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Robert Schellenberg case: China accuses Canada of 'double standards'Robert Schellenberg case: China accuses Canada of 'double standards'
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China has rejected accusations from Canada that it is arbitrarily applying a death sentence to a Canadian convicted of drug smuggling.

The foreign ministry told Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to "stop making such irresponsible remarks", accusing Canada of "double standards".

Robert Lloyd Schellenberg was initially given a 15-year

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Kevin Mallory: The churchgoing patriot who spied for ChinaKevin Mallory: The churchgoing patriot who spied for China
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US officials say China is trying to influence US policymakers, steal secrets and spy on the US government. But how The story of Kevin Mallory, a man who seemed to lead a typical suburban life in Virginia, provides the answer.

FBI agents pointed their weapons at Jeremiah Mallory, a teenager standing in the doorway of

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How one heatwave killed 'a third' of a bat species in AustraliaHow one heatwave killed 'a third' of a bat species in Australia
Image copyrightDAVID WHITEImage caption Many spectacled flying foxes were found dead around Cairns, a city in Queensland

Over two days in November, record-breaking heat in Australia's north wiped out almost one-third of the nation's spectacled flying foxes, according to researchers.

The animals, also known as

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Grace Millane: Man denies murdering British backpackerGrace Millane: Man denies murdering British backpacker
Image copyrightLucie Blackman TrustImage caption Miss Millane had been travelling alone in New Zealand

A 26-year-old man has denied murdering British backpacker Grace Millane in New Zealand.

Miss Millane, 22, from Wickford, Essex, was last seen at a hostel in Auckland on 1 December. Her body was found a week

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Robert Schellenberg: What we know about his case so farRobert Schellenberg: What we know about his case so far
Image copyrightAFP/Getty ImagesImage caption Robert Lloyd Schellenberg was sentenced to jail last year but had his case suddenly reviewed

A court in China has sentenced a Canadian citizen to death for drug smuggling amid rising diplomatic tensions between the two countries.

The court said Robert Lloyd

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South Korea replace fake gold medals for 1960 Asian Cup winnersSouth Korea replace fake gold medals for 1960 Asian Cup winners
Son Heung-min has joined up with South Korea and will be missing for Tottenham during his country's Asian Cup campaign

South Korea's Football Association has given gold medals to the children of four dead players who received fakes after their 1960 Asian Cup win.

The country has not won the Asian Cup since that success, and media reports and some

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