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Biden warns Putin of 'strong measures' amid Ukraine invasion fears (Wed, 08 Dec 2021)
In a call with President Biden, Russia's Vladimir Putin seeks guarantees against eastward Nato expansion.
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Covid: Vaccines should work against Omicron variant, WHO says (Wed, 08 Dec 2021)
A small study in South Africa suggests the new variant could partially evade the Pfizer jab.
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Afghanistan: Girls' despair as Taliban confirms secondary school ban (Wed, 08 Dec 2021)
The BBC hears about the ban's harmful impact from teachers and students in 13 Afghan provinces.
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Ghislaine Maxwell: Jury sees never-before-seen photos of Epstein and defendant (Tue, 07 Dec 2021)
FBI agents submit previously unseen photo evidence as third accuser testifies in Maxwell trial.
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US father fired on Zoom describes 'callous' call (Tue, 07 Dec 2021)
Dad of five Christian was one of 900 Better.com employees laid-off on a Zoom call, weeks before Christmas.
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Downing Street party: No 10 staff joked about party amid lockdown restrictions (Wed, 08 Dec 2021)
The video obtained by ITV comes after days of questions about the event that took place last year.
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Amazon services down for thousands of users (Tue, 07 Dec 2021)
Customers of the e-commerce giant report problems with shopping services, Prime Video and Alexa.
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Eilish, cheugy and Omicron among 2021's most mispronounced words (Wed, 08 Dec 2021)
Billie Eilish, cheugy and Glasgow also feature on a list of the words people find trickiest to say.
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Fish ‘whoops and growls’ recorded on restored reef (Wed, 08 Dec 2021)
Recordings of fish 'whooping, croaking and growling' reveal reef coming back to life, scientists say.
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Chinese social media giant Weibo's shares fall in Hong Kong debut (Wed, 08 Dec 2021)
Last week, Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi said it will move its listing to Hong Kong from the US.
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Ashes: England in Australia - all you need to know about the 2021-22 series (Tue, 07 Dec 2021)
BBC Sport's guide to all you need to know about the 2021-22 Ashes between England and Australia.
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2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: Australia joins US diplomatic boycott (Wed, 08 Dec 2021)
The US is leading the diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics, over human rights concerns.
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Jamal Khashoggi: Suspect in murder of journalist arrested in Paris (Tue, 07 Dec 2021)
French media say Khaled Aedh Alotaibi was arrested at Charles-de-Gaulle airport on Tuesday.
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Chile same-sex marriage: Law overwhelmingly approved by parliament (Tue, 07 Dec 2021)
A law allowing same-sex marriage is approved in the historically Catholic Latin American country.
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Reverse advent calendar: A simple idea helping Australians at Christmas (Wed, 08 Dec 2021)
After starting her own reverse advent calendar to help others, Heather Luttrell took the idea nationwide.
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Timed Teaser: Donald Trump raised $1bn for a social media app called...? (Mon, 06 Dec 2021)
Test your knowledge of the news these last few days - 10 questions, 10 seconds each. Go!
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100 Women: The former child refugee helping Afghan asylum seekers (Wed, 08 Dec 2021)
Former child refugee Rehana Popal now helps Afghans with asylum applications.
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Gilgamesh Dream Tablet: Iraq puts looted artefact on display (Tue, 07 Dec 2021)
The 3,500-year-old clay tablet was stolen three decades ago and ended up at a museum in the US.
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Why I celebrated my 40th birthday with 29 hours of spin (Tue, 07 Dec 2021)
Jackie Scully thought she wouldn't reach the age of 40, but did - marking the day with a feat of endurance.
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Ros Atkins on... the No 10 Christmas party denials (Mon, 06 Dec 2021)
Watch as Ros Atkins investigates the gap between government assurances and available evidence.
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Mahbouba Seraj: Afghanistan is a country in trouble (Tue, 07 Dec 2021)
Mahbouba Seraj is a prominent Afghan women’s rights activist. She has a personal message for the Taliban.
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The Palestinian jailbreak that rocked Israel (Mon, 06 Dec 2021)
The search for six Palestinian fugitives from an Israeli prison unearths a story of dispossession, violence and bitter division in a fractured region.
