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Owners' joy as rare £2.5m books stolen in London heist returned - BBC News

"Irreplaceable" works, including a first edition by Galileo, were taken in a London heist in 2017.

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(22) 4K Slow Motion Backdraft - YouTube

Gav and Dan film one of the most dangerous occurrences in a firefighter's occupation in terrifying 4K slow motion.

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Amazon charged with abusing EU competition rules - BBC News

The EU says the platform is using data on third-party sellers to gain an unfair advantage.

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Two-million-year-old skull of human 'cousin' unearthed - BBC News

The fossil from a large-toothed species helps shed more light on how humans evolved, researchers say.

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xkcd: Electoral Precedent 2020

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Mother bear and cub shot after climbing onto Russian nuclear submarine - BB

The Russian Navy defends the shooting in the Kamchatka region that outraged many social media users.

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Parler 'free speech' app tops charts in wake of Trump defeat - BBC News

The self-styled "free speech" application topped US download charts in the wake of the election.

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Covid vaccine: First 'milestone' vaccine offers 90% protection - BBC News

The vaccine is a "significant step" forward for getting life back to normal, but challenges remain.

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'Mutant coronavirus' seen before on mink farms, say scientists - BBC News

The coronavirus mutation found in farmed mink in Denmark has arisen in the past, genetic data shows.

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Pigeon message found over a century after sent by German soldier - BBC News

The pair were strolling in the French Alsace region when they came across a tiny capsule.

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Virgin Hyperloop pod transport tests first passenger journey - BBC News

The "sci-fi" travel concept involves travelling in pods inside vacuum tubes at very high speeds.

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What turns a product into a global phenomenon? - BBC Worklife

There are countless products to buy, but only some hit a vaulted status of ‘must have’. What propels a single item into being a sensation?

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The intriguing maps that reveal alternate histories - BBC Future

What if major elections, wars and events had turned out differently? Samuel Arbesman explores the detail and delights of maps that plot alternative worlds to our own.

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The Indian diver who has saved more than 100 lives - BBC News

An Indian diver, who helps police retrieve bodies from lakes, has also saved 114 people from suicide.

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BBC - Travel - Why Germans love getting naked in public

“Free-body culture” promotes harmony with nature, and today some Germans sunbathe nude, strip down to play sports and even hike in the buff.

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US election: Being with Trump the day he lost - BBC News

How the president who has never wavered dealt with defeat after four years in the White House.

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UK energy plant to use liquid air - BBC News

The 50MW facility near Manchester hopes to store enough power for roughly 50,000 homes.

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Back from the dead: Race to save Romania's 65 million-year-old fish - BBC N

The nocturnal, prehistoric Asprete has teetered on the brink of extinction for decades.

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Typhoon Goni: Philippines survivor tells of children swept away - BBC News

A farmer's child was found dead miles from home after the family was separated by volcanic mudflow.

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BBC correspondent: 'Long Covid has left me exhausted for seven months' - BB

Lucy Adams still suffers fatigue, brain fog and tremors months after having the virus.

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Pohřeb Karla Kryla (1994) - YouTube

Známý básník a písničkář Karel Kryl, který nečekaně zemřel 3. března v německém Pasově, byl včera pochován na Břevnovském hřbitově. Vzhledem k omezenému množ...

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(5) In full: Rowan Atkinson on free speech - YouTube

The forerunner of the Defend Free Speech campaign was called “Reform Section 5”. This speech by Rowan Atkinson at the launch event in Parliament in 2012 shou...

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From Like a Virgin to WAP: The truly provocative pop songs - BBC Culture

Can explicit expressions of female sexuality in pop – from Madonna to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion – really be empowering, asks Arwa Haider.

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What's the science behind mink and coronavirus? - BBC News

Denmark's mink-related coronavirus scare has caused alarm, but scientists urge caution.

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US election: Bannon Twitter account banned amid clampdown - BBC News

The big social networks are clamping down on threats of violence amid a tense wait for results.

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