'Children are left hungry as food aid to starving Yemenis stolen'
Food aid meant for starving Yemenis is being stolen and sold in some areas controlled by the Houthi movement, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said yesterday.

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Van ploughs into Tokyo pedestrians headed for New Year's prayersVan ploughs into Tokyo pedestrians headed for New Year's prayers
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A small van has ploughed into pedestrians celebrating the new year on one of Tokyo's most famous streets.

Nine people were injured, one seriously, by the attacker who struck in the Harajuku fashion district shortly after midnight.

The street, which was sealed off to traffic, was packed with people heading to a shrine for New Year's

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Kim Jong-un warns of change in direction on denuclearisationKim Jong-un warns of change in direction on denuclearisation
Image copyrightReutersImage caption Kim Jong-un was seated on a sofa in a room with portraits of his father and grandfather

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said he is committed to denuclearisation, but warned he will change course if the US continues its sanctions.

He made the remarks during his

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The Indian woman who makes 'fake food' for a livingThe Indian woman who makes 'fake food' for a living
The Indian woman who makes 'fake food' for a living - TheIndianSubcontinent News

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Farmers in Bangladesh survive the monsoon by building floating farmsFarmers in Bangladesh survive the monsoon by building floating farms
Farmers in Bangladesh survive the monsoon by building floating farms - TheIndianSubcontinent News

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Floyd Mayweather floors Tenshin Nasukawa three times to win exhibitionFloyd Mayweather floors Tenshin Nasukawa three times to win exhibition
Mayweather was smiling as he floored Nasukawa three times in the opening round

Floyd Mayweather needed just 140 seconds to beat Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in an exhibition boxing bout worth a reported $9m.

Former five-weight world champion Mayweather, 41, was smiling during the short-lived contest in Tokyo as he floored the 20-year-old

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