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How India's artisanal fountain pens are making their mark - BBC News

India's competitively priced artisanal fountain pens are attracting global attention these days.

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Brexit: Boris Johnson's claims about its benefits fact-checked - BBC News

The prime minister gave examples of the benefits of Brexit for "ordinary voters". How do they stack up?

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Navigating with Quantum Entanglement - YouTube

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US election: Trump tells Georgia election official to 'find' votes to overt

The US president pressures Brad Raffensperger in an audio recording released by the Washington Post.

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Coronavirus: India approves vaccines from Bharat Biotech and Oxford/AstraZe

It aims to inoculate some 300m people this year in one of the world's largest vaccination campaigns.

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EuroMillions: Jackpot of more than £39m won by UK ticket-holder - BBC News

Just one ticket matched all seven numbers in the New Year's Day draw.

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Bitcoin value surges past $30,000 (£22,000) for first time - BBC News

The cryptocurrency's gain so far this year was almost $5,000 - after the value surged 300% in 2020.

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Plane crash deaths rise in 2020 despite Covid pandemic - BBC News

Some 299 people died in commercial plane crashes last year, rising from 257 casualties in 2019.

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Betrapt! Bart De Wever doet nieuwjaarsinterview in onderbroek: "Jaar begint

Goed nadenken over je outfit, en de manier waarop je jezelf in beeld brengt tijdens een videovergadering: we hebben het allemaal al doende geleerd in 2020. Antwerps burgemeester Bart De Wever (N-VA) zondigde even tegen die basisregels, vanmorgen tijdens een nieuwjaarsinterview bij Radio 2. De Wever filmde zichzelf vanuit zijn slaapkamer, netjes uitgedost in een ruitjeshemd. Maar onder dat hemd bleek niet meer dan een onderbroek te zitten, merkte Radio 2-presentatrice Kim Debrie op. Wat De Wever door de mand deed vallen? Een goed geplaatste spiegel.

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Covid-19: New variant 'raises R number by up to 0.7' - BBC News

A study finds the new coronavirus variant is responsible for pushing the R rate above the crucial 1.0 mark.

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Was I wrong to fall for a cheating cat? - BBC News

Anisa Subedar fell in love with a visiting cat. It wanted attention, so she gave it attention. Then it disappeared.

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Bird charity warns of harm from new wind farm - BBC News

The giant development lies 75 miles away from England's largest sea bird colony in Yorkshire.

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France: More than 2,500 break virus restrictions at illegal rave - BBC News

The New Year's Eve event, held in a warehouse in a village in Brittany, was shut down on Saturday.

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India's love affair with classic British motorbikes - BBC News

BSA, Norton and Royal Enfield are all owned by Indian firms who want to kickstart the brands.

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Adobe Flash Player is finally laid to rest - BBC News

The beleaguered web browser plug-in will no longer receive security updates from Adobe.

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Woolly rhino from Ice Age unearthed in Russian Arctic - BBC News

Found with most of its organs intact, the rhino is thought to have lived more than 20,000 years ago.

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Brexit: New era for UK as it completes separation from European Union - BBC

Boris Johnson celebrates the "freedom in our hands" as the long Brexit process comes to a conclusion.

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Penn Station: New train hall returns beauty to New York station - BBC News

The newly-designed hall opens on Thursday after the original landmark was demolished in 1963.

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Hacked home cams used to livestream police raids in swatting attacks - BBC

The FBI issues an alert saying offenders have sometimes spoken to police via breached smart devices.

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(614) Why Sugar Always Twists Light To The Right - Optical Rotation - YouTu

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Japan developing wooden satellites to cut space junk - BBC News

A Japanese forestry firm has partnered with Kyoto University in what would be a world first.

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Seeking justice for Lion Sleeps Tonight composer - BBC News

A music producer remixes an old classic to correct some injustices of the past.

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Brexit deal mentions Netscape browser and Mozilla Mail - BBC News

Experts suggest officials saved time by copying and pasting text from old legislation.

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BBC - Travel - Japan’s forgotten indigenous people

Japan’s indigenous people, the Ainu, were the earliest settlers of Hokkaido, Japan’s northern island. But most travellers will not have heard of them.

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