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Netherlands to buy Rembrandt Standard Bearer self-portrait - BBC News

The Dutch government puts aside €150m for the 1636 work, currently owned by the Rothschild family.

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Gilgamesh Dream Tablet: Iraq puts looted artefact on display - BBC News

The 3,500-year-old clay tablet was stolen three decades ago and ended up at a museum in the US.

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Why climate lawsuits are surging - BBC Future

Activists are increasingly suing governments and companies to take action against climate change – and winning. Could this be a turning point?

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...And We'll Do it Again - YouTube

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Afghanistan: Girls' despair as Taliban confirms secondary school ban - BBC

The BBC hears about the ban's harmful impact from teachers and students in 13 Afghan provinces.

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Bitcoin 'founder' to keep 1m Bitcoin cache - BBC News

A jury decided Craig Wright, who says he created the cryptocurrency, can retain bitcoin worth billions of dollars.

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Ariel: Contract signed to build European planet telescope - BBC News

Airbus will lead the construction of the Ariel observatory which will study 1,000 distant worlds.

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Super-rich increase their share of world's income - BBC News

A major report on wealth and inequality says 2020 saw the steepest rise in billionaires' wealth on record.

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Emmett Till: US closes investigation without charges - BBC News

The justice department says there is "insufficient evidence" to back a writer's claim a witness lied.

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Afghanistan: Foreign Office chaotic during Kabul evacuation - whistleblower

Thousands of pleas for help went unread and the foreign secretary lacked urgency, an ex-official says.

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US boss fires 900 employees over Zoom - BBC News

"Last time I did this I cried," said the head of the online mortgage lender laying off 15% of his staff.

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(109) Why Water Boils In Tall Cups - YouTube

Get your Mel Science Kits here: https://melscience.com/s1xI show you how high you can lift water up in a tube with one end open to the atmosphere. Here is th...

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Why Germans celebrate school with a cardboard cone - BBC Future

Through wars and natural disasters, German parents have given their children sweet-filled cones to celebrate the start of school – and pass on a surprisingly powerful message.

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Sigiriya: Sri Lanka's ancient water gardens - BBC Travel

A complex masterpiece of irrigation engineering design, Sigiriya's artfully designed water gardens required structural planning way ahead of its time.

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Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar court sentences ousted leader to four years jail

The ex-leader of Myanmar, who faces a total of 11 charges, is sentenced to two years in prison.

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French climber handed Mont Blanc gems after 2013 find - BBC News

The stones are believed to be from an Air India plane which crashed into the mountain in 1966.

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'Rock star' pandas - not exactly a love story - BBC News

They arrived like rock stars 12 years ago and their love life was the source of endless speculation.

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India Nagaland: Security forces kill 13 civilians amid ambush blunder - BBC

Home Minister Amit Shah expresses "anguish" after troops fire on miners in the country's north-east.

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Pacific Ocean garbage patch is immense plastic habitat - BBC News

Researchers discover coastal species living on debris miles from their natural surroundings.

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MH370: Could missing Malaysian Airlines plane finally be found? - BBC News

A British engineer believes he may help solve one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.

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When Jesus is used to steal from his flock - BBC News

William Neil "Doc" Gallagher used Christian radio to defraud religious pensioners out of millions.

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Italian man tries to dodge Covid jab using fake arm - BBC News

The man is so keen to get a vaccine pass he turns up with a plastic arm, but doctors aren't fooled.

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How to spot the software that could be spying on you - BBC News

Software used to spy on someone via their phone is a growing threat and common in domestic abuse cases.

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Covid: First data points to Omicron re-infection risk - BBC News

Scientists in South Africa have identified a spike in the numbers catching Covid again.

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