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23 July 2021

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A worker and a bioreactor

Why a plastic bag shortage is slowing vaccine rollout

A look at the critical vaccine components in short supply, as a new global marketplace is launched to tackle bottlenecks.

Two hands holding a mobile phone with emoji symbols

Face palm: The fight to get a new emoji made

There are about 3,000 emojis to choose from but what happens when the one you want isn't there?

A woman carrying a sack of wheat flour in Chena, Amhara region

How aid is getting to Tigray after the peace deal

Last November's peace deal has allowed aid supplies into Tigray again, but there are still concerns about the food situation.

Palestinian gunman in Munich, September 1972

Olympics opening ceremony remembers Munich victims

Nearly 50 years after 11 Israeli athletes were killed, a moment's silence is marked in Tokyo.

Animation

1991 reforms: The year that transformed India

The BBC looks back at the pivotal moment when India's economy changed forever.

Jess and Andrew Waggitt opened their doors to vulnerable people during the pandemic and continue to do so.

Hotel owner couple welcome homeless guests

Jess and Andrew Waggitt opened their doors to vulnerable people during the pandemic and continue to do so.

Director Julia Ducournau poses after winning the Palme d'Or award for the film Titane, in Cannes, France, on 17 July 2021

Striking news pictures from around the world

A selection of powerful images taken around the world this week.

Here are some tips from the Dutch Cycling Embassy on how to make bikes the easiest, most comfortable and safest way to travel.

How do you build a nation of cyclists?

Some tips from the Dutch Cycling Embassy on how to make bikes the easiest and safest way to travel.

Sarah Ntwambe

The woman helping reunite volcano families

Children are still separated from parents, two months after a volcano erupted near Goma in DR Congo.

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