Car industry: What's behind recent closuresCar industry: What's behind recent closures
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Honda UK is closing its Swindon plant by 2021, with the loss of about 3,500 jobs. Jaguar Land Rover and Nissan are also cutting production and jobs. So what's going on

Honda is a big loss

Honda's Swindon plant is the UK's fourth-largest car factory.

Honda Civic hatchbacks are made there. The model was the third most

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Vietnam detains impersonators of Kim Jong Un and TrumpVietnam detains impersonators of Kim Jong Un and Trump
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Howard X and Russell White have reportedly been threatened with deportation for staging a "meeting" in Hanoi

Impersonators of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump have been questioned by police in Vietnam.

Kim impersonator Howard X and Trump

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Great Barrier Reef: One million tonnes of sludge to be dumpedGreat Barrier Reef: One million tonnes of sludge to be dumped
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Australia plans to dump one million tonnes of sludge in the Great Barrier Reef.

Despite strict laws on dumping waste, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) gave the go-ahead.

A loophole was found - the laws don't

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Pulwama attack: India government must protect Kashmiris - top courtPulwama attack: India government must protect Kashmiris - top court
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India's top court has ordered the government to protect Kashmiri people from attacks in apparent retaliation for last week's deadly bombing in Indian-administered

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India Catholic Church defends Cardinal Gracias over 'failed abuse victims'India Catholic Church defends Cardinal Gracias over 'failed abuse victims'
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The Indian Catholic Church has defended itself over how it handled allegations of sexual abuse reported by the TheIndianSubcontinent.

On Thursday, a senior cardinal admitted he could have better handled the allegations that were

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Japan's Yoshitaka Sakurada apologises for being three minutes lateJapan's Yoshitaka Sakurada apologises for being three minutes late
Image copyrightReutersImage caption Mr Sakurada, who was appointed to his post last year, has had to repeatedly apologise over a series of gaffes

Japan's Olympics Minister, Yoshitaka Sakurada, has publicly apologised after arriving three minutes late to a parliamentary meeting on Thursday.

Opposition MPs said

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