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Purdue Pharma to plead guilty in $8bn opioid settlement - BBC News

The deal with the US Department of Justice settles some of the most serious claims against the OxyContin-maker.

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Climate change: 'Cooling paint' could cut emissions from buildings - BBC Ne

Researchers have developed a white paint that reflects sunlight and helps cool buildings.

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Pope Francis indicates support for same-sex 'civil unions' - BBC News

"They are children of God and have a right to a family," Pope Francis says in a new documentary.

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Berlin mystery attack targets 70 museum artefacts - BBC News

The attack took place on the German capital's Museum Island and took over two weeks to come to light.

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Elation as Nasa's Osiris-Rex probe tags asteroid Bennu in sample bid - BBC

Osiris-Rex makes brief contact with asteroid Bennu in an effort to pick up fragments of rock.

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Many killed and wounded in Afghanistan visa stampede - BBC News

Chaos broke out when thousands gathered in a stadium in Afghanistan to apply for visas to Pakistan.

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Yemen war: Mud-brick Seiyun Palace 'at risk of collapse' - BBC News

Recent heavy rains and flash floods damaged the 19th-Century Seiyun Palace in Hadramawt province.

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Trump maintains a Chinese bank account, says NYT - BBC News

The US president, who sparked a trade war with Beijing, is critical of US firms doing business in China.

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Nuclear arms treaty: Hopes rise for breakthrough on US-Russia deal - BBC Ne

A breakthrough appears to have been made to extend the nations' last-remaining treaty - New Start.

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Google hit by antitrust charges in US over search - BBC News

The US Justice Department accuses Google of disadvantaging its rivals in search and advertising.

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Danish submarine killer Madsen caught in prison escape - BBC News

Peter Madsen was jailed for life in 2018 for murdering Swedish journalist Kim Wall.

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Fake naked photos of thousands of women shared online - BBC News

Fake naked images of thousands of women are being made from social media photos.

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Nasa's Osiris-Rex probe aims for daring 'high five' with asteroid Bennu - B

Osiris-Rex will make the briefest of contacts with Asteroid Bennu to try to pick up rock samples.

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Taliban conflict: Afghan fears rise as US ends its longest war - BBC News

As part of our coverage of the US election and the world, the BBC's Lyse Doucet reports from Afghanistan.

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New name for a Canadian town called Asbestos - BBC News

Town residents pick Val-des-Sources to replace the moniker that paid homage to its mining history.

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CIA's 'fake vaccine drive' to get Bin Laden family DNA - BBC News

The CIA ran a fake vaccination programme in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad to try to get a DNA sample from the family of Osama Bin Laden, media reports say.

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Conjoined twins return home after successful separation - BBC News

Safa and Marwa Bibi have made good progress, but the surgeon who operated on them still has regrets.

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Wild boar family killed by police in Rome children's playground - BBC News

The city's mayor orders an investigation amid outrage from residents and animal rights groups.

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Coronavirus: Belgium facing 'tsunami' of new infections - BBC News

The country is close to being overwhelmed as the number of cases soars, the health minister warns.

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Why China developed a fresh taste for milk - BBC Future

For many generations, Chinese adults mostly ignored milk, seeing it as a food for children or the elderly. And there’s a biological reason why it took so long to catch on.

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Could cold water hold a clue to a dementia cure? - BBC News

Swimmers at a London lido aid understanding of what cold does to the body.

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Sir James Dyson to sell Singapore penthouse at a loss - BBC News

The British tycoon has reportedly accepted a $62m offer for the vast property a year after buying it.

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Shanghai zoo fatal bear attack: Visitors see worker being killed - BBC News

The fatal attack in Shanghai Wild Animal Park's "wild beast area" is under investigation.

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'The fake reporter wanted to know about our software' - BBC News

As image recognition software is increasingly used, one firm had to deal with subterfuge.

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