May 2021

Monday, 31 May 2021

Media Groupthink and the Lab-Leak Theory

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After Dramatic Walkout, a New Fight Looms Over Voting Rights in Texas

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Meet Sydney artist Eileen Kramer, who has had some of her most productive years since turning 100.

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The BBC's Justin Rowlatt explains why we are accelerating towards an electric car future.

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One night of embarrassment in October 2006 convinced Spain that something had to change - sparking a momentum shift in world football.

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As Iranians prepare to go to the polls this month, here is why the vote will be closely watched.

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Germany is sorry for the massacres but the lack of reparations has angered targeted communities.

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Nomads along the India-China border in the Galwan Valley are still living under the shadow of war.

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Covid-19: Red list arrivals terminal opens at Heathrow Airport

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The dedicated location is for passengers arriving in the UK from nations judged to be most at-risk.

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Flat owners warning over rooftop developments

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Leaseholders warn about the potential dangers of adding rooftop developments on blocks of flats.

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Yemen fishermen find $1.5m of ambergris in the belly of a whale

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A lucky find in the belly of a whale has changed the lives of a group of poor Yemeni fishermen.

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Covid: Horse therapy for NHS nurse is 'magical'

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Intensive care sister Amanda White, who lost her nephew to the virus, says the therapy "reset" her.

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Lockdown album written by Bungay singer, 16, after cancer diagnosis

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Pearll, who is now in remission, says she saw the spare time as an "opportunity" to record songs.

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Alfred Fagon: Why his 70s play about black British life still resonates today

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Alfred Fagon's pioneering The Death of a Black Man still holds true as it receives a revival.

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Why electric cars will take over sooner than you think

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The BBC's Justin Rowlatt explains why we are accelerating towards an electric car future.

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Then and now: Pandemic clears the air

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Air pollution is one of the most damaging forms of environmental damage, yet the global Covid-19 pandemic showed us how quickly we could clear the air.

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The Radical Modesty of Biden’s Budget

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To Motivate Workers, Republican Governors Experiment With Pain

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Israel on Edge as Politicians Wrangle Over Coalition to Oust Netanyahu

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Last week the remains of 215 children were found at a school set up to assimilate indigenous people.

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A lucky find in the belly of a whale has changed the lives of a group of poor Yemeni fishermen.

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The BBC has been speaking to some of those whose lives have been changed forever by the protests.

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Obum and his wife Faith moved to Tulsa in 2019, inspired by the legacy of 'Black Wall Street'.

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Sunday, 30 May 2021

Noisy appliances: How loud is your house?

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Environmental consultancy Quiet Mark is on a mission to ensure technology is seen but barely heard.

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Biosecurity warning over loosely-regulated virus labs

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Governments do not have controls to stop terrorists accessing labs and posing a biological threat.

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简报:广州疫情发酵封锁街区;台湾干旱加剧节水生活成常态

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By BY SUE TONG AND KONEY BAI from NYT World https://ift.tt/3wL6YN2
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The Internet’s Favorite Catalog of Weird Places Rewrites History

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Seattle Storm Coach Dan Hughes Retires Midseason

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Israel coalition government a threat to security, warns Netanyahu

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The prime minister urges right-wing politicians not to join a proposed new unity government.

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NSA spying row: Denmark helped US gather data on European officials, says report

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Denmark's secret service is accused of helping the US target politicians such as Germany's Angela Merkel.

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Hundreds more Afghans and their families to be allowed to settle in UK

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Hundreds more who worked for the British military and government will be allowed to settle in the UK.

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Eviction ban end puts thousands in fear of losing their homes

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Renters are twice as likely as homeowners to worry about housing costs, a charity's research suggests.

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Whiplash: New rules to crackdown on fraudulent insurance claims

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The reforms will save millions of motorists £35 a year in reduced premiums, the government says.

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The prime minister urges right-wing politicians not to join a proposed new unity government.

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Chipping Away at Democracy

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The Veterans Who Bury Their Own

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Facing Elimination, the Knicks Must Find Another Gear

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Think Your Weekend Plans Were Ruined? Try Being a Mayoral Candidate.

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The country now recycles more than 95% of its food waste - how did they do it?

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Officially, hundreds of children have lost both their parents. Experts say the number may be much higher.

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The shadowy figure at the top of Israel most-wanted list has repeatedly eluded attempts to kill him.

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Governments do not have controls to stop terrorists accessing labs and posing a biological threat.

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Somaliland is hoping that elections will boost its chances of gaining international recognition.

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Ghanaian-British photographer James Barnor's work is being exhibited at the Serpentine Gallery in London.

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BBC finds evidence Ugandan security forces killed unarmed people during a crackdown in November 2020.

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Jack Holden's play tells the story of a man diagnosed with HIV who decides to party his last days away.

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Saturday, 29 May 2021

Senior MP demands answers for leaseholders

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Clive Betts asks why new guidance for leaseholders selling or remortgaging flats is not being followed.

