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Sydney axe attacks: Woman jailed for wounding 7-Eleven customersSydney axe attacks: Woman jailed for wounding 7-Eleven customers
Image copyrightNSW DISTRICT COURTImage caption Evie Amati (centre) wounded two shoppers in the attack in Sydney

A woman who randomly attacked two people with an axe in an Australian convenience store has been jailed.

Evie Amati, 26, seriously wounded the man and woman at a 7-Eleven in Sydney in January 2017. She

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Graffiti spotted in Tokyo could be Banksy artwork - maybeGraffiti spotted in Tokyo could be Banksy artwork - maybe
Image copyrightAFPImage caption Could this be the work of Banksy

A piece of graffiti found at a monorail station in Tokyo, Japan, could be the work of British artist Banksy, say local officials.

The drawing bears resemblance to a famous Banksy painting "Umbrella rat", which similarly pictures a rat parachuting

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North Korea's Kim Yong-chol arrives in WashingtonNorth Korea's Kim Yong-chol arrives in Washington
Image copyrightEPAImage caption Kim Yong-chol, a senior North Korean official and former intelligence chief, is en route to the US

One of North Korea's top negotiators has arrived in Washington to meet US officials ahead of a possible second summit between Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump.

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The North Korean women who had to escape twiceThe North Korean women who had to escape twice
Image copyrightAFPImage caption Screenshot of Jiyun on the sexcam site

Trafficked into the sex industry after defecting from North Korea, two young women spent years in captivity before finally getting the chance to escape.

From the third floor of a residential tower block in the Chinese city of Yanji, two young

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Manmohan Singh: India‘accidental PM& biopic causes stirManmohan Singh: India’s ‘accidental PM’ biopic causes stir
Image copyrightThe Accidental Prime MinisterImage caption Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher plays Manmohan Singh in the film

Manmohan Singh was one of India's longest serving prime ministers and widely regarded as the architect of the country's economic reforms. But critics say a new Bollywood biopic months

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Why is Chinese state media blurring these actors' earsWhy is Chinese state media blurring these actors' ears
Image copyrightiQiyiImage caption Actor Wang Linkai's ears are blurred in an episode of the TV show Sister's Flower Shop

The decision by a popular Chinese video streaming platform to censor the ears of actors wearing earrings has sparked a heated debate online.

Images taken from programmes produced by the Netflix

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