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SpaceX moon flight to include DJ, YouTuber and K-pop rapper
Image source, SpaceXA commercial DJ, K-pop rapper, and a space YouTuber are to go on a trip around the Moon, after they were picked by a Japanese billionaire for a private SpaceX flight.Businessman Yusaku Maezawa revealed his crew on Friday after a global search for creative individuals last year.
Children stopped sleeping and eating to play Fornite - lawsuit
A Canadian judge has approved a class-action lawsuit brought by three parents who say their children became addicted to video game Fortnite.The plaintiffs say their children would forgo sleeping, eating and showering because they were hooked on the game.
Sri Lanka's most beautiful train journey
I was woken by the long, forlorn sound of the siren. The brakes hissed and screeched as our train chugged up the hill and pulled into Radella, a station along one of the most beautiful train journeys in the world: the Colombo to Badulla railway.
EuroMillions jackpot: Syndicate of 165 Belgians wins €143m
The residents from Olmen, in the Antwerp province, paid equally into a pot to buy tickets at their local newsagent. Each of them won about €868,000 (£748,000), according to the Belgian National Lottery.
Ireland to return mummified remains and sarcophagus to Egypt
Mummified human remains and a sarcophagus are among the ancient objects that an Irish university says it plans to repatriate to Egypt. All of the artefacts being returned by the University College Cork (UCC) date from between 100AD and 975BC.
Elon Musk turns Twitter into 'hotel' for staff
The BBC has been given photos of Twitter office space that has been converted into bedrooms, which San Francisco authorities are probing as a possible building code violation. One image shows a room with a double bed, including a wardrobe and slippers.
Should countries try to do everything themselves?
Would it be better if a country simply produced everything it needed within its own borders rather than importing things from abroad? Would that make the country more secure, perhaps richer?
Putin: Nuclear risk is rising, but we are not mad
Vladimir Putin has said the threat of a nuclear war was rising, but insisted Russia had not "gone mad" and would not use its nuclear weapons first. The Russian president insisted that his country would only use weapons of mass destruction in response to an attack.
Oldest DNA reveals two-million-year-old lost world
The most ancient DNA ever sequenced reveals what the Arctic looked like two million years ago when it was warmer. Today the area in North Greenland is a polar desert, but the genetic material, extracted from soil, has uncovered a rich array of plants and animals.
Samuel Bateman: Polygamous cult leader had 20 wives, FBI says
Samuel Rappylee Bateman claimed it was God's will for him to engage in sexual acts with his wives, the FBI said.
Reichsbürger: German 'crackpot' movement turns radical and dangerous
The Reichsbürger were, for years, a source of national derision, dismissed as crackpots. But they're increasingly a source of concern for the security services who say they're becoming more radical and more dangerous.
Spain: 'Migrants' flee plane after emergency Barcelona landing
Image source, Getty ImagesBBC NewsA group of 28 people have escaped from a plane after it made an emergency landing in Barcelona's El Prat airport in Spain, officials say.The emergency was caused by a pregnant woman on board the Morocco-Turkey flight faking labour, they added.
New chatbot has everyone talking to it
ChatGPT was publicly released on Wednesday by OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research firm whose founders included Elon Musk. But the company warns it can produce problematic answers and exhibit biased behaviour.
Trump Organization found guilty of tax crimes after New York trial
Former US President Donald Trump's family real estate company has been found guilty of tax crimes. The Trump Organization was convicted on all counts on Tuesday after two days of jury deliberations in New York.
The Horror of the Slaver Ant
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Indonesia passes criminal code banning sex outside marriage
Indonesia's parliament has approved a new criminal code that bans anyone in the country from having extramarital sex and restricts political freedoms. Sex outside marriage will carry a jail term of up to a year under the new laws, which take effect in three years.
Why Do Spinning Liquids Make Great Telescopes?
Why Liquid Mirrors Make Great Telescopes
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Uncertainty over Iran’s morality police after official's 'disbanded' remarks
There is uncertainty over the status of Iran's morality police, which enforces its dress code, after a senior official suggested that it had been disbanded.
South African worshippers swept away in Jukskei river flash flood
Two people have died in South Africa and 15 others are missing after a flash flood in a river swept away worshippers taking part in a church ceremony. Some of the more than 30 congregants were standing on rocks in the river on Saturday when a torrent of water surged through, an eyewitness said.
Bright-eyed tree frog wins ecology photo prize
Image source, Roberto Garcia Roa /British Ecological SocietyA striking portrait of a Helena's tree frog peering through the night has won the British Ecological Society's annual photography competition.
Indonesia set to punish sex before marriage with jail time
Indonesia's parliament is expected to pass a new criminal law this month that will punish sex outside marriage with imprisonment of up to a year. Bambang Wuryanto, a politician involved in the draft, said the code could be passed as early as next week.
Explaining the SECRET of Penrose Patterns
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Debate world champion explains how to argue | Bo Seo
Bo Seo, Harvard’s former debate coach, explains a good argument.
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The polar dinosaurs revealing ancient secrets
It was the middle of winter under a moody Alaskan sky. On one side stretched the flat expanse of the Colville River. On the other, a soaring cliff face of frozen pewter-grey rock, backing onto hundreds of miles of desolate tundra.
San Francisco to allow police 'killer robots'
San Francisco's ruling Board of Supervisors has voted to let the city's police use robots that can kill. The measure permits police to deploy robots equipped with explosives in extreme circumstances.