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Cheryl Grimmer: Murder charge in toddler's 1970 disappearance droppedCheryl Grimmer: Murder charge in toddler's 1970 disappearance dropped
Image copyrightNSW Police Image caption Cheryl disappeared shortly after her family migrated to Australia

Australian prosecutors have dropped their case against a man who had been accused of murdering a UK-born toddler almost 50 years ago.

The disappearance of three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer from a New South Wales

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Masood Azhar: India wants militant sanctioned after Kashmir blastMasood Azhar: India wants militant sanctioned after Kashmir blast
Image:The blast took place on a heavily guarded highway

India has called for sanctions against the Jaish-e-Mohammad militant group it says carried out Thursday's suicide attack in Indian-administered Kashmir.

Delhi asks for the leader of the Pakistan-based group to be listed as a terrorist by the UN.

The attack has killed at least 40 Indian

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Toxic alcohol kills dozens in northern IndiaToxic alcohol kills dozens in northern India
Toxic alcohol kills dozens in northern India - TheIndianSubcontinent News
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Australian floods send dirty water across Great Barrier ReefAustralian floods send dirty water across Great Barrier Reef
Image copyrightMATT CURNOCK/TROPWATER JCUImage caption The floodwaters have spread more than 60km (37 miles) offshore

Dirty water from a flood crisis in northern Australia has spread to parts of the Great Barrier Reef, placing it under stress, scientists say.

The floods are the result of weeks of devastating rain

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Xi Jinping: Digital 'little red book' tops App Store in ChinaXi Jinping: Digital 'little red book' tops App Store in China
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China's most popular app over the last few days has been one that's red in face and at heart.

With a scarlet logo reading "study" in Chinese, or "study Xi" as an ingenious pun, the app aims at shaping the nation's minds under Xi Jinping's presidency.

Launched on the first day of the year by the central propaganda

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Gully boys: The defiant street rappers telling India's storyGully boys: The defiant street rappers telling India's story
Gully boys: The defiant street rappers telling India's story - TheIndianSubcontinent News
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