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Civilians still trapped inside final Isil enclave
Around 200 families are trapped in a tiny pocket of land in Syria still controlled by Isil and are being bombed by US-led coalition forces, the UN has said.
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Bramble Cay melomys: Climate change-ravaged rodent listed as extinctBramble Cay melomys: Climate change-ravaged rodent listed as extinct
Image copyrightIan Bell/EHPImage caption The Bramble Cay melomys lived on a tiny island in Australia's far north

It was described in 2016 as the first mammalian extinction caused by human-induced climate change.

Now the eradication of the Bramble Cay melomys has been officially recognised by Australia, its only

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Emoji number plates launched in QueenslandEmoji number plates launched in Queensland
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If a personalised number plate simply isn't enough to express your complex personality, worry not - soon you will be able to add an emoji to the mix.

Ok, you'll have to move to Queensland, Australia - but once that's sorted, you can get your own little smiley starting next month.

The emojis will

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Trump-Kim summit: What might Kim learn from hosts VietnamTrump-Kim summit: What might Kim learn from hosts Vietnam
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Vietnam's economic boom has happened with very little loosening of state control

In late February, North Korea's Kim Jong-un will sit down for a second time with US President Donald Trump.

The world's eyes will be focused on their nuclear negotiations, but Mr Kim will

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Poppy farms: How the global opioid crisis is biting AustraliaPoppy farms: How the global opioid crisis is biting Australia
Poppy farms: How the global opioid crisis is biting Australia - TheIndianSubcontinent News
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Chinese 'Ivory Queen' Yang Fenglan jailed in TanzaniaChinese 'Ivory Queen' Yang Fenglan jailed in Tanzania
Image copyrightAFPImage caption Yang Fenglan was a leading figure in business circles at the time of her arrest

Tanzania has sentenced Yang Fenglan, a Chinese businesswoman nicknamed the "Ivory Queen", to 15 years in jail for smuggling hundreds of elephant tusks.

Yang was accused of operating one of Africa's

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