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'If the factory closes what could I afford to eat''If the factory closes what could I afford to eat'
Image copyrightNicolas AxelrodImage caption Cambodia's clothing shipments to the EU accounted for 45% of all the country's exports last year

Sao Run is worried that if the clothing factory where she works closes down she won't be able to feed herself and her son.

A 34-year-old widow, she has spent almost 13

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Pope demotes two cardinals over sexual abuse scandalsPope demotes two cardinals over sexual abuse scandals
Image copyrightAFPImage caption Cardinal Pell faces trial in Australia on sex abuse charges

Two cardinals facing allegations linked to sexual abuse have been removed from Pope Francis's inner circle, the Vatican said.

Australia's George Pell and Chile's Francisco Javier Errazuriz will no longer sit on the

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Twitter's Jack Dorsey answers critics of Myanmar meditation retreatTwitter's Jack Dorsey answers critics of Myanmar meditation retreat
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Twitter boss Jack Dorsey has responded to criticism of his 10-day meditation retreat in Myanmar, saying: "I don't know enough and need to learn more."

Last year, Myanmar's military launched a violent crackdown after Rohingya militants attacked police posts.

Since then thousands of people have been killed and over 700,000

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Japan picks 'disaster' character to define 2018Japan picks 'disaster' character to define 2018
Image copyrightAFP/GettyImage caption The kanji character, pronounced like the English word "sigh", was chosen to represent the year 2018

Japan has chosen the symbol meaning "disaster" to define the year 2018.

Television stations broadcast the announcement live as the master of an ancient temple in Kyoto wrote

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The India girl who took her dad to the police over a toiletThe India girl who took her dad to the police over a toilet
Image copyrightTheIndianSubcontinent TamilImage caption Hanifa Zaara told the police in a letter that her father had "cheated" her and should be arrested

A seven-year-old Indian girl went to the police after her father broke his promise to build her a toilet.

Hanifa Zaara told the police in a letter that her

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India delivery man sacked for eating food sparks sympathyIndia delivery man sacked for eating food sparks sympathy
Image copyright@Madan_ChiknaImage caption The Zomato delivery driver was filmed eating food from his delivery bag

The sacking of a food delivery man in India after he was filmed eating a client's food and resealing the containers has sparked a conversation about the delivery industry in the country. The

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