Ukraine round-up: Russia sets gas deadline for West and troops leave Chernobyl

President Putin demands roubles for gas supplies, as Russian troops redeploy around Ukraine.

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Ex-hostage recounts ordeal at trial of Islamic State jihadist

An Italian aid worker says he was beaten and given dog names by his Islamic State captors in Syria.

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Ukraine round-up: Little progress in peace talks as shelling continues

No breakthrough, says Russia, while Ukraine says Russia has broken a promise to pull back troops.

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Ronin Network: What a $600m hack says about the state of crypto

The hack of the Ronin Network crypto platform leaves thousands out of pocket and plenty of questions.

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Emily Bridges: Transgender cyclist will not race in women's National Omnium event

Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges will not compete at Saturday's National Omnium Championships in her first women's event after a ruling by cycling's world governing body.

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Barcelona Femenino 5-2 Real Madrid Femenino (8-3 agg): Hosts win in front of record crowd

Barcelona beat Real Madrid to reach the Women's Champions League semi-finals in front of a record crowd at the Nou Camp.

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Six month warning over £20 and £50 paper notes

People are being urged to spend or deposit paper notes as they are replaced with plastic ones.

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MPs vote to back publication of Lord Lebedev peerage security advice

Labour forces the government to reveal documents on how Lord Lebedev got a seat in the Lords.

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Queen thanks DofE winner Doyin Sonibare after thanksgiving speech

Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award winner Doyin Sonibare delivers an address to senior royals at Westminster.

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Partygate: Met Police to issue first fines, sources say

Westminster sources suggest the Met Police will issue at least 15 fines for rule breaches initially.

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Oscars condemns Will Smith slap and launches review

The Oscars film academy says it "condemns" the slapping of Chris Rock and launches a formal review.

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Brothers, 12 and 13, wanted for raiding top London hotels

A warrant for the pair, who are accused of burgling Claridges and the Four Seasons, is issued.

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Ferry firms to meet officials over P&O fallout

Bosses from DFDS and Stena Lines will meet transport officials to discuss P&O's sacking of staff.

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Afghanistan: Taliban bars BBC TV programmes from schedules

Radio and online are unaffected as the regime stops local TV showing international partner content.

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Verstappen wins GP after late overtake

Max Verstappen wins an intense race-long battle with Charles Leclerc to take his first victory of the season in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

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Russia transfers thousands of Mariupol civilians to its territory

Ukraine condemns Russia's alleged "deportation" of many civilians from devastated Mariupol.

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Saturday, March 26, 2022

England 2-1 Switzerland: Luke Shaw & Harry Kane goals help Three Lions earn Wembley win

Harry Kane moves level with Sir Bobby Charlton on 49 England goals as the Three Lions come from behind to beat Switzerland at Wembley.

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Grass fires: Wales' resources stretched by 'burn season'

Crews waste their time by attending fires started on purpose - but legally - by landowners.

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Man found buried in garden died from stab wound to neck

A post-mortem examination was carried out on the remains of 42-year-old Nicholas Billingham.

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War in Ukraine: Musicians perform emotional concert in Kharkiv metro station

Musicians performed the concert at a metro station in Kharkiv, being used as a makeshift shelter.

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Friday, March 25, 2022

War in Ukraine: Change of emphasis or admission of failure by Moscow?

Moscow now says the main aim is to "liberate" eastern Ukraine - a change of emphasis or more?

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Next stop Kyiv - the battle on the capital's outskirts

In Irpin, only a few civilians remain as volunteers bolster defences a few miles from Kyiv.

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Rishi Sunak faces questions over link to firm operating in Russia

The chancellor's wife has a stake in an Indian multinational that has kept its office in Moscow.

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Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will go ahead after missile 'attack'

The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will go ahead as planned after a missile attack on an oil facility near the track in Jeddah.

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Royal tour: Kate smiles through the rain in the Bahamas as trip ends

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited a primary school in the Bahamas on the last day of their trip.

