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Tokyo 2020: Fourteen sports to get funding boost from Aspiration FundTokyo 2020: Fourteen sports to get funding boost from Aspiration Fund
Great Britain came third in the medal table at the 2012 Olympics in London and then second at the 2016 Olympics in Rio

Fourteen Olympic and Paralympic sports have received investment from the new £3m Aspiration Fund to help support their ambitions for Tokyo 2020.

The government-backed Aspiration Fund was announced in October this year and aims to

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Afghanistan's 'Little Messi' flees home after Taliban threats, says familyAfghanistan's 'Little Messi' flees home after Taliban threats, says family
Image copyrightAFP / UnicefImage caption Murtaza Ahmadi with a signed Messi shirt, which was sent to him after being photographed in a homemade version

A young Afghan boy who became famous online for his devotion to footballer Lionel Messi has been forced to flee his home for the second time.

Murtaza Ahmadi, now

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Three killed in Iran 'terror attack' - state TV
A "terrorist attack" has killed at least three people and wounded several others in the south-eastern port city of Chabahar, Iranian state television says.
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Huawei arrest: China demands release of Meng WanzhouHuawei arrest: China demands release of Meng Wanzhou
Image copyrightReuters Image caption Meng Wanzhou was detained while transferring between flights in Vancouver

China is demanding the release of telecoms giant Huawei's chief financial officer, who has been detained in Canada.

Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of the company's founder, could face extradition to the US.

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Japanese cafe uses robots controlled by paralysed peopleJapanese cafe uses robots controlled by paralysed people
Image copyrightReutersImage caption The robots served drinks and cleared tables in the cafe

A cafe staffed by robot waiters controlled remotely by paralysed people has opened in Tokyo, Japan.

A total of 10 people with a variety of conditions that restrict their movement have helped control robots in the Dawn Ver

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Cambodia releases surrogate mothers who agree to keep childrenCambodia releases surrogate mothers who agree to keep children
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Last year an Australian nurse was jailed after recruiting Cambodian surrogate mothers

Thirty-two surrogate mothers charged with human trafficking in Cambodia for carrying babies for Chinese clients have been released after agreeing to keep the children, officials say.

The

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