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Saudi Arabia sisters pass Hong Kong deportation deadlineSaudi Arabia sisters pass Hong Kong deportation deadline
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption The sisters, 18 and 20, say they fear being returned home

Two young women from Saudi Arabia are appealing for help after revealing they have spent six months in legal limbo in Hong Kong after fleeing their family.

Rawan and Reem (not their real names) say they escaped

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Australia experiences hottest summer on recordAustralia experiences hottest summer on record
Image copyrightEPAImage caption Most regions of Australia experienced prolonged summer heatwaves, meteorologists say

Australia has experienced its hottest summer on record, according to the nation's Bureau of Meteorology.

Hundreds of individual heat records were shattered across the country over the past three

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George Pell: Cardinal argues 'irregularity' in sexual abuse convictionGeorge Pell: Cardinal argues 'irregularity' in sexual abuse conviction
Image copyrightReutersImage caption George Pell is the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of sexual abuse

Cardinal George Pell is challenging his child sexual abuse conviction on three grounds, including saying that the trial had a "fundamental irregularity".

The ex-Vatican treasurer abused two boys

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At least ten killed and more than 20 injured in fire at Cairo's main train station
At least 10 people were killed and more than 20 injured when a fire broke out at the main train station in Egypt's capital on Wednesday, two medical sources said.
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Israeli security forces may be guilty of war crimes over killings in Gaza - UN
United Nations investigators said Israeli security forces may have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in killing 189 Palestinians and wounding more than 6,100 at weekly protests in Gaza last year.
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Life on each side of the Kashmir conflictLife on each side of the Kashmir conflict
Life on each side of the Kashmir conflict - TheIndianSubcontinent News
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