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Putin-Biden talks: What next for Ukraine? (Tue, 07 Dec 2021)
Russia's president will want to register some kind of victory before his troops return, writes Jonathan Marcus.
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The ‘gals’ behind Samoa’s first woman PM (Wed, 08 Dec 2021)
Samoa's first woman prime minister has been supported throughout her career by a group of powerful female friends.
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Christmas movie production snowballs to reach new record (Wed, 08 Dec 2021)
The number of new festive films listed for release in 2021 is four times higher than a decade ago.
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What the data tells us about love and marriage in India (Wed, 08 Dec 2021)
A data journalist looks at numbers to offer a remarkably rich view of love in India and its many trials.
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Covid vaccine: Why our black and South Asian friends and family still won't have a jab (Tue, 07 Dec 2021)
Some black and South Asian people say conversations about the vaccine are "frustrating" and "tense".
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Colombia gangs: 'Surrender or we'll hunt you down' warns minister (Wed, 08 Dec 2021)
Following the capture of its most wanted drug lord, Colombia is going after his criminal network.
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FIA boss: Electric F1 racing is 'simply not possible' (Wed, 08 Dec 2021)
With Formula One race distance at 200 miles, switching to electric vehicles remains a long way off.
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Indonesia's biodiesel drive is leading to deforestation (Wed, 08 Dec 2021)
Indonesia aims to use biofuels to cut greenhouse gas emissions, but it may damage its forests in the process.
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How Bangladeshis are lured into slavery in Libya (Wed, 08 Dec 2021)
A 19-year-old tells of his harrowing ordeal at the hands of traffickers who tricked him and his parents.
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Juan Jose Florian: Colombia's Para-cycling 'superhero' and his dramatic life story (Tue, 07 Dec 2021)
Juan Jose Florian was forced into armed conflict on the opposite side to family. When a bomb nearly killed him, sport helped heal.
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Woeful England blown away on day one of Ashes series (Wed, 08 Dec 2021)
England's Ashes campaign begins in depressingly familiar fashion as the tourists are skittled for just 147 by Australia on the opening day of the series.
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Hamilton v Verstappen - the key moments of a thrilling season (Wed, 08 Dec 2021)
BBC Sport looks back on the key moments of a memorable F1 season as Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen prepare for a thrilling finale.
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AC Milan 1-2 Liverpool: Reds beat Milan for perfect group stage record (Tue, 07 Dec 2021)
Liverpool come from behind to beat AC Milan and finish the Champions League group stage with six wins from six.
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Real Madrid beat Inter to finish top of group (Tue, 07 Dec 2021)
Record 13-time winners Real Madrid finish top of Champions League Group D with victory over 10-man Inter Milan, who progress in second place.
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Atletico reach last 16 after three red cards in win over Porto (Tue, 07 Dec 2021)
Atletico Madrid reach the last 16 of the Champions League after beating Porto in an extraordinary match that saw three players shown red cards.
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Man City finish group stage with RB Leipzig defeat as Walker sent off (Tue, 07 Dec 2021)
Kyle Walker is sent off as Manchester City end their Champions League group campaign with defeat by RB Leipzig in a match played without fans because of Covid-19 restrictions.
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Olesen 'embarrassed and felt horrible' after sexual assault claim (Tue, 07 Dec 2021)
Ryder Cup winner Thorbjorn Olesen says he was "embarrassed and felt horrible" after being accused of drunkenly sexually assaulting a woman on a British Airways flight in 2019.
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‘It’s like hell in here’: The struggle to save Afghanistan's starving babies (Thu, 02 Dec 2021)
Doctors in Afghanistan’s crisis-hit hospitals are caring for their patients in almost impossible conditions.
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Stanley Menzo: Ajax's former goalkeeper on dealing with racism in Dutch game (Thu, 02 Dec 2021)
Stanley Menzo would encounter racism almost every week on the football pitch. When a young man abused him to his face, he struck back.
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Migrant crisis: The Channel beaches that host a lethal trade in human hope (Sat, 27 Nov 2021)
The journeys migrants make across the Channel are book-ended with beaches that tell the story of the crisis.
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The ‘cocaine collectors’ retrieving smuggled drugs in Rotterdam (Fri, 26 Nov 2021)
Young criminals are risking their lives to retrieve drugs smuggled into the Netherlands amongst freight arriving from Latin America.
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