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• Meghan accuses palace of 'perpetuating falsehoods'
  
  The Duchess of Sussex says she does not know how Buckingham Palace could expect her to "be silent".
• US Capitol police warn of possible militia plot to breach Congress
  
  A session is cancelled because of "potential threats" from a militia to storm the Congress building.
• Myanmar coup: 'Everything will be OK' teenage protester mourned
  
  Kyal Sin, known as Angel, was one of 38 people killed in anti-coup protests on Wednesday.
• SpaceX: Starship lands safely... then explodes
  
  It is the first time Elon Musk's space exploration company has pulled off this difficult landing.
• Nigeria kidnapped girls: Shots fired at Zamfara reunion ceremony
  
  Parents of girls released by kidnappers had thrown stones at officials during the reunion ceremony.
• Prince Philip has successful heart procedure, palace says
  
  The Duke of Edinburgh will remain in hospital for a number of days, Buckingham Palace says.
• Mariah Carey's brother sues over emotional distress caused by her memoir
  
  The star's older brother, Morgan Carey, accuses the star of "malicious falsehoods" in her memoir.
• Louvre reunited with 'exceptional' armour stolen in 1983
  
  The helmet and breastplate were discovered by an antiquities expert in Bordeaux.
• Covid: Biden says ‘Neanderthal thinking’ behind lifting of mask rules
  
  President Biden criticises moves to relax Covid restrictions in the southern state and Mississippi.
• Sweden attack: Man injures seven in stabbing attack
  
  Police are treating the case as attempted murder but investigating potential terror motives.
• Covid: Germany to approve AstraZeneca vaccine for over-65s
  
  Chancellor Merkel says data now shows the vaccine to be effective for the elderly too.
• Mississippi storm: Living in a US city with no drinking water
  
  Over 160,000 residents in Mississippi have been without drinkable water for two weeks after storm.
• Twin sisters worth millions thanks to female gamers
  
  The Nakajima twins develop games for women and three-quarters of their workforce are female.
• Box jellyfish: Australian teenager fatally stung on Queensland beach
  
  It is the first such death from the venomous ocean animal in Australia in 15 years.
• The 'vaccine hunters' helping older people get Covid jabs
  
  Americans baffled by the complex system for getting a shot now have help from tech-savvy young people.
• Life discovered deep beneath an Antarctic ice sheet 'shouldn't be there'
  
  Researchers hoping to collect mud samples deep beneath an Antarctic ice sheet were amazed to discover small creatures living in the dark, freezing water.
• Fisherman in Kenya swap petrol outboard motors for electric engines
  
  Fishermen on Lake Victoria in Kenya have begun using some of Africa’s first electric fishing boats.
• 'Exceptional' 15th-Century Ming Dynasty bowl unearthed at US yard sale
  
  The small bowl bought for $35 last year is set to be auctioned for between $300,000 and $500,000.
• 'Vaccine, vaccine' - Dolly sings before Covid-19 jab
  
  "Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine,” the country star sings before she receives a jab.
• Greece earthquake shakes shop and collapses buildings
  
  The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Larissa, but was felt across the country.
• Texas mask mandate: 'I'm leaning towards staff still wearing masks'
  
  The Texas governor is lifting the Covid mask mandate leaving businesses to make tough decisions.
• Tiger Woods: Car crashes and comebacks
  
  How the golfing champion has made a career out of overcoming adversity and scandal.
• Fall Guys bought by Fortnite maker Epic Games
  
  The deal is "a huge win" for Fall Guys, its team says as it prepares to launch on Xbox and Nintendo.
• Mars: Nasa's Perseverance rover sends stunning images
  
  Amazing images as Nasa's Perseverance rover lands on Mars and seeks signs of past microbial life.
• Amazon changes app logo that 'resembles Adolf Hitler'
  
  The new design shows a folded corner of blue tape on an Amazon box.
• DNA Family Secrets: What happened to Bill's father?
  
  Seventy-five-year-old Bill has never met his dad, but he's about to discover life-changing answers.
• Why are QAnon believers obsessed with 4 March?
  
  Believers are using an old, irrelevant law to herald the supposed return to power of Donald Trump.
• 'After the first cancellation it didn't go back to normal'
  
  The so-called sharing economy has been greatly affected by the continuing Covid-19 pandemic.
• Climate change: Will China take a 'great leap' to a greener economy?
  
  A new five-year plan may signal a switch from fossil fuels, but economic worries could limit change.
• Argentina: Can one country's change of abortion law alter a continent?
  
  Pro-choice activists hope Argentina's legalisation of abortion will bring about change elsewhere.
• India Supreme Court: Calls for Justice Sharad Bobde to quit over rape remarks
  
  Calls are growing in India for Chief Justice Sharad Bobde to resign over his "atrocious" remarks.
• Then and now: A 'megadrought' in California
  
  See how extreme weather has affected an vital reservoir in California.
• LeBron James: NBA superstar's evolution from high school prodigy
  
  This is the story of LeBron James, the high school phenomenon who turned three failing franchises into NBA-winning teams.
• 'If the others go I'll go': Inside China's scheme to transfer Uighurs into work
  
  A high-level Chinese study says a massive work scheme is reducing Uighur population density in Xinjiang.
• Pollard hits six sixes in an over - off Sri Lanka bowler who had earlier taken a hat-trick
  
  Kieron Pollard hits six sixes in one over off Akila Dhananjaya, who had earlier taken a hat-trick, in West Indies' T20 defeat of Sri Lanka.
• Deese Kasinga: What happens when the Premier League academy dream dies?
  
  Only 180 of the 1.5 million youth football players in England will make it to the Premier League. So what happens to the rest?
• Curtis Jones: Liverpool's 'streetwise' youngster with 'unusual belief'
  
  It may feel at times like little has gone right for Liverpool this season but the rise of local boy Curtis Jones has provided a much-needed spark.
• I never had a goal drought like this, says Chelsea's Werner
  
  Chelsea forward Timo Werner says there is more to come from him after admitting he has never experienced a goal drought like this season.
• 'We have to find a spark again' - Solskjaer after Man Utd held to drab draw at Palace
  
  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United need to find their "spark" again after they were held to a third goalless draw in a row by Crystal Palace.
• Mayday: How the White Helmets and James Le Mesurier got pulled into a deadly battle for truth
  
  James Le Mesurier fell to his death in Istanbul in 2019 with a sense that Syrian and Russian disinformation had destroyed his reputation.