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Large 2,000-year-old cat discovered in Peru's Nazca lines - BBC News

The 37m feline figure, said to have been created some 2,000 years ago, escaped notice for centuries.

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Forced to undergo genital exams in colonial India - BBC News

Sex workers had to register themselves and get medically examined under British rule, new research shows.

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US woman faces first federal execution since 1953 - BBC News

Lisa Montgomery is due to become the first woman to face federal execution in the US in 67 years.

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Covid: Far-right protesters attack Slovak government office over virus meas

The overnight curfew in nine cities is aimed at curbing the soaring Covid infection rate in France.

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Afghanistan conflict: The families caught in crossfire on Helmand front lin

Civilians fled if they could as fighting erupted between the Taliban and Afghan troops in Helmand.

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Meet Merck Mercuriadis, the man who has spent $1bn on old hits - BBC News

The Church is among the investors in a company that has been snapping up the rights to classic songs.

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France teacher attack: Suspect 'asked pupils to point Samuel Paty out' - BB

The man waited for Samuel Paty, who showed Prophet Muhammad cartoons in class, and beheaded him.

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Banksy claims Nottingham hula-hooping girl artwork - BBC News

A photograph of the artwork has been posted on the guerrilla artist's Instagram page.

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Terror inquiry after teacher beheaded near Paris - BBC News

The victim is said to have shown his pupils controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in class.

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Covid: Remdesivir 'has little or no effect' on survival, says WHO - BBC New

Drug manufacturer Gilead has questioned the findings, from a clinical study by the WHO.

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Velázquez’s Las Meninas: A detail that decodes a masterpiece - BBC Culture

A small clay pot in Diego Velázquez’s Las Meninas could hold the key to unlocking the mysterious 17th-Century painting, argues Kelly Grovier.

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The Tibetans serving in ‘secretive’ Indian force - BBC News

The death of a Tibetan soldier has highlighted the community's role in India's defence forces.

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The grim fate that could be ‘worse than extinction’ - BBC Future

What would it take for a global totalitarian government to rise to power indefinitely? This nightmare scenario may be closer than first appears.

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Fukushima: Japan 'to release contaminated water into sea' - BBC News

The water was used to cool the Fukushima nuclear plant which went into meltdown in 2011.

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Why the world's passports look different - BBC Worklife

The crest on the cover? The colour of the booklet? Those intricately designed inner pages? There’s a reason for every element of your passport’s aesthetic.

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BBC - Travel - Japan’s delicious fire-seared delicacy

In one of the country’s least-visited prefectures, chefs dramatically sear bonito over towering flames.

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New jets promise to revive supersonic travel - BBC News

Almost 20 years after Concorde was retired, new supersonic passenger aircraft are finally emerging.

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Jaromír Nohavica odpověděl v on-line rozhovoru na vše - Moravskoslezský den

Ostrava /AKTUALIZACE, VIDEO/ - Do redakce Moravskoslezského deníku přišel ve středu Jarek Nohavica a od 12 hodin odpovídal více než dvě a půl hodiny na vaše dotazy. Nezodpovězených otázek však zůstaly desítky. Náš host slíbil, že postupně odpoví pokud možno na všechny. Svůj slib dodržel, můžete se sami přesvědčit.

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Unlocking the secrets of 'six-headed chief' burial - BBC News

Archaeologists have used DNA analysis to help explain who was buried in the ancient Highlands grave.

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Conservation: Bridge of hope for world's rarest primate - BBC News

An artificial rope bridge across a divided forest could help save the ape, a type of gibbon, from extinction.

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Pieces of orbiting space junk set for very close pass - BBC News

There is "no indication of collision" between bits of discarded Russian and Chinese space hardware.

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Boy, 12, discovers rare dinosaur skeleton - BBC News

He was hiking with his father in Alberta, Canada, when he stumbled upon the Hadrosaur remains.

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'Super' material raises hope of energy revolution - BBC News

Scientists find a material that displays a much sought-after property at room temperature.

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'Person in jetpack' spotted flying again near LA airport - BBC News

The new sighting on Wednesday was at 6,000ft (1,829m), seven miles from the airport, officials say.

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Heineken fined for forcing pubs to stock too many of its beers - BBC News

The firm's pubs division is fined £2m for breaching rules, but it says it is considering an appeal.

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