisis: Why Sudan is a ‘second home’ to Ethiopian refugees
More than 60,000 people have fled the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region to seek ref…
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Photos from Australia: Capturing 'flash rips' and 'the edge of the world'
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Discovering WW1 tunnel of death hidden in France for a century
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We asked for your first Covid text messages. These are your stories
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What Macron doesn't get about colonialism
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India's interfaith couples on edge after new law
A Hindu-Muslim couple, who dated secretly for 13 years, are now facing a fresh obstacl…
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'Interest in e-sports will only grow and grow'
The global e-sports sector is expected to see revenues of more than $1bn in 2021. fr…
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Grammys 2021: Burna Boy and Wizkid win at music awards
Burna Boy wins Best Global Music Album, while his fellow Afrobeats star wins Best Musi…
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Merkel's party slumps to defeat in regional polls
The Christian Democrats got a quarter of the vote in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-P…
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Covid-19: Dutch police break up anti-lockdown protest
Police used water cannon and mounted officers to clear anti-government demonstrators i…
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Myanmar: Brutal crackdown continues on protesters
At least 14 protesters were killed on Sunday by security forces in Yangon, local media…
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Indian police arrest two men after assault on Muslim boy at Hindu temple
Two men are questioned over a video of a 14-year-old being beaten for "drinking w…
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Myanmar protests: Protesters killed in bloody Yangon crackdown
More protesters and a police officer are reported dead elsewhere as anti-coup protests…
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Afghanistan investigates ban on girls' singing
The education ministry is probing a Kabul directive banning older girls from singing a…
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Kenya withdraws from ICJ case over Somalia sea border at last minute
Hearings at the world court over the maritime dispute are due to start on Monday. fr…
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Covid-19: Ireland suspends use of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
The minister for health says it is precautionary after reports of serious blood clotti…
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North Korea 'not responding' to US contact efforts
The Biden administration has tried several ways to get in touch with North Korea, offi…
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US immigration: Disaster agency FEMA brought in to help with child migrant surge
US-Mexico border facilities are under pressure amid a rise in the number of unaccompan…
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Bitcoin surges past $60,000 for first time
The volatile cryptocurrency extends its record-breaking run to reach a new high. fro…
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Sri Lanka adoption: The babies who were given away
Thousands of newborns were sold to families in Europe. Decades later, Sri Lankan mothe…
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'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler: American boxing legend dies aged 66
Former undisputed middleweight world champion 'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler dies a…
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Live music is back... behind a New York shop window
Musicians have been able to serenade New Yorkers from the inside of empty shops. fro…
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Sri Lanka adoption: The babies who were given away
Thousands of newborns were sold to families in Europe. Decades later, Sri Lankan mothe…
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The algorithm for the perfect biryani
A new book argues that cooking, at its heart, is chemistry. And algorithms are the key…
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Is fighting a pandemic like fighting a war?
Two Vietnam War veterans on the similarities between the struggle against Covid and fi…
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Myanmar protests: Civilian leader in hiding vows to continue 'revolution'
Mahn Win Khaing Than leads a group of politicians seeking recognition as Myanmar's…
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Saving one of the world’s rarest toads from extinction
The harlequin toad has been successfully bred in captivity for the first time outside …
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Zimbabwe's 16-year-old motocross champion on 'beating the boys'
Tanya Muzinda has taken on the male-dominated world of motocross - becoming her countr…
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Argentina's President Alberto Fernández targeted in vehicle by protesters
Protesters unhappy with government mining plans in the Patagonia region smash the vehi…
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Sarah Everard: How a woman's death sparked a nation's soul-searching
The disappearance and death of a young woman in London prompts anger and calls for cha…
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Breonna Taylor: Protest to mark anniversary of police killing
The young black medic was shot dead when police raided her home in Louisville, Kentuck…
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Russia opposition: Moscow police raid election forum
Officers raided the opposition conference only minutes after it began at a hotel on Sa…
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Ebola Survivor Infected Years Ago May Have Started New Outbreak
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Covid: Jordan's health minister quits over hospital oxygen deaths
The country's health minister has resigned after six Covid patients died due to an…
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Sri Lanka to ban burka and other face coverings
The measure is needed on security grounds, officials say, two years after the Easter S…
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Security forces fire at protesters in Myanmar
Myanmar has "all the hallmarks of a civil war... but only one side is armed"…
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ICYMI: Faceplanting albatross and cat rescues itself
An albatross faceplant, a cat rescuing itself after getting stuck in a tree and other …
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US announcer uses racist slur as basketball players kneel for anthem
Announcer Matt Rowan blamed his "horrible statements" on sugar spikes from h…
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Spanish police seize narco-submarine in Malaga raid
The vessel, able to transport up to two tonnes of drugs, was found in the city of Mala…
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Corinne Masiero: Actress protests naked at 'French Oscars' ceremony
Corinne Masiero sheds a donkey skin and bloodstained dress at a coronavirus dominated …
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Covid: US and allies promise one billion jabs for South East Asia
The leaders of the US, Australia, India and Japan agree to deliver the vaccines by the…
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Hungry, angry and fleeing the horrors of war in northern Mozambique
A BBC team are the first international journalists to reach an area besieged by Islami…
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Tokyo 2020: The elite athletes training at home
Jacuzzi swims and pole vaulting over bins - getting ready for the Olympics and Paralym…
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