Bluebottle jellyfish: Thousands of Queensland beachgoers stungBluebottle jellyfish: Thousands of Queensland beachgoers stung
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Bluebottle jellyfish stings can be painful

Vast numbers of bluebottle jellyfish have swarmed beaches in Queensland, Australia, stinging thousands of people and forcing the closure of swim spots.

Surf Life Saving Queensland said over 2,600 people received treatment at the

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Behind India's construction boom: 'We risk our lives to build your homes'Behind India's construction boom: 'We risk our lives to build your homes'
Image copyrightAnkit SrinivasImage caption Ram Bhavan has been working as a construction worker for 10 years

It was an early morning in November when Mir Hasan arrived at a construction site in Noida - a suburb of India's capital Delhi - to start his daily shift.

He drank a bottle of water and began work right

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The 'superwoman' midwife of the mountainsThe 'superwoman' midwife of the mountains
The 'superwoman' midwife of the mountains - TheIndianSubcontinent News

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US and North Korea negotiating location for second summit - TrumpUS and North Korea negotiating location for second summit - Trump
Image copyrightEPAImage caption President Trump spoke to reporters before leaving for Camp David, Maryland

US President Donald Trump has said that a location for another summit with North Korea is being negotiated.

Mr Trump told reporters in Washington DC that "a good dialogue" was taking place with North Korea,

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Malaysia king: Sultan Muhammad V abdicates in historic firstMalaysia king: Sultan Muhammad V abdicates in historic first
Image copyrightAFPImage caption Malaysia is the only country in the world to have a rotational monarchy

Malaysia's king, Sultan Muhammad V, has unexpectedly abdicated in an historic first.

No Malaysian monarch has stepped away from the throne since the country gained independence from the UK more than 60 years

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Bangladesh election: 'Gang rape' suspects detainedBangladesh election: 'Gang rape' suspects detained
Image copyrightNurPhoto/GettyImage caption News of the gang rape has sparked protests and anger in Bangladesh

A court in Bangladesh has remanded seven men in custody, including a local leader of the governing Awami League party, over a suspected gang rape.

A mother of four alleges she was raped by a group of men

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