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Bangladesh clothing factories: Are they safe nowBangladesh clothing factories: Are they safe now

The safety of Bangladesh's garment factories is again in the spotlight five years after the worst industrial accident in the country's history.

More than 1,100 people died and thousands more were injured when the Rana Plaza building complex in the capital, Dhaka, collapsed in 2013.

It exposed poor safety standards and regulation, and raised

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Why legalising gay sex in India is not a Western ideaWhy legalising gay sex in India is not a Western idea
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption India's Supreme Court made gay sex legal in September 2018

The decriminalisation of gay sex was arguably the biggest news story of 2018 in India.

So, it wasn't surprising when it became a hotly debated topic at one of the year-end parties I recently attended in Delhi.

The

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Australia v India: Tourists win by 137 runs in Melbourne to take 2-1 lead into final TestAustralia v India: Tourists win by 137 runs in Melbourne to take 2-1 lead into final Test
The final two wickets fell in the space of seven balls
Third Test, Melbourne (day five)
India 443-7 dec (Pujara 106) - 106-8 dec (Cummins 6-27)
Australia 151 (Bumrah 6-33) - 261 (Cummins 63, Bumrah 3-53)
India won by 137 runs; lead series 2-1
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India saw off Australia by 137 runs in the third Test in Melbourne to take a 2-1 lead in the

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Bangladesh election: Voting disrupted by violenceBangladesh election: Voting disrupted by violence
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China says it is 'ready to work with US'China says it is 'ready to work with US'
Image copyrightEPAImage caption Xi Jinping and Donald Trump are trying to solve a trade tariff war

China has said it is "ready to work" with the US, suggesting progress in trade talks between the two countries.

It said it would be willing to work with the US to "implement the important consensus" reached at

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Mayweather v Nasukawa: Kickboxer confident as boxer vows to 'entertain' in exhibitionMayweather v Nasukawa: Kickboxer confident as boxer vows to 'entertain' in exhibition
Tenshin Nasukawa (right) has a 27-0 record in kickboxing and a 4-0 record in MMA

Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa has vowed to "take down" boxing legend Floyd Mayweather in their three-round exhibition match in Japan on Monday.

Former five-weight world champion Mayweather, 41, will come out of retirement to fight Nasukawa over three rounds of

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