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Tonga hit by near-total internet blackoutTonga hit by near-total internet blackout
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Tonga is usually linked to the web via underwater cable

Tonga is experiencing a near total blackout of mobile and internet services after the country's only undersea cable was damaged.

The problem took the island nation of about 100,000 people by surprise on Sunday night.

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Sony to move Europe headquarters to avoid Brexit disruptionSony to move Europe headquarters to avoid Brexit disruption
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Sony will move its European headquarters from the UK to the Netherlands to avoid disruptions caused by Brexit.

The company said the move would help it avoid customs issues tied to Britain's exit from the EU, according to AFP.

Despite the move, Sony won't shift personnel and operations from the existing UK operations.

It

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Sabarimala: India woman who defied temple ban 'abandoned' by familySabarimala: India woman who defied temple ban 'abandoned' by family
Image caption Kanaka Durga was the first woman to enter the Sabarimala shrine

An Indian woman who defied a historic ban to enter a prominent temple in the southern state of Kerala has been abandoned by her family, officials say.

Kanaka Durga, 39, had been in hospital since 15 January after she was allegedly

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'Racist' D G ad: Chinese model says campaign ruined her career'Racist' D G ad: Chinese model says campaign ruined her career
Image copyrightDolce and Gabbana/InstagramImage caption The ad was supposed to show that '#DGLovesChina'

The Chinese model featured in a Dolce - Gabbana ad campaign accused of racism has said the controversy almost ruined her career.

Three videos, released in November, showed Zuo Ye struggling to eat Italian

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'Battered Wife' fish shop to close after backlash in Australia'Battered Wife' fish shop to close after backlash in Australia
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption The fish and chip shop has been the subject of months of controversy

The owner of an Australian fish and chip shop called The Battered Wife says she has been forced out of business following an "abusive witch hunt" by people unhappy with its name.

Carolyn Kerr defended the

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Sahiwal shooting: How a Pakistani boy exposed police for killing his familySahiwal shooting: How a Pakistani boy exposed police for killing his family
Image copyrightPunjab governmentImage caption Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar (right) visited the surviving children in hospital

Hours after he lost his parents and a sibling in a bloody shooting on Saturday, a nine-year-old Pakistani boy exposed a blatant cover-up by police.

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