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hello this is bbc news. i m luxmy gopal. the headlines: a growing number of countries restrict travel from southern africa in an effort to control a new covid variant, as europe records its first confirmed case. two people are killed as storm arwen batters the uk with strong winds, rain and snow. the former england cricket captain michael vaughan says he s sorry for all the hurt azeem rafiq went through during the yorkshire racism scandal. one of the 27 people who drowned in the channel on wednesday is named as 24 year old maryam nuri mohammed amin from iraq. now on bbc news, it s time for click. this week: buying a forest on the blockchain yes, it is nftrees . a one minute covid test, and that s no gag. we ll take a call from the past if we can lift the handset. and it s mars, it s the moon, it s the country that is out of this world. are you ready for today s teaser? go on, then! right, what does this penguin, this building in iceland, a huge digital artwork and this
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