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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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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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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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The tragedy of art’s greatest supermodel - BBC Culture

The extraordinary story of the legendary beauty Lizzie Siddal is both surprising and tragic, and led to a strange myth that persists today. Lucinda Hawksley explores her legacy.

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Will coronavirus change Germans’ love of cash? - BBC Worklife

‘Cash is king’ has long been the motto of German consumers and small business owners – Covid-19 is bringing rapid change.

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Why time seems to be going faster while we are in lockdown - BBC Future

To some, our days in lockdown seem to be slipping past faster than usual. But why?

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Tiger seized in Mexico after man tried to lasso it - BBC News

Animal welfare officials intervened after a video emerged showing men chasing the tiger in the streets.

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Nasa SpaceX launch: Astronauts get to work ahead of historic flight - BBC N

Nasa's Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are a week away from their flight to the space station.

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Sir Richard Branson: Virgin Orbit hopes for rocket flight this weekend - BB

UK businessman Sir Richard Branson is looking to Saturday to debut one of his new space systems.

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Coronavirus: Tinder boss says 'dramatic' changes to dating - BBC News

Elie Seidman discusses the impact of coronavirus and how his dating app will react.

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Get ready for the 'holy grail' of computer graphics - BBC News

Ray tracing produces stunning lighting effects but has been too complex for computers, until now.

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BBC - Travel - A mysterious US desert civilisation

One thousand years ago, the Chacoans thrived in a scorching-hot desert. Their remarkably intact buildings reveal a lot about their culture – but now these structures are endangered.

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China security law 'could be end of Hong Kong' - BBC News

Pro-democracy activists fear Beijing pushing through a new law could be "the end of Hong Kong".

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Nature: Bumblebees' 'clever trick' fools plants into flowering - BBC News

Scientists discover a new behaviour among bumblebees that tricks plants into flowering early.

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Germany: Ex-SS guard tells Stutthof murder trial 'I want to forget' - BBC N

Bruno Dey was a Nazi death camp guard and is accused of assisting in mass murder.

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