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Checkers: Furore over Russian draughts player's flag removal - BBC News
Poland apologises but says it had to remove a Russian draughts player's flag mid-game.
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'Pregnant Egyptian mummy' revealed by scientists - BBC News
Experts believe the woman was aged between 20 and 30 when she died with her unborn child.
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Why the proposed US ban on menthol cigarettes is controversial - BBC News
Anti-tobacco groups say the industry has hurt black people. Opponents say a ban hurts just as badly.
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The ransomware surge ruining lives - BBC News
A coalition is calling for action from governments as victims describe crippling cyber-attacks.
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Covid-19’s far-reaching effect on a turtle sanctuary - BBC Future
Apo Island in the Philippines once depended on tourism to help its efforts to save rare local turtles. So what happened when the pandemic brought tourism to a standstill?
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Xueli Abbing: The abandoned baby who became a Vogue model - BBC News
The 16-year-old's albinism led to her being abandoned as a baby but she is now a successful model.
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New York City police scrap 'creepy' robotic dogs - BBC News
This comes after a public outrage over the deployment of the remote-controlled device.
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Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan violence: Deadly clash amid water dispute - BBC News
Thousands of people are evacuated following some of the worst border fighting in years.
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Bronze Age treasure found in Swedish forest by mapmaker - BBC News
A man stumbled on ancient jewellery while surveying a forest for his orienteering club.
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The Cornish hut that gave rise to sea level benchmark - BBC News
The building was used to determine mean sea level and, from that, heights across the UK.
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Wood burners: Sale of coal and wet wood restricted in England - BBC News
Owners of wood burners and open fires will need to burn cleaner alternatives as new rules come into force.
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Elliot Page on Oprah Winfrey: Transition surgery 'life-saving' - BBC News
The actor tells Oprah Winfrey transitioning made him "feel comfortable in my body for the first time".
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Zoë Roth sells 'Disaster Girl' meme as NFT for $500,000 - BBC News
Zoë Roth, 21, will use the money from the sale of a 2005 image of her to pay her student loan.
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Why is this the 'most instagrammable' bird? - BBC News
How a study designated the rare, odd-looking frogmouth the most instagrammable of avian species.
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Then and now: When silence descended over Victoria Falls - BBC News
Victoria Falls is one of the natural wonders of the world, yet in 2019, it fell silent.
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Singapore: What's it like in the best place to live during Covid? - BBC New
As the pandemic continues to devastate, one Asian island has emerged as the best place to ride it out.
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'More and more people don't want a traditional burial' - BBC News
With cremations on the rise, firms now offer such things as turning your ashes into artificial reef formations or human compost.
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Bill and Melinda Gates divorce after 27 years of marriage - BBC News
The billionaire couple, who jointly run a charity organisation, say they can no longer "grow together".
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EU unveils plans for overseas tourists to return - BBC News
The proposals will allow fully vaccinated non-EU travellers to enter for non-essential purposes.
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Rome Colosseum: Italy unveils plan for new floor with gladiator’s view - BB
Work on a wooden, retractable floor at the Roman landmark is expected to be finished by 2023.
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Gender recognition certificate cost cut to £5 - BBC News
Ministers pledged in September to slash the application fee after deciding against wider reforms.
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Why aren't antiviral drugs as effective as antibiotics? - BBC Future
Viruses are much more varied, rapidly evolving and hard to access than bacteria – so scientists searching for drug-based treatments have their work cut out.
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Food giants respond to worries over packaging - BBC News
The phasing out of single-use plastics gathers pace with big companies adopting alternatives.
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Belgian farmer accidentally moves French border - BBC News
The farmer moved a two-century-old border stone into French territory as it was blocking his tractor.
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Shark attack survivor wins right to keep tooth left in surfboard - BBC News
Surfer Chris Bowes lost his leg but authorities return a tooth the shark left wedged in his board.
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