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EU demands AstraZeneca vaccine doses made in UK

The bloc says UK plants are obliged to help make up for possible shortfalls in EU production.
Europe
'Failing' firm soars in value as amateurs buy stock

Shares in a games company have soared more than 300% - the result of a fight between private and professional investors.
Business
Australian states reopen to Sydney after outbreak

Travel bans ease across Australia after a Covid outbreak in its biggest city is brought under control.
Australia

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Blades stun Man Utd at Old Trafford

Bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United cause a stunning upset with a Premier League victory over title-chasing Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Football
The Soviet genius the world never got to see

Fyodor Cherenkov was an outstanding talent, a football hero in the Soviet Union. He also suffered terribly with mental illness.
Sport
What did Tuchel learn from Chelsea bow?

Thomas Tuchel believes he has seen enough from his Chelsea players to leave him feeling positive about the future.
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The ship buried on an English estate

How new film The Dig tells the story of a remarkable archaeological discovery
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The reasons CEOs make so much money

The staggering gap between executive and worker pay, explained
Worklife
The world's cutest bat?

"Stereotypes are completely at odds with bats' true nature"
Travel
The new use for abandoned oil rigs

There is one feature of these rigs that is actually beneficial for the ocean
Future
Some symptoms 'more common' with new variant

But loss of taste and smell may be less likely to affect those with the new strain, a study suggests
Health
Social media 'damages teens' mental health'

Heavy social media use had a negative impact on wellbeing, the study found
Technology
Crisp-loving parrot flies again after diet

Bud's new owner claims the bird could "detect a packet of crisps being opened from four miles away"
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President Joe Biden signs executive orders on climate change, saying the US has waited too long.

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