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Kim Jong-un letter to Seoul asks for more summits in 2019Kim Jong-un letter to Seoul asks for more summits in 2019
Image copyrightAFPImage caption The two leaders met three times in 2018, twice at the border and once in Pyongyang

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has vowed to "frequently" meet South Korea's President Moon Jae-in next year to discuss denuclearisation.

In a rare letter to Seoul, Mr Kim said he wished to pursue

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How ancient DNA may rewrite prehistory in IndiaHow ancient DNA may rewrite prehistory in India
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption The origin of Indians has been the subject of a heated debate

New research using ancient DNA is rewriting prehistory in India - and disproves notions of deep-rooted ancestry linked to Hindu nationalism, writes Tony Joseph.

Who are the Indians And where did they come from

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Bangladesh elections: Security on high alert ahead of pollsBangladesh elections: Security on high alert ahead of polls
Image copyrightAFP/GettyImage caption Sheikh Hasina has ruled Bangladesh as prime minister since 2009

Bangladesh is voting in a general election, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeking her third consecutive term in office.

Security forces are on high alert, with some 600,000 security personnel deployed across

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The man who takes animals to funeralsThe man who takes animals to funerals
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US-China trade: Trump touts progress in talks for dealUS-China trade: Trump touts progress in talks for deal
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"Big progress" is being made in US-China relations, Donald Trump has said, at the end of a year that has seen both countries apply tit-for-tat tariffs.

A trade war erupted earlier this year when Mr Trump complained China was not doing enough to address a trade imbalance between the nations.

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Indian miners: Navy divers deployed in rescue bidIndian miners: Navy divers deployed in rescue bid
Image copyrightReutersImage caption Rescuers prepare a water pump at the site of the flooded coal mine

A team of Indian navy divers has been deployed in a bid to rescue 15 workers trapped inside a flooded coal mine.

The men had entered the illegal pit, known as a "rat hole", in the north-eastern state of

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