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India's singing, beatboxing policeman wins heartsIndia's singing, beatboxing policeman wins hearts
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Hakeem Al-Araibi: Bahraini footballer's wife pleads for his releaseHakeem Al-Araibi: Bahraini footballer's wife pleads for his release
Image copyrightReutersImage caption Hakeem Al-Araibi was detained by Thai authorities last year at Bahrain's request

The wife of detained Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi has issued a plea for world leaders to pressure the Thai government for his release.

Al-Araibi, 25, holds refugee status in Australia but

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Will the US and China finally agree a trade dealWill the US and China finally agree a trade deal
Image copyrightAFP/GettyImage caption Can the US and China bridge their divisions

Top trade officials from the US and China are meeting in Washington as a deadline to strike a deal approaches.

This is the second round of talks since Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met in Argentina last year and agreed to

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Little blue penguins stolen from nest with crowbar in NZLittle blue penguins stolen from nest with crowbar in NZ
Image copyrightBrent Tandy/DOCImage caption File photo of a little blue penguin in its burrow

Three little blue penguins have been stolen from their burrow in New Zealand, say conservation officials.

Two men were seen using a crowbar to prise rocks off the penguins' burrow in Hawkes Bay and then hook the birds

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Getting boats to children who have to swim to schoolGetting boats to children who have to swim to school
Image copyrightFacebookImage caption What if your daily commute meant swimming through mangroves

Imagine if going to school meant swimming and wading through water and mangroves, your school books tied up in a plastic bag over your head.

All the while, you're struggling to keep your face above water and

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Kevin and Julia Garratt on their experience as detainees in ChinaKevin and Julia Garratt on their experience as detainees in China
Image copyrightSIMEON GARRATTImage caption Julia and Kevin Garratt (centre) with their children Peter and Hannah. Their second son Simeon is not pictured

Canadian couple Kevin and Julia Garratt were detained in China in 2014 and accused of spying. Amid an escalating feud between Canada and China and allegations

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