Bumble closes to give ‘burnt-out’ staff a week’s break
A senior employee wrote on Twitter that the extra holiday was to deal with “collective burnout”. BBC News – Business
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Iran nuclear deal: President-elect Raisi issues warning over talks
Ebrahim Raisi promises he will not allow negotiations on reviving a 2015 deal to be dragged out. BBC News – Middle East
Nicaragua political arrests lead Argentina and Mexico to recall envoys
Argentina and Mexico recall ambassadors for talks after a fifth presidential hopeful is detained. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Spain confirms plans to pardon Catalan separatists
The nine leaders were jailed over a failed 2017 independence bid, but the pardons are controversial. BBC News – Europe
Poorer white pupils let down and neglected – MPs
White pupils from low income families are falling behind “every step of the way”, an education committee says. BBC News – UK
Canada: Fire destroys two Catholic churches on indigenous land
Police are treating the two blazes in the western province of British Columbia as suspicious. BBC News – US & Canada