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Australian police respond to spider death threatsAustralian police respond to spider death threats
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Australia is home to over 2000 species of spider, many of them venomous

A man with a "serious fear" of spiders prompted an emergency call by Western Australia police on New Years' Day.

According to police, a passerby raised the alarm after hearing a "screaming" toddler

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Cathay to honour fares slashed in errorCathay to honour fares slashed in error
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Cathay Pacific has said it will honour first-class and business-class tickets that it sold to some lucky passengers for a fraction of the usual price.

The Hong Kong-based airline mistakenly sold business-class seats on August flights from Vietnam to New York for about $675 return.

Prices on the same route in July and

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Chang'e-4: China mission primed for landing on Moon's far sideChang'e-4: China mission primed for landing on Moon's far side
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption An employee inspects a 1:8 scale model of the Chang'e-4 lunar probe

China is preparing to make the first attempt at landing robotic spacecraft on the Moon's far side.

A static lander and rover are expected to be deployed to the surface in the next day, state media reports.

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Brexit: Jeremy Hunt says UK 'can learn lessons' from SingaporeBrexit: Jeremy Hunt says UK 'can learn lessons' from Singapore
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The UK can "learn lessons" from Singapore but is not looking to follow its economic model after Brexit, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.

Mr Hunt, who is on a visit to the Asian city-state, said Singapore's success was grounded in long-term investment in education and infrastructure.

But he said the UK would not emulate its

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Sabarimala: Indian women make history by entering templeSabarimala: Indian women make history by entering temple
Image copyrightKaviyoor SantoshImage caption The women had tried entering the temple in December but failed

Two Indian women in their 40s have made history by entering a prominent Hindu shrine in the southern state of Kerala, after months of protests against women getting in.

The Sabarimala temple was

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Pioneering medics who drove across the worldPioneering medics who drove across the world
Image copyrightBritain Nepal Medical TrustImage caption Villagers in the eastern district of Dhankuta

Fifty years ago a group of young doctors and nurses drove from the UK to Nepal, a country desperately short of medics. The health services they helped set up have saved millions of lives since, reports the

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