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Megadrought in Southwest US worst in a millennium - BBC News

A study has found that the American West has not seen such drought since the time of Charlemagne.

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Families of Sandy Hook victims settle with Remington - BBC News

The $73m settlement marks the first time a US gun manufacturer has faced liability for a mass shooting.

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Sudanese boy rescued after eight hours trapped in rubbish lorry - BBC News

The 10-year-old refuse worker in Sudan became trapped in the truck's crushing mechanism.

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Dozens more graves found at former residential school sites - BBC News

Indigenous-led investigations have discovered more than 1,100 unmarked graves in recent months.

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Hypochondriacs: Why it's not always just in the mind - BBC Future

For some people, the act of just testing whether they have an illness can make them feel worse. Covid may have made it worse.

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Natural History Museum confirms stick insect is male and female - BBC News

Charlie the pet stick insect is revealed to be both male and female after moulting.

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Paislee Shultis: US girl missing since 2019 found alive in secret room - BB

Police have charged three people over Paislee Shultis' disappearance in Saugerties, New York state.

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Telegram: Where women's nudes are shared without consent - BBC News

A BBC investigation has found that women’s intimate photos are being shared in large groups on Telegram.

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Swimmer dies in first fatal shark attack in Sydney since 1963 - BBC News

A swimmer sustained "catastrophic injuries" in Wednesday's attack, Australian officials say.

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Google moves to make Android apps more private - BBC News

No details are available but it says it will not be using the same approach as Apple.

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Prince Andrew's statement seems to contradict answers he gave me - Emily Ma

The BBC Newsnight presenter compares Prince Andrew's latest statement with the defence he offered in their 2019 interview.

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One-word gaffe invalidates thousands of US baptisms - BBC News

Some Church members come to the defence of a Catholic priest in Arizona after he resigns.

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HIV: First woman in world believed to be cured of virus - BBC News

The US patient tested negative for the virus after receiving an innovative blood transplant being used to treat her leukaemia.

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'I lost my dad to prostate cancer, don't lose yours' - BBC News

Danielle Ray's father died aged 63 and more than 14,000 UK men are thought to be undiagnosed.

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Is The Wave Function The Building Block of Reality? - YouTube

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Simon Nellist: Sydney shark victim named locally as British man - BBC News

Simon Nellist died in the city's first fatal shark attack in almost 60 years, a friend says.

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xkcd: Data Trap

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Why is an abuser still working as a priest? - BBC News

The BBC has uncovered how a culture of complicity and denial conceals the true scale of clerical sex abuse in Italy.

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The man rethinking the definition of reality - BBC Future

Across his career, the philosopher David Chalmers has challenged what we hold to be true about consciousness and the mind. Now he is questioning reality itself.

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Climate change: Covid shutdown linked to record rainfall in China - BBC New

An abrupt drop in emissions due to the pandemic played a key role in record rainfall in China in 2020.

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Bionic eyes: Obsolete tech leaves patients in the dark - BBC News

The retinal-implant manufacturer has shifted its focus, leaving users with little or no support.

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Mali conflict: Macron announces troops to leave after nine years - BBC News

France says growing hostility from Mali's new military junta forced the withdrawal

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Do crime apps and viral videos stop bystanders from helping? - BBC News

Popular use of mobile phone cameras and apps fans fears of a digitally charged "bystander effect".

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False flags: What are they and when have they been used? - BBC News

Nato allies suspect that Russia will use a false flag attack as a pretext to invade Ukraine

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Mexican army moves in on drug lord's home town - BBC News

Landmines planted by rival gangs in the area killed one and injured others in recent weeks.

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