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BBC - Travel - The glitzy European city going green

Monaco is often associated with glamour and excess, yet this corner of the Cote d’Azur is emerging as a leader in sustainable, responsible tourism.

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Taal: The 'very small but dangerous volcano' - BBC News

Taal is a small volcano but it is complex and unpredictable which makes it a big risk, say experts.

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Cookies crumbling as Google phases them out - BBC News

A study suggests that cookie consent forms are flouting the EU's tough data laws.

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What the earliest life on Earth looked like - BBC Future

When complex life emerged on the ancient Earth, it looked like nothing we would recognise today.

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How the Japanese are putting an end to extreme work weeks - BBC Worklife

Employees in the country whose brutal office culture has led to several deaths are beginning to rethink the tradition.

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Russia's Putin seeks to stimulate birth rate - BBC News

Russia's president announces a series of measures including benefit payments for new mothers.

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Why Japan is so successful at returning lost property - BBC Future

Cultural norms, complex religious influences and friendly police officers make losing something no big deal. But does this tell the whole story about Japan’s relationship with honesty?

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Prohibition: US activists fight for temperance 100 years on - BBC News

US Prohibition was launched on 17 January 1920. A hundred years later, some activists won't give up.

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Panama: Seven people found dead after suspected exorcism - BBC News

The victims include a 32-year-old pregnant woman and five of her children, aged one to 11.

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What happens if you have no word for 'dinosaur' - BBC Future

English is the world’s dominant scientific language, yet it has no word for the distinctive smell of cockroaches. What happens though, if you have no words for basic scientific terms?

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BBC - Travel - Russia’s mysterious ‘City of the Dead’

Just outside the remote Russian village of Dargavs, a medieval necropolis holds the remains of more than 10,000 people.

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Utah condom campaign halted over racy packaging - BBC News

The US state was to distribute 100,000 condoms for free as part of an HIV-prevention campaign.

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Harry and Meghan: How people split time between two countries - BBC News

Four people share their experiences - good and bad - of having two homes thousands of miles apart.

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Fake drugs: How bad is Africa’s counterfeit medicine problem? - BBC News

Seven African countries are meeting in Togo to tackle the issue of fake drugs.

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Chinese birth rate falls to lowest in seven decades - BBC News

At the same time, China's population hit 1.4 billion in 2019 - but the gender imbalance remains.

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Can Microsoft's 'moonshot' carbon goal succeed? - BBC News

The tech giant admits its "carbon negative" goal is ambitious.

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Why do humans hate poo so much? - BBC Future

There’s no denying it, we can’t stand excrement. But why? To find out, we need to see which animals share our disgust, and which ones do the exact opposite.

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Davos 2020: What is the World Economic Forum and is it elitist? - BBC News

The rich and powerful will gather in Davos this week, but claims of elitism still dog the event.

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Meet Sophia, World's First AI Humanoid Robot | Tony Robbins - YouTube

Technology affects every area of our lives and businesses. You can ignore it, resist it and let it become your downfall. Or you can learn how to use technolo...

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Human impact on nature 'dates back millions of years' - BBC News

The impact of humans on nature may have been far greater and longer-lasting than we thought, say scientists.

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Acclaimed scientist gets brain surgery for alcohol addiction - BBC News

Microbiologist Frank Plummer say he's found relief from alcohol abuse disorder after the procedure.

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When sexual abuse was called seduction: France confronts its past - BBC New

Vanessa Springora has given an account of the traumatic effects of her relationship with a writer.

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SpaceX completes emergency crew escape manoeuvre - BBC News

The US company demonstrates how it would rescue astronauts during a failing rocket launch.

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What if the Universe has no end? - BBC Future

The Big Bang is widely accepted as being the beginning of everything we see around us, but other theories that are gathering support among scientists are suggesting otherwise.

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Immune discovery 'may treat all cancer' - BBC News

Research is at an early stage but scientists said it had huge potential for destroying cancers.

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