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Quotation of the Day: With No Panel, Riot Questions Sure to Linger

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Enjoy 8 Classic Summer Drinks, With a Twist

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Corrections: May 30, 2021

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Reassess Your Spending and Saving

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Atlanta Outfielder Is Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges

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Plane With 7 Aboard Crashes Into Tennessee Lake

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By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON AND JESUS JIMÉNEZ from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34vW9m8
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Transport Yourself With a Literary Escape This Summer

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A Nashville hat store sold ‘Not Vaccinated’ Star of David patches.

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Reset Your Boundaries, Online and Off

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Road Trips and Reconnecting: What You’re Looking Forward to This Summer

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A Farewell From ‘At Home’

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Slip (and Slide) Onto a Water Toy in Your Backyard

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Make The World Better With One Of These Nine Ideas

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Become an Outdoor Scientist

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Island Residents Protest at the Willows Inn After Workplace Allegations

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Boris Johnson Married in Stealth Ceremony, Reports Say

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Chelsea wins the Champions League, its chaos conquering City’s plan.

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One day in 1965 Praful Patel heard five men talking Gujarati in London's Central YMCA - they quickly became close friends.

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Authorities are baffled by the "bizarre crime" of a serial con artist who has travelled the world.

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When families lose a loved one in a police shooting, more often than not Ben Crump gets a call. Why is he the go-to man?

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A German couple crossed 11 countries before the pandemic halted them en route to India.

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Congo-Brazzaville's leader is the latest to fuel speculation that he wants his son to succeed him.

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Friday, 28 May 2021

Biden budget: President sets out $6tn spending plan

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The proposed budget would bring the US to spending levels not seen since World War Two.

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CCTV shows Khan before he carried out the attack

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CCTV and other footage shown at the inquest shows Usman Khan before he carried out the attack.

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Emmys 2021: The binge-worthy TV shows in this year's race

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Ted Lasso, The Queen’s Gambit, The Flight Attendant and I May Destroy You could all be nominated.

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Venezuela's paradise beach resort turns into violent nightmare

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The region of Barlovento in northern Venezuela used to be a perfect Caribbean holiday destination.

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Tokyo 2020: Meet the armless archer aiming for gold at the Paralympics

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Matt Stutzman was born without arms and always wanted to be a professional athlete.

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Week in pictures: 22 - 28 May 2021

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A selection of powerful images taken around the world this week.

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After a 32-year battle for justice, what is Hillsborough's legacy?

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As the collapse of the last criminal trial marks the end of a long legal road, Judith Moritz asks what the legacy of Britain’s worst sports disaster is.

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George Floyd: After a flood of donations, what next?

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The Minnesota Freedom Fund received $40m in the wake of Floyd's death. What happened after?

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Tetraplegic Steven Webb is elected mayor of Truro

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Steven Webb was paralysed as a teenager and 30 years later has become mayor of his home city.

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Mud reveals secrets of when humans began to change planet

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Scientists have tracked 4,000 years of human influence on the planet - all from long tubes of mud.

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Is Kintyre's 'Route 66' the next road to recovery?

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K66 is being promoted as a new scenic route on and around the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll.

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Champions League final: Dover Athletic face ruin in 'dog eat dog' football world

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English clubs dominate Europe, but Dover Athletic face ruin at the bottom of the football pyramid.

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Plans for the mosque, which towers over a monument to the secular republic, sparked protests in 2013.

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Tiziana Cantone was thought to have taken her life in 2016 after a video of her having sex went viral.

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Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd says countries should work together if they seek to challenge China.

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The region of Barlovento in northern Venezuela used to be a perfect Caribbean holiday destination.

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Rohingya refugees taken to a remote island off Bangladesh tell the BBC they are desperate to leave.

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The Minnesota Freedom Fund received $40m in the wake of Floyd's death. What happened after?

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Concern is mounting about the devastating effects of the conflict raging in Tigray since November.

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Nine months after his son's abduction, a father continues to look for closure in India's Kashmir.

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Matt Stutzman was born without arms and always wanted to be a professional athlete.

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German Catholics challenge the Vatican's conservative teaching on gay blessings and female preachers.

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An emerging technology allows carers to remotely monitor a vulnerable relative's energy usage.

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Thursday, 27 May 2021

The looming battle over abortion in the US

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Pro-choice groups say many restrictions have been introduced in states across the US this year.

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In Tarun Tejpal acquittal, judge questions 'appropriate' behaviour for rape victims

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A judge clears Tarun Tejpal of rape, noting the alleged victim appeared to be "in a good mood" afterwards.

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Drones and live-streams: How tech is changing conservation

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Around the world, animal conservation has evolved so it's not just humans monitoring wildlife.

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Intelligence officials told White House they have unexamined evidence to pore over on virus’ origin.

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DMX Wanted a New Beginning. Swizz Beatz Is Seeing It Through.

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Activists Demand Justice for Ronald Greene

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San Jose Gunman Detested Workplace Long Before Rampage, Police Say

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U.S. Is Said to Have Unexamined Intelligence to Pore Over on Virus Origins

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2 Dead and Up to 10 Missing After Boat Overturns Off Florida, Officials Say

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Dianne Morales Tries to Calm a Sudden Crisis in Her Campaign

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Wall Street chiefs testify before House financial services panel.

