China is cracking down on young women who write gay erotica
Yi Ma Eunice Yang Several women say they have been arrested for writing gay erotica, or “danmei” “I’ve been warned not to talk about it,” the woman wrote, before revealing snippets of the day she… [read more]
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Tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht raised from seabed near Sicily
Sofia Ferreira Santos A superyacht has been raised from the seabed nearly a year after it sank off the coast of Sicily, killing seven of the 22 people on board. Italian officials said the luxury ya… [read more]
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Blake Lively and Taylor Swift messages can be included in legal case
Emma Saunders Taylor Swift has been described in legal documents as one of Blake Lively’s “dragons” Messages between Blake Lively and Taylor Swift can be handed over to Justin Baldoni as part of hi… [read more]
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Sharks and oysters set to thrive in warmer UK waters
Georgina RannardClimate and science correspondent Basking shark is one of the species that could find a home in new parts of the UK The UK could see a boom in endangered sharks, rays and native oys… [read more]
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Race to mine metals for EV batteries threatens marine paradise
Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC News The Raja Ampat archipelago in Indonesia is sometimes referred to as the ‘Amazon of the Seas’ Stark images, captured from a drone by environmental campai… [read more]
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‘Glimmer of hope’ for marine life at UN Ocean conference
Esme StallardClimate and science correspondent Reporting from UN Oceans Conference, Nice, France The UN Ocean conference has been heralded a success, with more countries ratifying a key treaty to … [read more]
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Oceans cannot become ‘wild west’ warns UN chief
Esme StallardClimate and science correspondent Reporting from UN Oceans Conference, Nice, France Unregulated mining in the deep sea should not be allowed to go ahead, the head of the United Nation… [read more]
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UK proposes wider ban on destructive bottom trawling
A ban on a “destructive” type of fishing that drags large nets along the seafloor could be extended across English waters, the government has said. The proposal would expand the the prohibition of b… [read more]
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An ancient writing system confounding myths about Africa
This sacred mask is etched with symbols of Sona, a sophisticated and now rarely used writing system A wooden hunters’ toolbox inscribed with an ancient writing system from Zambia has been making wav… [read more]
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Ocean damage unspeakably awful Attenborough tells prince
Esme StallardClimate and science correspondent Justin Rowlatt The Prince of Wales interviewed TV naturalist Sir David Attenborough ahead of the UN oceans summit Sir David Attenborough has told Pri… [read more]
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