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William Collins: Giant memorial will need to be changed, council says

Sheffield City Council says the giant tribute to William Collins is different from plans it approved.

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Ukraine-Russia: The 76-year-old artist taking on Putin

"What's happening is a disgrace," says Elena, who was carried away by police for anti-war protests.

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War in Ukraine: What Ukraine is getting right

The BBC's Frank Gardner looks at four themes that have defined Ukraine's reaction to Russia's invasion.

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Spring Statement: One family's cost of living experience

The Fords are a busy family and, like many, they’ve noticed the impact of rising prices.

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Julian Assange: Wikileaks founder gets married in Belmarsh prison

The Wikileaks founder is being held in the high-security prison while the US seeks to extradite him.

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Goldman Sachs boss David Solomon set to DJ Lollapalooza

Goldman Sachs boss David Solomon will play the four-day music festival in Chicago.

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Amanda Bynes: Judge ends former actress's nine-year conservatorship

The former child star was placed under the legal guardianship after drug and mental health problems.

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Ed Sheeran awaits verdict in 'traumatising' Shape of You copyright trial

The star's lawyer says a copyright case over the song Shape of You should never have gone to court.

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The 3 Russian cyber-attacks the West most fears

US intelligence says Russia could launch cyber-attacks on the West. What is the worst-case scenario?

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Driver in pick-up truck flipped by Texas tornado

Watch the moment the vehicle is tossed in the air by the twister as storms swept across Texas.

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Homes for Ukraine: 'It's sad, slow and frustrating'

Families desperate to host Ukrainians in need call for the process to be quicker, with less red tape.

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Multiple Apple services suffer outages

The firm's system status page shows issues with services including Maps and Apple TV

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Mariupol: Four reasons the city matters so much to Russia

The most bombarded city in Ukraine’s war with Russia is key to Moscow’s military campaign.

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Sunday, March 20, 2022

Nottingham Forest 0-1 Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp's side set up semi-final date against Man City after edging past hosts

Liverpool will play Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley after they edge past Nottingham Forest in a pulsating quarter-final at the City Ground.

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Isle of Wight e-scooter complaints exceed 1,000

Complaints include riding on the pavement, anti-social behaviour and underage use.

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From waitress to cafe owner, all while still a teenager

Chloe Campbell was 15 when she got a job in a Moray cafe - four years later she is the new boss.

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Middlesbrough 0-2 Chelsea: Blues beat Championship side to reach FA Cup semi-finals

Romelu Lukaku scores his 12th goal of the season as Chelsea beat Championship side Middlesbrough to reach the FA Cup semi-finals.

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Sarah Everard vigil: Met Police appeal against High Court ruling

Scotland Yard says the decision to appeal "is important for policing and the public".

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Abramovich's jet among 100 planes grounded by US

The US government has grounded 100 Russia-affiliated aircraft believed to have violated US export controls

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Morad Tahbaz, released in Nazanin deal, back in Iran jail

Morad Tahbaz's family say they are "distraught" after hoping he would be permanently freed.

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

Angela Rayner: Men admit sending abusive messages to MP

The Labour Party's deputy leader says the abuse has left her "constantly watching my back".

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Boy, 12, denies burglary spree of top London hotels

The boy, who cannot be named, is accused of targeting Claridge's and the Four Seasons among others.

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War in Ukraine: Life on the Kharkiv frontline

BBC's Quentin Sommerville reports from Ukraine's second biggest city, torn apart by war.

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Man United's Pogba reveals burglary at his home

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba says his home was burgled during his side's Champions League game against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Met Police apologise after officers strip-search Hackney schoolgirl

A safeguarding report concluded the search was unjustified and racism was a "likely" factor.

