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How online gaming has become a social lifeline - BBC Worklife

Gamers have known for a long time something that everyone else is starting to figure out: there’s community connection on the other side of a screen.

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BBC - Travel - The last speakers of ancient Sparta

The iconic city-state may have fallen nearly 2,400 years ago, but today, 2,000 people still speak the language of these ancient warriors.

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EU reveals plan to regulate Big Tech - BBC News

Facebook, Google and others face yearly checks and limits on what they can do with users' data.

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The world's fastest-growing source of food - BBC Future

The green fronds that grow along much of India's shoreline could be a substantial sustainable food source, while helping to fight climate change.

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BBC - Travel - Offa’s Dyke: Britain’s unmarked ‘no-man’s land’

In 2020, Covid-19 saw Offa's Dyke reawaken from centuries of slumber, with lockdowns in England and Wales meaning the border was effectively shut for the first time in centuries.

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The UK’s quest for affordable fusion by 2040 - BBC Future

For decades, fusion has been the alchemy of our technological age. So, how feasible is the UK’s plan to build a commercially viable fusion power plant by 2040?

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BBC - Travel - The tiny forests designed by feng shui

As China embarks on an ambitious push to be carbon neutral by 2060, a collection of ancient forests may hold the key to its green future.

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A palm oil alternative could help save rainforests - BBC News

Plantations for palm oil are blamed for rainforest destruction, but an artificial palm oil is close.

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Hayabusa-2: Pieces of an asteroid found inside space capsule - BBC News

Scientists in Japan open the Hayabusa-2 space capsule that landed just over a week ago.

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How to restore your sense of control when you feel powerless - BBC Worklife

Covid-19 has changed our lives in countless uncompromising ways. Yet we hate feeling powerless – so how do we take back control?

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Apple forces apps to display what they do with data - BBC News

Apps on all of Apple's app stores will now have to reveal what data they collect and what it is used for.

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South Korea balloons: Seoul to ban people sending cross-border messages - B

Human rights activists oppose the new ban on sending anti-North Korea leaflets over the border.

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Pornhub removes all user-uploaded videos amid legality row - BBC News

The adult site has removed all unverified uploads as it battles accusations of illegal content.

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'New variant' of coronavirus identified in England - BBC News

The new strain may be growing faster in some parts of the country, Health Secretary tells MPs.

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Is eating fish healthy? - BBC Future

We know fish as a healthy food, but pregnant women are told to limit consumption. Do the health benefits of eating fish outweigh the risks, particularly as stocks grow more depleted?

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Google outage: YouTube, Docs and Gmail knocked offline - BBC News

Users around the world were unable to access applications including YouTube, Gmail and Docs.

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Cleveland Indians baseball team to change name: US media - BBC News

President Donald Trump tweets "cancel culture at work!" after reports of the move emerge.

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New Zealand sex worker wins six-figure sum in sexual harassment case - BBC

The payout comes after the woman filed a sexual harassment case against a business owner.

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US treasury and commerce departments targeted in cyber attack - BBC News

All federal civilian agencies are told to switch off a network tool exploited by "malicious actors".

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Kenya's black market baby trade: A mother's choice - BBC News

What drives a mother to sell her baby? The story of a woman caught between poverty and traffickers.

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Covid vaccines: Will drug companies make bumper profits? - BBC News

Governments and charities have invested billions in vaccines developed by private firms.

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Why some Chinese believe a name change could improve luck - BBC Worklife

Could adopting a new name improve your fortune? Some Chinese communities think so.

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BBC - Travel - A new way to travel across the US

Stretching an extraordinary 3,700 miles from Washington DC to the Pacific Ocean, an ambitious new bike trail is aiming to be “America’s Main Street”.

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Electoral College: The people who ultimately pick the US president - BBC Ne

Members of the US Electoral College meet on Monday - but who are they?

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How our views on work have changed forever - BBC Worklife

Now that the world has shifted, the way we feel about work and our careers will never be the same, either.

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