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Instagram is testing a feature that lets users choose if they want to see likes
Instagram is testing a feature that would let users decide if they want to hide likes on their own posts or posts from people they follow.

'Flyer beware' – the employment implications of overseas travel
OPINION: There are a range of questions you need to consider as the leave requests start coming in from staff keen to enjoy the bubble and travel to Aussie. ???????

Tokyo 2020: How much do you know about the Olympics?
With 100 days until the start of the rearranged Tokyo Olympics, here's a chance to test how much you know about the Games' history.

Phil Foden & Jadon Sancho: Their two routes to the top
Phil Foden and Jadon Sancho's clubs meet on Wednesday, but these are two players who took diverging routes to reach the elite.

NBA players call for justice after death in Minneapolis
Minnesota and Brooklyn players wear shirts calling for "liberty and justice " after the fatal shooting of a black man by a police officer.

Mayan urn returned to Mexico by Albion College
The urn, made between 900 and 1600 AD, has been housed at Albion College, Michigan, since 1969.

Russia to consider Biden plan for Putin summit
The Kremlin said it was "early" to talk of a meeting, after the two presidents spoke on the phone.

Hundreds test positive for Covid at Hindu festival
This comes a day after more than three million Hindus visited the festival as India's cases soar.

Chinese man kidnapped and killed in elaborate body swap scheme
The victim was used as a replacement for another corpse, whose family wanted to avoid a burial ban.

AstraZeneca vaccine: Denmark ceases rollout completely
It becomes the first country to completely cease giving the jab over a possible link to blood clots.

Europe seeks to limit use of AI in society
The rules are proposals and could take several years to become law.

She started her Southland dog toy business Fun Diggity Dog as a side hustle, now it's a prize winning success
Louise Mackenzie says winning the Shop Local competition for her possum fur dog toy business will be a gamechanger that will take her to the next level.

Impact driven thinking has helped us stand out from the competition
OPINION: Most business owners think about how they can increase sales, whereas I started thinking how Duffle&Co could reduce waste and CO2 emissions.

Eight-year ban from cricket for ex-Zimbabwe captain Streak over corruption offences
Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak is banned from all cricket for eight years for corruption offences.

Fight Talk; Joshua, Fury, Benn, Khan, Shields, Holyfield, Courtney
Khan responds to Benn, Joshua-Fury is within reach, Holyfield set for ring return and Shields makes her position clear.

Stolen Roman statue found in Brussels antique shop
The headless figure, estimated to be worth €100,000, disappeared from a site near Rome 10 years ago.

Niger school blaze: Trapped children die in Niamey
The fire in Niamey engulfed straw classrooms and those in the nursery could not escape.

Egypt seizes ship that blocked Suez Canal over $900m compensation claim
The Ever Given's insurers call Egypt's claim "extraordinarily large" and "largely unsupported".

St Vincent volcano: Island covered in layer of grey as La Soufriere erupts
La Soufriere, on the island of St Vincent, has been erupting for the past five days.

Louisiana ship capsize: Search for survivors from 'lift' vessel
Rescuers have so far saved six of the commercial ship's reported 18 crew members from the water.