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A top US general says their lives could be in danger as American troops prepare to leave Afghanistan.

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Patrisse Cullors says her exit is nothing to do with "right-wing attacks that tried to discredit my character".

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The island is desperately seeking vaccines - but must decide whether to accept China's offers of help.

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Pro-choice groups say many restrictions have been introduced in states across the US this year.

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A judge clears Tarun Tejpal of rape, noting the alleged victim appeared to be "in a good mood" afterwards.

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Around the world, animal conservation has evolved so it's not just humans monitoring wildlife.

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Unofficial plans to change the borders have caused alarm - but no-one knows whose idea they are.

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Fielder’s Choice? Cubs Turn a Simple Grounder Into a Wild Run.

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How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on during the past seven days?

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Suhani and Prabhpreet are part of a team who find and verify what resources are available for families in need.

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A British businessman has turned his Canary Islands hotel into a home for migrants from Africa.

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Billions of cicadas have emerged in the US and Brooklyn cook Joseph Yoon is making good use of them.

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Wednesday, 26 May 2021

Flower tattoos heal self-harm scars

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South Korean tattoo artist, Yeon, helps women cover up self-harm scars with images of flowers.

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Tulsa massacre: The search for victims, 100 years on

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Decades after white mobs razed an affluent black neighbourhood the search for bodies goes on.

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Tokyo Olympic Games: When are they and will they go ahead?

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The Tokyo Summer Olympics are due to start in July, despite a surge in Covid cases in Japan.

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The uncertain future of Britain's offices

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UK firms' offices are undergoing radical shifts as firms allow staff to continue working from home.

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Mozambique Palma attack: 'I had to pay a bribe to flee'

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Aid agencies have been barred from parts of Mozambique, leading to fears of a humanitarian emergency.

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'Fortress Australia': Why calls to open up borders are meeting resistance

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Many Australians are loath to relax border controls despite experts warning of the harms of isolation.

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Luke Combs dissects lockdown anthem Six Feet Apart, one year later

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US country star Luke Combs wrote one of the first musical responses to Covid-19. How does it hold up?

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RTHK: How authorities cracked down on Hong Kong's only public broadcaster

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New changes in RTHK have signalled that its fate as an independent public service may be under threat.

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'They are a million miles away' - how pundits reacted to Man Utd's Europa League final defeat

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Manchester United are still "a million miles away" after their Europa League final defeat to Villarreal says Neil Lennon.

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Subway Swabbers Find a Microbe Jungle — And Thousands of New Species

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A filibuster fight is looming in the Senate.

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After Skirting Filibuster Fight for Months, Democrats Near a First Battle

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Armed conflicts have helped virus spread, a U.N. official says.

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A Week After No-Hitter, Corey Kluber Hits the Injured List

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‘Witch Hunt,’ Meet Grand Jury

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Manitoba is now the worst hot spot in North America, with its hospitals overwhelmed.

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The BBC visits the colleagues of Roman Protesevich, the journalist arrested off the diverted Ryan Air flight.

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The US author of the best-selling children's classic passed away last Sunday, his family said.

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Aid agencies have been barred from parts of Mozambique, leading to fears of a humanitarian emergency.

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Decades after white mobs razed an affluent black neighbourhood the search for bodies goes on.

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The Tokyo Summer Olympics are due to start in July, despite a surge in Covid cases in Japan.

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Many Australians are loath to relax border controls despite experts warning of the harms of isolation.

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South Korean tattoo artist, Yeon, helps women cover up self-harm scars with images of flowers.

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Tuesday, 25 May 2021

Covid: Dominic Cummings to be quizzed by MPs on pandemic handling

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A joint committee of MPs will question the prime minister's former adviser on lessons to be learnt.

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Covid vaccine: 30 and 31-year-olds in England now invited

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Rollout continues, with anyone in their 30s now able to get vaccinated in England.

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Building projects hit by lack of supplies and price rises

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Industry warns people to delay home improvement due to shortage of cement, electric components, timber and steel.

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Millions cannot afford water bills, says watchdog

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Overhauling water tariffs could help struggling families, the Consumer Council for Water says.

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Mast Upgrade: UK experiment could sweep aside fusion hurdle

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Results from a UK experiment could help clear a hurdle to achieving commercial fusion power.

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Housing: Shelter calls for 90,000 social homes to be built

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The housing charity says around a third of British adults do not have safe or secure accommodation.

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AI emotion-detection software tested on Uyghurs

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A software engineer tells BBC's Panorama about installing the system in police stations in Xinjiang.

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From protests to 'patriots': Why China is crushing Hong Kong dissent

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After clamping down on protests it has reformed elections - what does this mean for Hong Kong's future?

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‘We want justice.’ Activists demand accountability at Police Headquarters in New York.

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Iran Talks Loom as a New Test of Biden’s Israel Ties

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Blinken meets with Abbas and Netanyahu amid effort to secure a lasting cease-fire.

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Knicks’ Julius Randle Wins N.B.A.’s Most Improved Player Award

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Greene’s Holocaust Comparisons Cause New Headaches for G.O.P.

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