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The men who stay awake so India's rich can sleepThe men who stay awake so India's rich can sleep
Image caption Ranjit Singh goes on foot patrols every night with his torch

On a dimly-lit street, they look like lone warriors against unknown threats. From afar, their shadows loom over suburban Noida, a newly-gentrified satellite city on the outskirts of India's capital, Delhi.

Heavy silence blankets the area,

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Python covered with over 500 ticks rescued in AustraliaPython covered with over 500 ticks rescued in Australia
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Snake catchers in Australia have rescued a carpet python which was found covered in hundreds of ticks.

Video posted online showed the reptile, which was believed to be ill, coated in the parasites in a backyard swimming pool on the Gold Coast in Queensland.

A professional handler removed

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Craig McLachlan: Actor charged with assault and sex offencesCraig McLachlan: Actor charged with assault and sex offences
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption McLachlan is a veteran of the Australian entertainment industry

Australian actor Craig McLachlan has been charged with one count of common assault and eight counts of indecent assault by police.

The former Neighbours star was accused of sexual misconduct by three women who

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Manila's 'trolley boys'Manila's 'trolley boys'
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Brexit: Japan's PM says 'wish of whole world' to avoid no-dealBrexit: Japan's PM says 'wish of whole world' to avoid no-deal
Image copyrightPAImage caption Mr Abe was speaking during a visit to London

The "whole world" wants the UK to avoid a no-deal Brexit, Japan's PM has claimed, after talks with Theresa May.

Shinzo Abe pledged "total support" for the withdrawal agreement she has negotiated with the EU, which faces a crunch vote in

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