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Do you know where plastic waste in the oceans is coming from?
The Ocean Cleanup suggests plastic pollution comes from more rivers in the world than…
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Grammy Awards scrap controversial voting committees
The anonymous committees had been accused of a lack of transparency and inclusivity i…
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India's over-18s vaccination to start
The drive has begun to lag at a time when a second deadly wave is devastating the cou…
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Covid: Australians could face jail or fines if they return from India
Australia makes it temporarily illegal to return from India, which is being ravaged b…
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Florida plans to fine social media for banning politicians
The Florida bill proposes fines up to $250,000 per day for companies which violate th…
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Singapore: What's it like in the best place to live during Covid?
As the pandemic continues to devastate, one Asian island has emerged as the best plac…
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Covid: Pakistan fears 'Impending doom' threatens Pakistan
A slow vaccine roll out, no lockdown and large gatherings are concerning doctors in P…
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How a Nigerian mother fought to hold on to her child in Italy
A Nigerian woman in Italy nearly lost her son as the authorities questioned her paren…
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Alaska's first CSI takes on blood and burglaries in sub-zero weather
Shasta Pomeroy isn't only the first Fairbanks crime scene investigator, she's…
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India's Covid vaccine shortage: The desperate wait gets longer
India is facing a severe shortage of vaccines amid a relentless second Covid wave. Ho…
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France-Algeria relations: The lingering fallout from nuclear tests in the Sahara
France says the tests were carried out in uninhabited areas but local residents beg t…
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Florida plans to fine social media for banning politicians
The Florida bill proposes fines up to $250,000 per day for companies which violate th…
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Social media boycott: Football clubs, players & sporting bodies begin protest
Football clubs, players and sporting bodies begin a four-day boycott of social media …
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Ransomware victims urged to go to police
Using malicious software gangs encrypt an organisation's data and then demand mon…
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Israel crush: 'People were screaming that they couldn't breathe'
The true horror of the crush that killed dozens of Orthodox Jews in Israel is becomin…
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Venezuela celebrates as 'doctor of the poor' beatified
José Gregorio Hernández treated the poor in the country during the Spanish flu pandem…
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Martha Koome: How Kenya's female justice overcame the odds
Despite a difficult childhood, Martha Koome looks set to become Kenya's first fem…
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Man arrested for faking Covid-19 check-in QR codes
When members of the public attempted to sign in, they were directed to an anti-vaccin…
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Israel crush: Netanyahu vows to investigate 'terrible disaster'
Benjamin Netanyahu visits the scene of a crush at a religious festival that left doze…
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Bronze Age treasure found in Swedish forest by mapmaker
A man stumbled on ancient jewellery while surveying a forest for his orienteering clu…
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Robotic arm harvests apples and other technology news
LJ Rich looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week. via BBC News …
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Apple charged over 'anti-competitive' app polices
The tech giant faces huge fine and may be forced to make changes to the App Store. Ap…
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Petition urges US First Lady Jill Biden to restore White House garden to 'former glory'
Thousands join a call for US First Lady Jill Biden to restore the garden to its "…
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Apple charged over 'anti-competitive' app polices
The tech giant faces huge fine and may be forced to make changes to the App Store. v…
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Tech Tent: Apple’s ad-tracking bombshell
The programme examines the impact of Apple's new operating system on the ad indus…
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Israel crush: Witnesses tell of people 'thrown up in the air'
Those at the Lag B'Omer festival, where dozens died, say they were "swept al…
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These people aren't real but could help tackle bias in tech
How technology that generates fake faces is helping to tackle bias in facial recognit…
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These people aren't real but could help tackle bias in tech
How technology that generates fake faces is helping to tackle bias in facial recognit…
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Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan violence: Deadly clash amid water dispute
Thousands of people are evacuated following some of the worst border fighting in year…
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Amazon hopes pandemic habits stick after profits triple
The tech giant may be entering a "golden age" as the pandemic boosts its ra…
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Israel stampede: Chaotic scenes as dozens dead at religious festival
Dozens have been killed and many wounded after a stampede at an Israeli religious fes…
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The ransomware surge ruining lives
A coalition is calling for action from governments as victims describe crippling cybe…
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India Covid: Delhi seeks more cremation space as deaths rise
Police in India's capital ask for more cremation sites as a fatal second wave swe…
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Ghislaine Maxwell: Lawyers release photo that shows bruised face
Lawyers release a photo of the British socialite with what looks like bruising under …
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Israel stampede: Dozens killed in crush at religious festival
Emergency services confirm dozens have been killed and many more wounded in north-eas…
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German ex-footballer Christoph Metzelder guilty over child porn images
The defender who played for the national team gets a 10-month suspended prison senten…
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Man fined $12m for police station arson during George Floyd protests
Dylan Robinson will also serve four years in prison for his role in the Minneapolis r…
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Sumo wrestler dies one month after concussion
Hibikiryu's death has sparked a discussion around the treatment of sumo wrestlers…
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Tim Cook warns of Apple product shortages
A global shortage of computer chips is threatening to eat into the technology giant&#…
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'Pregnant Egyptian mummy' revealed by scientists
Experts believe the woman was aged between 20 and 30 when she died with her unborn ch…
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Gaunt Navalny in court after 24-day hunger strike
President Putin's arch-critic appears after a hunger strike, as his team say they…
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India Covid crisis: US tells citizens to leave the country
The US has issued a "do not travel" advisory as India battles a devastating…
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App used by emergency services under scrutiny
What3Words is used by 100 emergency services but one security researcher has found po…
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Judge declines to dismiss Amazon's Trump allegation
The tech giant claims the former President used his influence to award Microsoft a de…
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Checkers: Furore over Russian draughts player's flag removal
Poland apologises but says it had to remove a Russian draughts player's flag mid-…
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Rapper Kodak Black pleads guilty to assault and battery
It relates to an incident with a high school student after a show in South Carolina i…
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Colombians take to the streets to oppose tax reform
Tens of thousands march in protest against a tax reform which they say will leave the…
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Confusion over use of NHS App as Covid passport
The NHS App cannot "imminently" be used as a Covid passport, the BBC has le…
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Italy theft: Two suspects die in jewellery shop robbery
The owner opened fire after armed thieves broke into his shop on Wednesday, Italian m…
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El Risitas: Man behind 'Spanish laughing guy' meme dies
Spanish comedian Juan Joya Borja, known as The Giggles, was famous for his infectious…
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