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Still seeking answers a year after Brazil dam collapse

One year on from the dam collapse at Brazil’s Corrego de Feijao mine, many are still seeking answers. Read full ...
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China coronavirus: Death toll rises as disease spreads

Fifteen more people have been killed by the virus in China, as the country celebrates Lunar New Year. Read full ...
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Facebook and YouTube moderators sign PTSD disclosure

Content moderators review hundreds of disturbing images each day for social media sites. Read full story here: BBC World News ...
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Why China’s LGBT hide their identities at Lunar New Year

Representation of China’s LGBT community is improving but many still struggle during Lunar New Year. Read full story here: BBC ...
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Auschwitz: Searching for traces of my grandfather

Meijer Nieweg was murdered in August 1942. It has taken decades for details of his death to emerge. Read full ...
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Coronavirus: How can China build a hospital so quickly?

Wuhan is building a new hospital that will be finished within six days, according to China’s state media. Read full ...
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Avalanche survivors in Pakistan-administered Kashmir tell of horror

Journalist Sajid Mir trekked for hours to reach villagers cut off in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Read full story here: BBC World ...
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Turkey earthquake: At least 14 dead as buildings collapse

At least 14 people are killed and buildings collapse after the 6.8 magnitude quake. Read full story here: BBC World ...
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Chinese diasporas on edge over coronavirus

Chinese overseas are concerned for their own health and that of their families back home. Read full story here: BBC ...
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Does country music recognise its roots?

We speak to the most famous African American country music singer about the lack of diversity in the genre. Read ...
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Coronavirus: How worried should we be?

Hundreds of people people have been infected with a newly-discovered virus. Read full story here: BBC World News ...
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French Christian charity says four employees missing in Baghdad

SOS Chrétiens d’Orient says three French nationals and one Iraqi have been missing since Monday. Read full story here: BBC ...
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US Space Force logo looks like one from Star Trek

George Takei, star of the original 1960s Star Trek TV series, is jokingly demanding royalties. Read full story here: BBC ...
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Pompeo Won’t Say Whether He Owes Yovanovitch An Apology. ‘I’ve Done What’s Right’

As the State Department faces ongoing questions over Marie Yovanovitch’s treatment as U.S. envoy to Ukraine, Secretary of State Mike ...
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Six maps and graphics to explain the outbreak

Six maps and graphics explaining how the respiratory virus has spread and how it is being dealt with. Read full ...
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Business

Vine reboot Byte officially launches

Two years after Vine’s co-founder Dom Hofmann announced he was building a successor to the short-form video app, today Byte makes its debut on iOS ...
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Kraftful raises $1M to help smart home companies make better apps

If a thousand companies make their own smart light bulb, do a thousand companies also have to design a light switch app to control them? ...
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Daily Crunch: Goldman Sachs calls for diverse boards

The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day ...
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