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Opposition leader gets ditched on TV in Israel
The new year did not start well for veteran Israeli leftist politician Tzipi Livni, who was publicly ditched by her opposition partner on television yesterday, as Israel's political drama ramps up ahead of elections.
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Australian police Google Maps blunder 'missed location of body'Australian police Google Maps blunder 'missed location of body'
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A missing man in Australia may have been found dead 18 months earlier had search teams not relied on wrong Google Maps information, a coroner has noted.

Darrell Simon, 46, was last seen in November 2014 at his partner's house about 80km (50 miles) west of Brisbane.

Search crews scoured Mr Simon's nearby rural property at

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Xi Jinping says TaiwanXi Jinping says Taiwan
Image copyrightEPAImage caption Mr Xi said unification was inevitable for China's rejuvenation

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the people of Taiwan to accept it "must and will be" reunited with China.

In a speech marking 40 years since the start of improving ties, he reiterated Beijing's call for peaceful

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The Indian men who make money selling trashThe Indian men who make money selling trash
Image copyrightMansi Thapliyal Image caption Govind says he does not want to be identified as a scrap dealer

"Weekends are the busiest," says Govind, surrounded by piles of trash, on a recent Sunday afternoon.

The 34-year-old, who prefers to go by his first name only, is standing in the middle of a scrapyard

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Which country has the most languagesWhich country has the most languages
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Sabarimala temple: Indian women form '620km human chain' for equalitySabarimala temple: Indian women form '620km human chain' for equality
Image copyrightCV LeninImage caption The demonstration was a response to protests that prevented women from entering a Hindu temple

Women in the southern Indian state of Kerala have formed a 620km (385-mile) human chain "in support of gender equality", amid a row over access to a prominent Hindu temple.

The

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