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Japan woman held over keeping baby body in locker 'for years'
Agence France-Presse . Tokyo | Updated at 01:46pm on September 25, 2018
Tokyo police said Tuesday they had arrested a 49-year-old woman suspected of dumping a stillborn baby's body in a coin locker, amid reports she had...
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Trump ‘live figure’ thumps Merkel at Berlin's Madame Tussauds
Reuters. Berlin | Updated at 05:39pm on August 15, 2018
Madame Tussauds in Berlin unveiled its latest attraction on Tuesday - a posturing Donald Trump figure striking a picture of German Chancellor Angela Merkel on...
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Hands and feet tied, body in sack, Bulgarian reclaims swimming record
Reuters. Macedonia | Updated at 07:27pm on July 25, 2018
Swimming instructor, lifeguard and adventurer Yane Petkov - Bulgaria's answer to Houdini and Michael Phelps combined - reclaimed on Tuesday the Guinness world record for...
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‘Treasure ship’ claim raises eyebrows in South Korea
Reuters | Updated at 09:16pm on July 19, 2018
A company claiming to have found the wreck of a Russian warship with $130 billion in gold ‘treasure’ off the coast of South Korea has...
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Saudi woman may face sex charge, jail for hugging pop star on stage
Agence France-Presse | Updated at 05:35pm on July 15, 2018
A woman may face charges under a new harassment law in Saudi Arabia after storming a stage to hug a pop star, authorities and local...
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Headscarved Malaysian girl wows with freestyle football skills
Agence France-Presse . Klang | Updated at 08:34pm on July 13, 2018
The slick freestyle football moves of a Malaysian Muslim girl have boosted her into the spotlight in a country where the sport is dominated by...
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How a Macedonian town became a 'fake news' epicentre
Agence France-Presse | Updated at 06:41pm on July 12, 2018
Jovan got a pair of Nike sneakers and went on holiday to Greece, his reward for having helped turn the small Macedonian town of Veles...
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Malaysia mosque bans tourists after dance video goes viral
Agence France-Presse | Updated at 05:36pm on June 25, 2018
A Malaysian mosque has banned tourists after a video of two female visitors in skimpy outfits dancing in front of the Muslim holy site went...
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Thirty-three pregnant Cambodian women discovered in surrogacy raid
Reuters. Phnom Penh | Updated at 07:51pm on June 23, 2018
Thirty-three pregnant Cambodian women who were carrying babies on behalf of Chinese clients have been discovered during a raid on an illegal...
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World Cup reporter kissed, harassed on live TV
Newage desk | Updated at 11:17am on June 21, 2018
A female journalist reporting at the World Cup in Russia was sexually assaulted live on air and later posted video of the incident on social...
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