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'Surprise' Palu tsunami clue found on seafloor'Surprise' Palu tsunami clue found on seafloor
Image copyrightGeorgia Institute of TechnologyImage caption The tsunami came ashore within three minutes of the quake

Scientists are getting closer to understanding the tsunami that struck Palu in Indonesia in September.

Damaging waves rushed ashore after a Magnitude 7.8 quake, but researchers said at the time

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Apple denies iPhone import ban in ChinaApple denies iPhone import ban in China
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US chip-maker Qualcomm claims it has won an injunction against Apple that effectively bans the import of a number of iPhone models, ranging from the iPhone 6S to the iPhone X.

The preliminary order, issued by a Chinese court, is the latest in step a continuing feud between the two tech giants over intellectual property.

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Himalayan and other Asian glaciers put the brakes onHimalayan and other Asian glaciers put the brakes on
Image:Amaury Dehecq: "Knowing ice-flow speed allows us to better estimate glacier melt"

The glaciers that flank the Himalayas and other high mountains in Asia are moving slower over time.

Scientists have analysed nearly 20 years of satellite images to come to this conclusion.

They show that the ice streams which have decelerated the most are the

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Officials suspended after probe into allegations Afghan women's football team players molested
Afghanistan's attorney general has suspended the head of the Afghan Football Federation after a probe into allegations of sexual abuse of members of the national women's football team, a spokesman said yesterday.
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First direct Yemen talks bid to strike deal to swap prisoners
Yemen's warring parties held the first direct talks in UN-led peace efforts in Sweden yesterday to iron out a prisoner swap, one of several confidence-building measures intended to help launch a political process to end nearly four years of conflict.
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Grace Millane: Man appears in court charged with backpacker's murderGrace Millane: Man appears in court charged with backpacker's murder
Image copyrightLucie Blackman TrustImage caption The 22-year-old arrived in New Zealand in mid-November for the second part of her round-the-world trip

A 26-year-old man has appeared in court in New Zealand charged with the murder of British backpacker Grace Millane.

Miss Millane, 22, disappeared in Auckland on 1

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