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New Zealand beached whales: Why are so many getting strandedNew Zealand beached whales: Why are so many getting stranded
Image:Almost 150 whales die in mass stranding

The pictures are striking: dozens of whales lie stranded on an idyllic beach in a remote part of New Zealand.

The group were found by a walker on Stewart Island earlier this week. And just a few days later, a further 51 pilot whales died after becoming stranded on a beach on the Chatham Islands.

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Indian woman arrested for marrying '17-year-old'Indian woman arrested for marrying '17-year-old'
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption The legal age for marriage is 18 years for women and 21 years for men

Police in the Indian city of Mumbai have arrested a 20-year-old woman for marrying a 17-year-old boy.

The woman and the couple's five-month-old daughter have been in prison for the past fortnight.

She

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Afghanistan war: US strike in Helmand killed 23 civilians, UN saysAfghanistan war: US strike in Helmand killed 23 civilians, UN says
Image copyrightEPAImage caption Up to 10 children were killed and three others injured

A US airstrike in Afghanistan on Tuesday killed as many as 23 civilians, with most victims women and children, the UN says.

The strike on a compound in Helmand province was called in during a joint operation between Afghan and

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India farmers: Tens of thousands march against agrarian crisisIndia farmers: Tens of thousands march against agrarian crisis
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption The farmers are marching to highlight the agrarian crisis

Tens of thousands of Indian farmers have marched to the parliament in the capital, Delhi, to highlight the deepening agrarian crisis.

They arrived on Thursday from across the country and held a rally demanding

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Raids mounted on fake Indian tech support centresRaids mounted on fake Indian tech support centres
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption The bogus support calls typically claim to find problems with Microsoft Windows

More than 50 people have been arrested in India for their alleged involvement in fake security warning scams.

The New York Times said that Delhi police made the arrests during raids on 26 call

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US senate votes to end support for Saudi war over Khashoggi murder
The US Senate has voted to end their support for Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen, defying President Donald Trump to act in response to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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