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Hundreds of elephants found dead in Botswana - BBC News

Some 350 elephant carcasses have been spotted in Botswana's Okavango Delta since May.

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xkcd: Oily House Index

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How the Black Death made the rich richer - BBC Worklife

When a third of Europe’s population was lost, wealth concentrated into tiny groups. Could Covid-19 trigger something similar?

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The young people fighting the worst smog in Europe - BBC Future

The city is so polluted that people with respiratory illness move uphill to escape, and young people dream of emigrating. But a simple app has begun a movement to deal with the smog.

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Finland's air force quietly drops swastika symbol - BBC News

The force, which has been using a swastika in its emblem since 1918, said it had caused misunderstandings.

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Captagon: Italy seizes €1bn of amphetamines 'made to fund IS' - BBC News

The world record haul of 14 tonnes of Captagon pills were found in containers at the port of Salerno.

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Coronavirus: US buys nearly all of Gilead's Covid-19 drug remdesivir - BBC

The US will acquire almost all the next three months' production of the drug from Gilead.

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Copernicus Sentinels: UK industry loses out in European satellite bids - BB

British firms fail to win leading roles in the expansion of the Copernicus Earth observation project.

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Core of a gas planet seen for the first time - BBC News

Astronomers have found a previously unseen type of object circling a distant star.

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Oklahoma woman shot while trying to remove Nazi flag - BBC News

Authorities say a man shot her in the back after she took it from his front porch in Oklahoma.

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What makes people stop caring? - BBC Future

The death of an individual can have a powerful effect on our emotions, but as numbers rise so does our indifference. Why?

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Is the hydrogen tech 'revolution' hope or hype? - BBC News

Can hydrogen - a relatively clean source of fuel - help power the economy of the future?

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The Cameroonian waging war against a French war hero’s statue - BBC News

Essama Andre has repeatedly attacked the statue of French war hero Gen Philippe Leclerc in Doula.

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Germany far right: Elite KSK commando force 'to be partially disbanded' - B

The KSK commando force has been criticised for right-wing extremism in its ranks.

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Mystery over monster star's vanishing act - BBC News

A huge star has disappeared - did it become a black hole?

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Hong Kong security law: China passes controversial legislation - BBC News

Many fear that Beijing's radical new law will end the freedoms Hong Kong has enjoyed since handover.

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How Hong Kong cleaned up its toxic harbour - BBC Future

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The Covid-19 changes that could last long-term - BBC Future

From the extinction of the daily commute to transforming our relationship with food, Covid-19 is changing our world already – and in some ways, it looks set to get better.

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Belgian king expresses 'deepest regrets' for DR Congo colonial abuses - BBC

King Philippe expresses his "deepest regrets" to DR Congo's president for Belgium's colonial rule.

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How UK museums are responding to Black Lives Matter - BBC News

With museums reopening in July, the return of looted cultural objects is in the spotlight again.

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BBC - Travel - Where barbecue culture began?

Basque cuisine is an exploration of just how far wood, smoke and flame can be taken as a cooking technique when it’s expertly harnessed and applied to the finest ingredients.

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Betelgeuse: Nearby 'supernova' star's dimming explained - BBC News

Astronomers say big cool patches on the Betelgeuse star likely drove its surprise dimming last year.

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Flu virus with 'pandemic potential' found in China - BBC News

The new strain, scientists say, is carried by pigs but can infect humans and requires close monitoring.

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Could a boycott kill Facebook? - BBC News

As Ford, Adidas, Microsoft and HP pause ads on the social network, should Facebook be worried?

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What's going on between Russia, US and Afghanistan? - BBC News

Russia denies reports it paid militants to kill US troops. The BBC's Jonathan Marcus evaluates those reports.

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