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Gilgamesh tablet: Bid to confiscate artefact from Museum of the Bible - BBC

Prosecutors probe the provenance of the artefact, bought by crafts retailer Hobby Lobby for $1.67m.

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Man sentenced to death in Singapore via Zoom - BBC News

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced the city to postpone all but 'essential' court cases.

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Man makes money buying his own pizza on DoorDash app - BBC News

The owner of a pizza restaurant discovered the app was selling his food cheaper than he was but still paying him full price.

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Auschwitz: Hidden objects found at concentration camp - BBC News

Renovators at the Nazi concentration camp complex found the hidden items in a chimney in Block 17.

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Roe v Wade: Woman behind US abortion ruling was paid to recant - BBC News

Norma McCorvey, better known as Jane Roe, says she took money from evangelicals to condemn abortion.

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How flashing lights could treat Alzheimer’s disease - BBC Future

Could a potential new treatment for the most common form of dementia be delivered by simply watching television?

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Johnson & Johnson to stop selling baby powder in US - BBC News

Johnson and Johnson is to stop US sales of the talc in the face of lawsuits claiming it causes cancer.

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Why you might be missing your commute - BBC Worklife

Nobody likes commuting – but with many of us now working at home, are we realising that the journey to and from the office served a useful psychological purpose?

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Climate change: Scientists fear car surge will see CO2 rebound - BBC News

An analysis shows a huge daily CO2 drop, but a return to car travel may see emissions rebound.

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Australian man fined for rescuing whale from sea nets - BBC News

After rescuers failed to arrive, the man launched his own rescue, driving his boat out to the whale.

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Pakistan: Man who kissed murdered girls in video arrested - BBC News

Police in Pakistan also detained two others believed to be involved in the teenagers' killings.

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Megaraptor: Fossils of 10m-long dinosaur found in Argentina - BBC News

Palaeontologists say the remains date back 70 million years, close to the end of the dinosaurs.

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China abductions: Parents find son snatched in hotel 32 years ago - BBC New

Li Jingzhi quit her job to search China for her son, Mao Yin, who went missing in 1988.

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The men who Leonardo da Vinci loved - BBC Culture

Leonardo is the world’s most famous artist. But a new opera is shining fresh light on his private passions – by depicting his intense relationships with two of his assistants.

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Can beauty pageants ever be empowering? - BBC Culture

New movie Misbehaviour explores the infamous 1970 Miss World event from two perspectives. It’s the latest film to take a nuanced approach to such contests, writes Hanna Flint.

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Mapping the Multiverse - YouTube

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Dark web scammers exploit Covid-19 fear and doubt - BBC News

From miracle cures to co-ordinated hacking the dark web is a hive of coronavirus scamming.

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The world's most accessible stress reliever - BBC Future

Whether you have the voice of a songbird or sound like some ball-bearings in a blender, singing can have some remarkably positive effects.

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Coronavirus: Trump says he is taking unproven drug hydroxychloroquine - BBC

The president claims hydroxychloroquine is harmless but regulators warn it may cause heart problems.

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xkcd: Mount St. Helens

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Coronavirus: Delirium 'may be common' in Covid seriously ill - BBC News

Long stays in intensive care and being ventilated could increase the risk, researchers say.

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You want efficient application scaling? Go serverless! - Stack Overflow Blo

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Leah Cordice: Windsor babysitter who had boy's baby is detained - BBC News

Leah Cordice, 20, was found guilty by a jury of engaging in sexual activity with a child.

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BBC - Travel - Campione d’Italia: An Italian town surrounded by Switzerland

Residents of Campione d’Italia are used to their quirky status, which stretches back more than a millennium. However, the future of this Italian corner of Switzerland is in doubt.

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Coronavirus: WHO 'let pandemic spin out of control', says US - BBC News

The remarks come as his health secretary accuses the body of letting the pandemic spin "out of control".

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