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Apple's China warning 'deflects deeper problems' for firmApple's China warning 'deflects deeper problems' for firm
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A shock revenue warning from Apple has stoked fresh fears about trade tensions and spending in the world's second largest economy.

But analysts say the cut to its sales forecast reflects longstanding problems at the tech giant.

iPhone sales have been sliding and Apple faces stiff competition in China.

Experts argue the

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Abby Sunderland: Yacht abandoned in 2010 record attempt foundAbby Sunderland: Yacht abandoned in 2010 record attempt found
Image copyrightSA PoliceImage caption The 40-foot vessel Wild Eyes was found upturned and covered in barnacles

Almost nine years after being abandoned in the Indian Ocean, a yacht belonging to a teenage round-the-world sailor has turned up off southern Australia.

US girl Abby Sunderland was aged 16 in 2010 when

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China's 'Jack the Ripper' Gao Chengyong executed for murdersChina's 'Jack the Ripper' Gao Chengyong executed for murders
Image copyrightReutersImage caption Gao's first killing took place in 1988, he was only caught years later in 2016

A Chinese serial killer convicted of murdering 11 girls and women between 1988 and 2002 has been executed.

Gao Chengyong, dubbed "Jack the Ripper" by Chinese media, followed his victims home before

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Anak Krakatau volcano: Satellites get clear view of collapseAnak Krakatau volcano: Satellites get clear view of collapse
Image copyrightPlanet Labs, Inc. Image caption Anak Krakatau as it looked on Wednesday 2 January. Planet's constellation maximises the chances of getting a cloud-free view

There is now some very good optical satellite imagery of the collapsed Anak Krakatau volcano, which generated the devastating tsunami on 22

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Meghalaya mine collapse: What it's like to work in a 'rat-hole' mineMeghalaya mine collapse: What it's like to work in a 'rat-hole' mine
Image copyrightPriyanka BorpujariImage caption Abdul Alim has worked in rat-hole mines for two years

Fifteen men have been trapped inside a so-called rat-hole mine in India's north-eastern state of Meghalaya since 13 December. Priyanka Borpujari spoke to a miner who left his job at the same mine days before the

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Sabarimala: Women defy historic temple banSabarimala: Women defy historic temple ban
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