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Facebook blocks Australian users from viewing or sharing news - BBC News

It comes in response to a proposed law that would force the company to pay publishers for content.

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Google to pay Murdoch's News Corporation for stories - BBC News

Rupert Murdoch has championed the idea that internet platforms should pay media companies for material.

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'Spy pixels in emails have become endemic' - BBC News

Email app Hey reveals that two-thirds of the messages it handles contain the hidden trackers.

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BBC - Travel - Welcome to Polebridge: One of the US' last frontiers

For more than a century, settlers have been drawn to this pioneering town because of the sheer beauty of the surrounding wilderness – but residents worry that may soon change.

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BBC - Travel - The Himalayan peak off limits to climbers

Climbing Machhapuchhare is forbidden, a rarity in a country like Nepal that has embraced mountain tourism so enthusiastically that even the world's highest point gets overcrowded.

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Perseverance rover: Nasa robot heading for a bulls-eye landing - BBC News

The American space agency says its Perseverance robot is lined up perfectly for its mission at Mars.

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Coronavirus: Priest providing 'takeaway ashes' for Ash Wednesday - BBC News

More than 600 portions of holy ashes in sauce containers have been distributed in County Donegal.

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Princess Latifa: 'Hostage' ordeal of Dubai ruler's daughter revealed - BBC

"I just want to be free," Princess Latifa, daughter of Dubai's ruler, says in video messages secretly recorded from a villa where she was being held following her failed escape in 2018.

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The flesh-eating disease spreading in Australia - BBC Future

Scientists are scrambling to understand rising cases of Buruli ulcer in Australia – and of the role humans and possums play in spreading it.

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Computer says go: Taking orders from an AI boss - BBC News

As artificial intelligence systems get more prevalent, some of us already have computers as managers.

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How Congo-Brazzaville's shark population came under threat - BBC News

The shark population off Congo-Brazzaville is threatened as desperate fishermen search deeper waters.

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Robots deployed at A68A mega-iceberg remnants - BBC News

A UK research ship arrives at the remains of what was once the biggest iceberg in the world.

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Abydos beer factory: Ancient large-scale brewery discovered in Egypt - BBC

The archaeological find in the Abydos burial ground is thought to date back about 5,000 years.

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BBC - Travel - The untranslatable word that connects Wales

A blend of homesickness, nostalgia and longing, "hiraeth" is a pull on the heart that conveys a distinct feeling of missing something irretrievably lost.

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Does yoga have a conspiracy theory problem? - BBC News

Some online yoga influencers are accused of spreading conspiracy theories. Does yoga have a problem?

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Solving Covid easy compared with climate - Bill Gates - BBC News

Solving global warming would be “the most amazing thing humanity has done”, says the billionaire.

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UAE Hope mission returns first image of Mars - BBC News

The United Arab Emirates' spacecraft at Mars sends back a stunning first view of the Red Planet.

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Soldiers killed in Napoleon's 1812 retreat buried - BBC News

The remains of French and Russian soldiers who died in the disastrous retreat are laid to rest.

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Can online sex fill the connection void? - BBC Worklife

Social isolation has also meant sexual isolation for people keen to explore physical intimacy. Is virtual sex enough – or do we need to be touched?

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Covid: Claims vaccinations harm fertility unfounded - BBC News

Social-media posts - some described as "scare stories" - are based on misunderstandings, experts say.

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CaSSIS mission: The camera capturing Mars' craters and canyons - BBC News

The instrument takes images of dust storms, frost deposits and minerals on the Red Planet's surface.

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Coca-Cola company trials first paper bottle - BBC News

The test is first step towards all-paper bottle that can withstand pressure from fizzy drinks.

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Anna Sorokin: Fake heiress released from US prison - BBC News

Anna Sorokin was jailed in 2019 after spending years living as a wealthy socialite in New York.

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Europa Clipper: Nasa's ocean world mission gets launch date - BBC News

A mission to study a moon that could be home to extra-terrestrial life has been given a launch date.

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Rare Nasa photos reveal Amazon 'gold rivers' - BBC News

The satellite images reveal miles of unregistered gold mining in Peru's Amazon rainforest, Nasa says.

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