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India Love Commandos head arrested after couples report abuseIndia Love Commandos head arrested after couples report abuse
Image copyrightAFPImage caption Sanjoy Sachdev offered safe houses to desperate couples

Police in India are questioning the head of an organisation known as Love Commandos for alleged extortion and abuse of couples living in his shelter.

Sanjoy Sachdev was arrested and four couples were rescued on a complaint by

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Sultan Abdullah crowned Malaysia's new kingSultan Abdullah crowned Malaysia's new king
Sultan Abdullah crowned Malaysia's new king - TheIndianSubcontinent News
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Nastya Rybka: Model who got caught up in the Trump-Russia rowNastya Rybka: Model who got caught up in the Trump-Russia row
Image:Nastya Rybka talks about her visit from the FBI during her time in a Thai prison

Nastya Rybka spent a few days "just partying" with a Russian billionaire on his yacht, and boasted to the world about her coup.

But that billionaire was Oleg Deripaska, a powerful friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin. And she later claimed she had evidence

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France to repatriate 130 Isil suspects as US troops quit Syria
France is planning to repatriate more than 100 Isil suspects from Syria amid fears they could lose track of them after US troops withdraw from the war-torn country.
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UAE held a 'gender balance' awards but all the winners are men
The United Arab Emirates vice-president boasted of the country's "significant progress" on gender equality as he handed out awards for promoting equal opportunity. The only trouble was - all of them went to men.
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China's factory activity shrinks as slowdown worries riseChina's factory activity shrinks as slowdown worries rise
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Chinese factory activity contracted for a second straight month in January, the official Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) showed.

The index ticked up to 49.5, but remained below the 50-point level that separates growth from contraction.

China reported its weakest economic expansion in 28 years in 2018, and growth is

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