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Anak Krakatau: How a tsunami could wipe out the last Javan rhinosAnak Krakatau: How a tsunami could wipe out the last Javan rhinos
Image copyrightWWFImage caption The entire species of Javan rhinos could be wiped out by a tsunami

They once roamed the jungles of South East Asia and India, but today only 67 of the critically endangered Javan rhinos still exist. They all live in one single place - the Ujung Kulon National Park - just miles

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What awaits the Rohingya in MyanmarWhat awaits the Rohingya in Myanmar
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Many of the Rohingya now live in camps near the Bangladeshi border town of Cox's Bazar

Throughout 2018, more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh, following a military crackdown on the Muslim minority people.

Under a deal between the two

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Why smartphones are skewing young Indians& ideas of sexWhy smartphones are skewing young Indians’ ideas of sex
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Making pornographic material or sharing it is illegal in India

A troubling trend of rape videos going viral in India has led many to believe that smartphones and easy access to violent porn, coupled with a lack of sex education, could fuel sexual violence. The

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Musk seeks to dismiss 'pedo' defamation claimMusk seeks to dismiss 'pedo' defamation claim
Image caption Vern Unsworth (R) helped bring top international cave rescuers to the mission, including Rob Harper (L)

Elon Musk is seeking to dismiss a defamation claim by saying that "over-the-top" paedophilia claims he tweeted should not be taken seriously.

He is being sued by Vern Unsworth, who aided the

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Two Korean men drown in Thailand golf buggy accidentTwo Korean men drown in Thailand golf buggy accident
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Two golf buggies were involved

Thai police have recovered the bodies of two South Korean men who drowned on Christmas Day after a golf buggy accident.

The men fell into the Nan river after their buggy was hit from behind by a second buggy driven by their wives.

Both couples

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Ma Jian: China's ex-intelligence chief jailed for lifeMa Jian: China's ex-intelligence chief jailed for life
Image copyrightReutersImage caption Image broadcast on Chinese TV of Ma Jian during the verdict

China's ex-intelligence chief Ma Jian has been sentenced to life in prison for crimes including taking bribes and insider trading, a court says.

Ma had been put under investigation in 2015 and expelled from the

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