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The claim Covid-19 leaked from a Chinese laboratory dates from early in the pandemic. Here's what we know.

Seeking a deeper connection to the world, Angela Maxwell set off to walk it alone. Six years and 20,000 miles later, she brought that connection home.

Naomi Osaka is not speaking to the media at the French Open to protect her mental health - will her move change anything?

The most detailed map of dark matter in the Universe is puzzling physicists.

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Clearview AI has a huge database of three billion images collected from the web.

Decades after white mobs razed an affluent black neighbourhood the search for bodies goes on.

He tied helium balloons to his dog and attempted to "fly" the pet to make a viral video.

China accuses the US of "political manipulation" over investigations into the origins of the pandemic.

British subscription site OnlyFans is failing to prevent underage users from selling and appearing in explicit videos, a BBC investigation has found.

The US author of the best-selling children's classic passed away last Sunday, his family said.

As Western pressure grows, Alexander Lukashenko says his country's critics are "strangling" Belarus.

Now that vaccines are rolling out, some are trumpeting plans to make up for a year of isolation. So, is a hedonistic summer in the offing? Not so fast, say experts.

Anti-smoking groups demand the French government cuts its funding for movies that show tobacco use.

US intelligence is divided on whether the virus came from a Chinese lab or animal-to-human contact.

Switzerland's decision to halt efforts on reaching an over-arching treaty could harm ties with the EU.

Russia has started vaccinating animals with what it says is the world's first animal-specific jab.

President Hassan Rouhani says the energy-consuming activity must be halted for four months.

Your name is often the first piece of information strangers learn about you and it can have a surprising impact on how others perceive you.

It is the first time a company has been legally bound by the Paris climate accord, campaigners say.

Investigators say an emergency brake system had been disabled before the crash, which killed 14.

Tests carried out on a giant tortoise found in 2019 confirm it belongs to a species believed extinct.

The couple had espoused apocalyptic religious beliefs and were already facing other charges.

Bulldozers have razed areas near the pre-Hispanic ruins at Teotihuacán, a World Heritage Site.

In the summer of 1951, Billy Wilder’s Ace in the Hole was released to harsh reviews. But, seventy years on, its deeply cynical satire is more powerful than ever, writes Mark Allison.