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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: I made Devzat – It's like discord but in the terminal, over SSH

Show HN: I made Devzat – It's like discord but in the terminal, over SSH
12 by quackduck | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Run `ssh devzat.hackclub.com` to try it out! The repo is here: https://ift.tt/OJgTkqe (golang). It has markdown and emoji support, DMs, channels, and it can show images too. You can send code, and it gets syntax highlighted (you can change the theme). You can ping people like so: @user and it sends them a \a, which should play an audible sound if the terminal allows it. There's inbuilt games and rainbow names and a lot of other small things I don't remember right now. You might find the auth system interesting: it's based on a hash of ssh pubkey (bans use that and a hash of IP, so it isn't so easy to get around a ban) Also an interesting issue: bots that go around trying to brute force ssh into random IPs with common usernames. My current solution is banning if rapid successive joins are detected.

Queen holds afternoon tea for Canada's governor general after missing service

The monarch, 95, greeted Canada's governor general the day after the Commonwealth Service.

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Hertfordshire gardener smashes own tomato growing record

Douglas Smith grew more than 1,000 tomatoes on a single stem, breaking his own record.

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Monday, March 14, 2022

Putin changes law on leased jets to keep them flying

The Russian president signs new law allowing foreign-leased jets to keep flying in Russia.

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Baftas 2022: Encanto director takes glasses campaigner to London ceremony

12-year-old Lowri was invited to the Baftas after asking Disney to portray more characters in glasses.

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UK's most premature twins both home with family

Harley Crane is discharged after 140 days in hospital, a week after her brother Harry.

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Sunday, March 13, 2022

Brent Renaud: Friend of US journalist killed in Ukraine speaks to BBC

Mea last spoke to Brent four days ago, and says he was excited to work on a documentary in Ukraine.

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Bafta Film Awards 2022: Stars step out on the red carpet

The stars turn out on the red carpet at the Bafta Film Awards 2022.

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Rod Stewart: Videos prompts pothole DIY repair warning

A council urges people not to attempt road repairs themselves after the singer was filmed doing it.

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Saturday, March 12, 2022

Brexit: Micheál Martin and Boris Johnson discuss NI Protocol

Micheál Martin and Boris Johnson met prior to attending the Ireland-England rugby match on Saturday.

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Manchester United 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur: Cristiano Ronaldo scores hat-trick in thriller

Cristiano Ronaldo scores a hat-trick as Manchester United beat Tottenham to move into the Champions League places.

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Rod Stewart fixes potholes near his Harlow home

The singer shovels gravel on the road and claims his Ferrari cannot get through the potholes.

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Friday, March 11, 2022

Battle for Mykolaiv: 'We are winning this fight, but not this war'

In the southern city of Mykolaiv, Ukrainian forces are battling to stop the Russian advance.

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Roman Abramovich: Chelsea have credit card facilities temporarily suspended

Chelsea's credit card facilities are temporarily suspended while banks assess the implications of the sanctions imposed on Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich.

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Ukraine war: Fact-checking Russia's biological weapons claims

The BBC finds no evidence for Russian claims that Ukraine is developing biological weapons with US support.

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Queen pulls out of attending Commonwealth Day service

The Queen will not attend next week's service at Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace says.

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Plato and Aristotle inspire Belfast pupils

Philosophy has become part of Holy Cross pupils' lives in and out of school.

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Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross withdraws call for Boris Johnson to quit

Douglas Ross says debate over Boris Johnson's future "should be put on pause while there is war in Europe".

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Scottish Covid hospital patient numbers highest in 13 months

While fewer people need intensive care, large numbers of Covid patients are affecting available beds and other services.

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War in Ukraine: A family's 'torturous' UK visa chase

Luke Morgan has spent the last fortnight helping his wife's family get to the UK from Ukraine.

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Ukraine: What sanctions are being imposed on Russia?

Western nations have imposed severe sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

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Absent UK soldiers may have travelled to Ukraine - Army

The Army says it's "actively and strongly encouraging" the soldiers to return to the UK.

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Denmark says sorry to children of failed experiment

Six surviving Inuit Greenlanders taken from their families in 1951 speak about their ordeal.

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Fact-checking Boris Johnson's claim about refugees

The PM claimed the UK had done more to resettle vulnerable people than any other European country.

