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The Melbourne bakeries that tell a story of Jewish migrationThe Melbourne bakeries that tell a story of Jewish migration
Image copyrightMONARCH CAKE SHOPImage caption Pearl Levine opened Monaco Cake Shop, Melbourne's first Jewish bakery, in 1931

Australia's largest Jewish community is found in Melbourne.

Numbering 50,000, many are descendants of Holocaust survivors and refugees from eastern Europe who settled here in the 1930s and

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Millions of Chinese CVs exposed on cloud serverMillions of Chinese CVs exposed on cloud server
Image copyrightReutersImage caption Data on Chinese train travellers was reportedly stolen by hackers

A database containing resumes of more than 200 million Chinese people has been found exposed online.

Security firm Hackenproof said the "very detailed" information lacked even the most basic security protections.

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'Afghan Justin Trudeau' finds fame on TV talent show'Afghan Justin Trudeau' finds fame on TV talent show
Image copyrightAFP/GettyImage caption Abdul Salam Maftoon, right, has been compared to Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

One is the leader of a G7 nation and the other is a wedding singer, but their striking likeness could sway a TV talent contest in Afghanistan.

Abdul Salam Maftoon from north-east

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China sentences Canadian man to death for drug smugglingChina sentences Canadian man to death for drug smuggling
Image copyrightReutersImage caption The Canadian national was sentenced to death by the court in the north-eastern city of Dalian

A court in China has sentenced a Canadian to death for drug smuggling, a verdict likely to reignite a diplomatic row between the two countries.

Robert Lloyd Schellenberg was originally

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Stowaway bird found on Singapore Airlines plane after 12 hoursStowaway bird found on Singapore Airlines plane after 12 hours
Image copyrightFacebookImage caption The stowaway was filmed by a business class passenger last week

A feathery passenger was discovered 12 hours into a 14-hour flight between Singapore and London.

The stowaway, a mynah bird, appeared in the business class section of a Singapore Airlines flight last Monday.

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China's exports saw biggest fall for two years in DecemberChina's exports saw biggest fall for two years in December
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Chinese exports saw the steepest fall for two years in December, according to the latest trade figures.

Exports from China fell 4.4% last month compared with the year before, while imports fell 7.6%.

The figures indicate a further weakening in the strength of the world's second biggest economy and sent Asian stock markets lower on

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