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Afghanistan's Ghani says 45,000 security personnel killed since 2014Afghanistan's Ghani says 45,000 security personnel killed since 2014
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption President Ghani, who took office in 2014, revealed the figure at the World Economic Forum

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says more than 45,000 members of the country's security forces have been killed since he became leader in 2014.

The figure is far higher than previously

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'Thai bride' body found in 2004 on Yorkshire Dales may be relative'Thai bride' body found in 2004 on Yorkshire Dales may be relative
Image copyrightNorth Yorkshire PoliceImage caption A family has come forward to say they believe the woman found in the stream is their missing relative

A Thai family believe a woman who is thought to have been murdered and then dumped in a mountain stream in England is their missing relative.

The body was found

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Australian Open: Petra Kvitova Naomi Osaka meet with top ranking at stakeAustralian Open: Petra Kvitova Naomi Osaka meet with top ranking at stake
Petra Kvitova is a two-time Wimbledon champion, while Naomi Osaka won the US Open in 2018
Australian Open 2019
Venue: Melbourne Park Dates: 14-27 January
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Fuller's sells London Pride beer business to AsahiFuller's sells London Pride beer business to Asahi
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Fuller's, the brewer whose beers include London Pride, is to sell its entire drinks business to Japan's biggest brewer Asahi.

The company said the £250m deal would preserve the Griffin Brewery in Chiswick, west London, where beer has been brewed since 1654.

Fuller's will now focus on its hotels and pubs business, which generates

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Australian of the Year award given to Thai cave rescuersAustralian of the Year award given to Thai cave rescuers
Image copyrightOZTEK/RICHARD HARRISImage caption Mr Harris was key to the success of the mission

Two medics who played a crucial role in the rescue of 12 boys stuck in a flooded cave in Thailand have been named Australians of the Year.

Dr Richard "Harry" Harris and Dr Craig Challen were honoured for their

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Canadian honour killing suspects extradited to IndiaCanadian honour killing suspects extradited to India
Image copyrightjusticeforjassi.comImage caption Malkit Kaur Sidhu and Subjit Singh Badesha (right photo) are accused of planning conspiring to kill the couple

Eighteen years after Jaswinder Sidhu was murdered in India, her mother and uncle have been extradited from Canada to stand trial in the country.

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