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McDonald's to temporarily close its 850 stores in Russia

The fast food chain said it was responding to the "needless human suffering unfolding in Ukraine".

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Ghislaine Maxwell: Juror admits 'mistake' not admitting abuse

He failed to disclose on a jury sheet that he had been abused, so Maxwell's lawyers are demanding a retrial.

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Ukraine war: Chernobyl workers' 12-day ordeal under Russian guard

The nuclear power plant was seized on day one of Russia's invasion, and workers have not left since.

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McDonald's and Coca-Cola boycott calls grow over Russia

Food and drink giants have been criticised on social media for failing to speak out on Ukraine's invasion.

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Sunday, March 6, 2022

Ukraine conflict: Your guide to understanding day 11

More than 1.5 million Ukrainians have fled the country. Here's what you need to know after day 11 of the war.

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Ukraine invasion: Military couple marry on the frontline

Lesya and Valeri, both civil defence volunteers, tied the knot at a checkpoint near Kyiv.

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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: I made a privacy-first minimalist Backblaze

Show HN: I made a privacy-first minimalist Backblaze
40 by bimbashrestha | 19 comments on Hacker News.
Creator here. I was looking for something as simple as Backblaze Personal [1] but privacy focused and open source. This is my attempt to build that. Uses PyQt6 [2] for the GUI and Pyinstaller [3] for creating the platform specific binaries. The backup engine under the hood is Restic [4]. The server code is written in Laravel [5]. All the code is on GitHub [6]. I actually really like Backblaze (even use B2 for this offering behind the scenes) so this isn't meant to throw shade their way. Just wanted a private open source alternative. Something like Bitwarden but for backups. [1] https://backblaze.com [2] https://ift.tt/ImE8KMZ [3] https://ift.tt/192GoaP [4] https://ift.tt/7p3G2FN [5] https://laravel.com [6] https://ift.tt/AJlKLY1

Man in dinghy in near miss with Southampton-bound container ship

The moment a man swims out of the path of a container ship off Southampton is captured on a phone.

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Game Of Thrones actor John Stahl dies aged 68

The Scottish actor was also well known for playing Inveradarroch in soap opera Take The High Road.

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Why doesn't Ukraine attack the Russian convoy? And other questions

Correspondents and experts answer questions from readers on the BBC News website

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War in Ukraine: Russians on boycotts, sanctions and cancellations

Russia is being hit by a global backlash after it invaded Ukraine. How does it feel to be shunned?

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Thursday, March 3, 2022

Ukraine: Why has Russia's 64km convoy near Kyiv stopped moving?

Russian forces advancing on the Ukrainian capital appear to have stalled, US and UK officials say.

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Ukraine conflict: Russia's plan not going as they wanted - Ben Wallace

The defence secretary says that Russia's attempt to present itself as Ukraine's liberator has failed.

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Ukraine conflict: Reunions and warm welcomes for refugees at Berlin train station

Crowds of volunteers were there to help the new arrivals, with many offering the refugees rooms in their houses.

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Owners evicted from Argyll castle after 22-year fight

Marian Van Overwaele has been fighting eviction from Knockderry Castle in Argyll since 1997.

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Ukraine conflict: Donations pile high at London centre

A Polish social club in London launched an appeal for donations to send to Poland and Ukraine.

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Ukraine conflict: Mum in Poland takes in fleeing families

Joanna is opening her home in Poland to Ukraine refugees seeking shelter after reaching the border.

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'Don't judge my cooking, it's not Bake Off,' quips William

Prince William struggles in the kitchen on a St David's Day trip to Wales.

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Compulsory Covid jabs for care home staff in England scrapped

Regulations requiring care workers to be vaccinated against Covid are being lifted from mid-March in England.

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No-fly zone: What it means and why the West won't act

Ukraine has asked Western powers to consider imposing a no-fly zone to stop Russian air assaults.

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'It's not Bake Off,' quips William baking Welsh cakes

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge try their hand at baking cakes during visit to Wales.

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