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Michael Cohen's Trump book: The ex-lawyer's key claims - BBC News

The White House insists the "tell-all" book by the president's former lawyer is full of lies.

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The remarkable ways animals understand numbers - BBC Future

Humans as a species are adept at using numbers, but our mathematical ability is something we share with a surprising array of other creatures.

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Can artificial intelligence create a decent dinner? - BBC News

By checking what's in your fridge artificial intelligence can create new recipes, but do they work?

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Amazon's murky world of one-star reviews - BBC News

Companies are trying to manipulate online feedback - and one-star reviews have become the latest weapon.

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The Multiplicative Power of Masks

Even partly-effective masks can stop the spread of COVID-19, so long as enough people wear them.

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Sudan floods: Nile water level threatens ancient pyramids - BBC News

The record-breaking Nile level could inundate precious relics as the country is hit by heavy rains.

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California wildfires: Hikers rescued as blazes rage - BBC News

Crews struggled to reach dozens of trapped people amid an unprecedented wave of fires in the state.

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Vera Rubin: Super telescope's giant camera spies broccoli - BBC News

The camera detector for the Vera Rubin Observatory takes its first test images in the laboratory.

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Missing Yorkshire Dales walker turns up at press conference - BBC News

Harry Harvey spent three nights wild camping after getting lost in the Yorkshire Dales on Saturday.

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(30) Comics that ask "what if?" | Randall Munroe - YouTube

Web cartoonist Randall Munroe answers simple what-if questions ("what if you hit a baseball moving at the speed of light?") using math, physics, logic and de...

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The weird space that lies outside our Solar System - BBC Future

The mysterious dark vacuum of interstellar space is finally being revealed by two intrepid spacecraft that have become the first human-made objects to leave our Solar System.

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How George Michael transformed pop - BBC Culture

Thirty years ago, the star released the commercially disappointing Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1. Now, it is rightly recognised as a groundbreaking masterpiece, writes Nick Levine.

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Moria migrants: Fire destroys Greece's camp on Lesbos - BBC News

The facility on the Greek island of Lesbos, designed for fewer than 3,000 people, has been destroyed.

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(31) Why Masks Work BETTER Than You'd Think - YouTube

Thanks to the Heising-Simons foundation for their support: https://www.hsfoundation.org (their COVID-19 grants: https://www.hsfoundation.org/grants/covid-19-...

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Autistic teenager in Utah shot by police after mother calls for help - BBC

Golda Barton called Salt Lake City police to help with her 13-year-old son's mental health crisis.

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Why humans and animals rely on social touch - BBC Future

From monkeys to humans, grooming is an important way to win favours and earn social standing. For babies, it can also be the difference between life and death.

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India in shock over 86-year-old grandmother's rape - BBC News

Police have arrested a man in his 30s for the rape and assault of the woman in Delhi.

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The School of Athens: A detail hidden in a masterpiece - BBC Culture

An ink pot lost in the crowded fresco The School of Athens could reveal what Raphael hoped to achieve, writes Kelly Grovier.

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Wildlife in 'catastrophic decline' due to human destruction, scientists war

Conservation group WWF says global wildlife populations have shrunk by two-thirds since 1970.

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Trump deliberately played down virus, Woodward book says - BBC News

President Trump told reporter Bob Woodward he knew Covid-19 was deadly but wanted to avoid a panic.

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How The Crown has changed the world’s view of the Royals - BBC Culture

The British monarchy may not have made any public statement on the Netflix saga, but, as a third series launches, it has affected how they are perceived, writes Sarah Hughes.

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Sex, porod, smrt, ego. Nadia Rovderová vystavuje fotky, na kterých zachytil

Osobní a konkrétní témata fotí Nadia Rovderová tak, že z nich často zbyde jenom barevný pocit. Jak taková zvětšená emoce vypadá, to mohou vidět až do letošního listopadu návštěvníci pražského DOXu, kde má Rovderová výstavu pojmenovanou Fotofatal 1999 – 2020. Do Vizitky ji pozvala Markéta Kaňková.

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The benefits of note-taking by hand - BBC Worklife

Computers and phones have become the go-to note-taking method for many. But your brain benefits from an old-fashioned pen and paper.

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Snowden criticises Amazon for hiring former NSA boss - BBC News

The tech giant is facing criticism over its appointment of a former NSA director.

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Amazon tribes: Brazilian official killed by arrow near indigenous group - B

Rieli Franciscato, who worked to protect tribes, was hit in the chest near an indigenous site in Brazil.

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