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Injured baby refuels India Kashmir pellet gun debateInjured baby refuels India Kashmir pellet gun debate
Image copyrightBasit zargar Image caption Heeba's right eye was perforated by a pellet fired by security forces

The plight of a 19-month-old child who suffered severe eye injuries after being hit by a pellet gun fired by security forces has renewed anger in Indian-administered Kashmir. Sameer Yasir reports.

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Lion Air crash: Airline should improve safety culture, a report saysLion Air crash: Airline should improve safety culture, a report says
Image copyrightReutersImage caption The families of the victims visited the site of the crash to pay tribute

Indonesian authorities have recommended that budget airline Lion Air improve its safety culture, in a preliminary report into last month's deadly crash.

On 29 October flight JT 610 crashed into the Java Sea

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Sydney storms: Hundreds call for help amid flash-floodingSydney storms: Hundreds call for help amid flash-flooding
Image copyrightReutersImage caption Sydney had one month's worth of rain in two hours, meteorologists say

More than 500 Australians have called for emergency assistance after storms lashed Sydney and nearby regions, causing floods, power cuts and flight delays.

Sydney had its average monthly rainfall within just

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The women in India building a road to a new lifeThe women in India building a road to a new life
The women in India building a road to a new life - TheIndianSubcontinent News
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John Allen Chau: Do missionaries help or harmJohn Allen Chau: Do missionaries help or harm
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption How should the world view missionaries

"You guys might think I'm crazy in all this But I think it's worth it to declare Jesus to these people."

These were some of the last words in the final letter John Allen Chau sent to his parents before he was killed by the people

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'Hating yourself into invisibility''Hating yourself into invisibility'
Young Asian poets in the UK share their stories - TheIndianSubcontinent News
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