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Pétrus wine aged in space up for sale at Christie's - BBC News

Christie's predicts the bottle of Pétrus 2000 that orbited the earth could sell for $1m (£720,000).

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Doctors investigate mystery brain disease in Canada - BBC News

Dozens of people in New Brunswick are showing symptoms of the devastating new condition.

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UK supermarkets warn Brazil over Amazon land bill - BBC News

Almost 40 UK companies say proposed laws could accelerate deforestation in the Amazon region.

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Trump launches new 'communications' platform - BBC News

The former president releases a new website after his social media ban earlier this year.

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Napoleon's incendiary legacy divides France 200 years on - BBC News

Dictatorship and slavery taint the Napoleonic reforms that shaped modern France.

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Norwich peregrine falcons caught in battle with red kite - BBC News

The peregrines distract and dive-bomb the kite to protect their chicks in their cathedral nest.

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Covid cases at Everest base camp raise fears of serious outbreak - BBC News

Climbers say a growing number of people have tested positive, despite government denials.

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'Oumuamua Is Not Aliens - YouTube

To learn to think like a scientist check out http://Brilliant.org/SpaceTime PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go t...

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Belgian farmer accidentally moves French border - BBC News

The farmer moved a two-century-old border stone into French territory as it was blocking his tractor.

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Shark attack survivor wins right to keep tooth left in surfboard - BBC News

Surfer Chris Bowes lost his leg but authorities return a tooth the shark left wedged in his board.

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Mexico apologises to Mayan people for historic abuses - BBC News

The country's president apologises for abuses committed in the five centuries since Spain's conquest.

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Gender recognition certificate cost cut to £5 - BBC News

Ministers pledged in September to slash the application fee after deciding against wider reforms.

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Why aren't antiviral drugs as effective as antibiotics? - BBC Future

Viruses are much more varied, rapidly evolving and hard to access than bacteria – so scientists searching for drug-based treatments have their work cut out.

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Food giants respond to worries over packaging - BBC News

The phasing out of single-use plastics gathers pace with big companies adopting alternatives.

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'More and more people don't want a traditional burial' - BBC News

With cremations on the rise, firms now offer such things as turning your ashes into artificial reef formations or human compost.

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Bill and Melinda Gates divorce after 27 years of marriage - BBC News

The billionaire couple, who jointly run a charity organisation, say they can no longer "grow together".

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EU unveils plans for overseas tourists to return - BBC News

The proposals will allow fully vaccinated non-EU travellers to enter for non-essential purposes.

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Rome Colosseum: Italy unveils plan for new floor with gladiator’s view - BB

Work on a wooden, retractable floor at the Roman landmark is expected to be finished by 2023.

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Why is this the 'most instagrammable' bird? - BBC News

How a study designated the rare, odd-looking frogmouth the most instagrammable of avian species.

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Then and now: When silence descended over Victoria Falls - BBC News

Victoria Falls is one of the natural wonders of the world, yet in 2019, it fell silent.

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Singapore: What's it like in the best place to live during Covid? - BBC New

As the pandemic continues to devastate, one Asian island has emerged as the best place to ride it out.

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Wood burners: Sale of coal and wet wood restricted in England - BBC News

Owners of wood burners and open fires will need to burn cleaner alternatives as new rules come into force.

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Elliot Page on Oprah Winfrey: Transition surgery 'life-saving' - BBC News

The actor tells Oprah Winfrey transitioning made him "feel comfortable in my body for the first time".

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Zoë Roth sells 'Disaster Girl' meme as NFT for $500,000 - BBC News

Zoë Roth, 21, will use the money from the sale of a 2005 image of her to pay her student loan.

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Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan violence: Deadly clash amid water dispute - BBC News

Thousands of people are evacuated following some of the worst border fighting in years.

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