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Chang'e-4: Chinese rover now exploring MoonChang'e-4: Chinese rover now exploring Moon
Image caption An image of the rover rolling off the lander

A Chinese robotic rover has got its wheels dirty after rolling off its landing craft and onto the lunar soil.

The Chang'e-4 spacecraft touched down on the far side of the Moon at 10:26 Beijing time (02:26 GMT) on Thursday.

Lunar exploration chief Wu Weiren

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Saudi woman 'trapped at Bangkok airport trying to flee family'Saudi woman 'trapped at Bangkok airport trying to flee family'
Image copyrightReutersImage caption Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun said her passport was seized at Bangkok airport

A young Saudi woman says she is stranded at Bangkok's main airport after fleeing her family and having her passport seized by a Saudi official.

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, 18, says she was on a trip to Kuwait

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Afghanistan gold mine collapse in Badakhshan kills 30Afghanistan gold mine collapse in Badakhshan kills 30

At least 30 people have been killed in the collapse of a gold mine in north-eastern Afghanistan, officials say.

The collapse occurred in the Kohistan district of Badakhshan province.

Villagers had reportedly dug a 60m (220ft) deep but makeshift shaft in a river bed to hunt for gold and were caught in its collapse.

Afghanistan has vast resources of

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Japanese girl to become youngest professional Go playerJapanese girl to become youngest professional Go player
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Sumire Nakamura told a press conference: "I'm happy when I win"

A Japanese schoolgirl is set to become the youngest professional player of the board game Go.

Sumire Nakamura will be 10 when she enters the lowest professional rank of the game on 1 April.

She began playing

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South Africa v Pakistan: Proteas win second Test to clinch series winSouth Africa v Pakistan: Proteas win second Test to clinch series win
Amla retired hurt after being struck on the elbow by a lifter from Mohammad Amir
Second Test, Cape Town (day four):
Pakistan 177 (Olivier 4-48) - 294 (Shafiq 88, Rabada 4-61, Steyn 4-85)
South Africa 431 (Du Plessis 103) - 43-1
South Africa won by nine wickets
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South Africa strolled to a nine-wicket win over Pakistan in the second Test

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Australia v India: Hosts face battle to save final Test after follow-onAustralia v India: Hosts face battle to save final Test after follow-on
Usman Khawaja and Marcus Harris only had to survive four overs of the second innings before the weather intervened
Fourth Test, Sydney Cricket Ground (day four)
India 622-7 dec: Pujara 193, Pant 159*, Jadeja 81, Lyon 4-178
Australia 300 (Harris 79, Labuschagne 38, Yadav 5-99) - 6-0
India lead by 316 runs
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Australia face a last-day battle

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