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Lego axes plan to make bricks from recycled bottles
By Noor Nanji Business reporter, BBC News Toy giant Lego has scrapped plans to make its bricks from recycled bottles, in a blow to its efforts to cut carbon emissions. The company said in 2021 that it aimed to produce bricks not containing crude oil within two years. But on Monday, it said it had…
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Usher to perform 2024 Super Bowl half-time show
By Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent Usher will be the headline performer at the 2024 Super Bowl half-time show, it has been confirmed. The R&B star follows in the footsteps of Rihanna, whose dazzling set last February also functioned as the announcement of her pregnancy. “It’s an honour of a lifetime to finally check a…
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Chandrayaan-3: Hopes of Moon lander reawakening dim as India awaits signal
By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi Chances of India’s Moon lander waking up after a freezing cold lunar night are “dimming with each passing hour”, space scientists from the country have told the BBC. But they said that they would keep trying until the end of the lunar day. A day and night on the…
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Passengers left upside down as ride malfunctions in Canada
Passengers were left hanging upside down for almost 30 minutes, after an amusement park ride broke down in Ontario, Canada. Footage from TikTok shows the malfunctioning ride inverted with riders still on board, as people look on in shock from the ground. The park’s maintenance team responded to the incident and managed to bring all…
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Messina Denaro: Notorious Italian Mafia boss dies
By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News Italian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, who was one of the country’s most wanted men until his capture earlier this year, has died. The 61-year-old was thought to be a boss of the notorious Cosa Nostra Mafia and spent 30 years on the run before he was detained in January.…
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Canada row over parliament praise for Ukrainian Nazi war veteran
The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons, Anthony Rota, has apologised for praising a Ukrainian man who served in a Nazi unit during World War Two. Yaroslav Hunka, 98, got a standing ovation in parliament after Mr Rota said he was a “hero” during a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Canadian Jewish group CIJA…
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Hollywood writers in deal to end US studio strike
Screenwriters in the US say they have reached a tentative deal with studio bosses that could see them end a strike that has lasted nearly five months. It is the longest strike to affect Hollywood in decades and has halted most film and TV production. The deal does not include actors, who are also on…
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Kosovo and Serbia row over monastery gun battle
By Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News Kosovo and Serbia have traded accusations over a deadly stand-off between ethnic Serb gunmen and police in northern Kosovo. One policeman and three of the gunmen were killed during a siege of a Serbian Orthodox monastery in Banjska village on Sunday. Kosovo’s PM Albin Kurti accused Serbia of supporting the…
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A cut too far: The people who can’t give up paper
The world’s gone digital and yet many professions and industries still rely on paper every day. When will they scrunch up and toss away the last page? For 400 years British hydrographers have made paper charts of the world’s seas and oceans. Each one captures the detail of coastlines, bays, straits, or channels. A document…
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‘Shrinkflation’ isn’t a trend – it’s a permanent hit to your wallet
Products are getting smaller, and you’re paying more. The problem won’t go away, even if the economy rebounds and inflation abates. If you’ve noticed you’re getting less for more while you shop, it’s not just you. ‘Shrinkflation’ – reducing a product’s size or quantity while keeping its price stable – is rampant. As the global…