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Postal union won't recognize British stamps issued in Chagos islands

Stamps issued by the British Indian Ocean Territory post office will no longer be recognized by the Universal Postal Union. /biot.go.io The UN postal organization has recognized the disputed C

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Swipe no more: End of the magnetic security strip?

Could the end of the strip be the beginning of the end for the plastic card? /AP/Keith Strakocic The magnetic strip on the back of a credit or payment card is ubiquitous, but for how much lon

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Swedish mountain loses meters to climate change

The peak formerly known as Sweden's highest /Alexandar Vujadinovic/Wikimedia Commons Sweden's only mountaintop glacier has lost a further two meters in the last year, according to researchers

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Germany and Netherlands stop Afghan deportations but Austria continues

Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas commented on the decision at a press conference. /AFP/ Michael Sohn Germany and the Netherlands have stopped all deportations of Afghan citizens back to

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First man to win a women's medal, Djokovic defeated, China tops table

TOP HEADLINES· It was the first day of Athletics in Tokyo's Olympic Stadium, with the opening rounds of many track and field events. The Women's 100m began with dominant performances from Jamaican

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Vatican fraud case forces senior cardinal to stand trial

The Cardinal resigned in 2020 / Reuters / Guglielmo Mangiapane A high profile Italian cardinal is among 10 ordered to stand trial on fraud and money laundering charges at the Vatican court.Car

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Putin says UK warship was sent to test Russia's response in Crimea

President Putin said it was 'obvious' the UK ship tried to provoke a Russian reaction. /Sputnik via Reuters Russia's President Vladimir Putin has called the British navy sailing in contested

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NATO chief stresses need to 'fully implement' Belarus sanctions

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said its members would work on cementing agreed sanctions against Belarus and consider further action, following the forced landing of the Ryanair flight carry

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China's Sinopharm vaccine approved by WHO for global use

00:40 The COVID-19 vaccine created by China's Sinopharm has been approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) for "emergency use."This means its safety, efficacy and quality has been

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Real-time space junk map shows scale of problem

02:10 A new interactive map of satellites and "space junk" has launched, showing hundreds of thousands of objects orbiting Earth.Along with many active satellites the map shows inactive