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Image copyrightEPAImage caption Mr Xi said unification was inevitable for China's rejuvenation

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the people of Taiwan to accept it "must and will be" reunited with China.

In a speech marking 40 years since the start of improving ties, he reiterated Beijing's call for peaceful

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Image copyrightMansi Thapliyal Image caption Govind says he does not want to be identified as a scrap dealer

"Weekends are the busiest," says Govind, surrounded by piles of trash, on a recent Sunday afternoon.

The 34-year-old, who prefers to go by his first name only, is standing in the middle of a scrapyard

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Sabarimala temple: Indian women form '620km human chain' for equalitySabarimala temple: Indian women form '620km human chain' for equality
Image copyrightCV LeninImage caption The demonstration was a response to protests that prevented women from entering a Hindu temple

Women in the southern Indian state of Kerala have formed a 620km (385-mile) human chain "in support of gender equality", amid a row over access to a prominent Hindu temple.

The

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Roger Federer (second right) and Serena Williams have won a combined 43 Grand Slam singles titles

Roger Federer's Switzerland beat Serena Williams' USA as the two tennis greats met on court for the first time at the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia.

Federer and Belinda Bencic beat Williams and Frances Tiafoe 4-2 4-3 (5-3) in a mixed-doubles contest to

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Footage of men with 'remains of Khashoggi in suitcases' aired
A TURKISH pro-government television channel has broadcast video showing men carrying suitcases purportedly containing the remains of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi into the residence of his country's consul general in Istanbul.
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