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Taiwan students DNA-tested in yoghurt thief whodunnitTaiwan students DNA-tested in yoghurt thief whodunnit
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Image copyrightCTI NewsImage caption An investigation into who stole a yoghurt drink cost Taiwanese taxpayers more than NT$18,000 (£459; $586)

A woman has been charged with theft in Taiwan for stealing a yoghurt drink from her roommate after

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Crazy Rich Asians underwhelms at Chinese box officeCrazy Rich Asians underwhelms at Chinese box office
Image copyrightWarner BrosImage caption Constance Wu plays Crazy Rich Asians' American-born heroine

Crazy Rich Asians might have been a big hit at western box offices this year - but Chinese audiences clearly don't feel the same way about the film.

The Hollywood blockbuster featuring an all-Asian cast failed to

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Patricia Karvelas: Bare arm reporter wins government apologyPatricia Karvelas: Bare arm reporter wins government apology
Image copyright@PatsKarvelasImage caption Patricia Karvelas tweeted this image of the outfit she was wearing

A female journalist who was thrown out of Australia's parliament for allegedly breaching the dress code has received an apology from the government.

Patricia Karvelas, a presenter for ABC News, said she

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China cracks down on $4.3m worth of illegal and fake beauty productsChina cracks down on $4.3m worth of illegal and fake beauty products
Image copyrightScience Photo LibraryImage caption Beauty procedures like injecting botox are big business in China

Police in China have cracked down on a supply network of unlicensed and counterfeit beauty products, state media said.

About 30m yuan ($4.3m, £3.4m) worth of fake Botox and vitamin C injections, as

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Arrests over India policeman killed by 'cow slaughter' mobArrests over India policeman killed by 'cow slaughter' mob
Image copyrightCourtesy: Sumit SharmaImage caption Police officer Subodh Kumar Singh died in clashes over alleged cow slaughter

Three men have been held in connection with the killing of a police officer in mob violence over alleged cow slaughter in India's Uttar Pradesh state.

Police are looking for 24 others

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Arsalan Khawaja: Australia cricket star's brother 'framed' terror suspectArsalan Khawaja: Australia cricket star's brother 'framed' terror suspect
Image copyright Michael Dodge/Getty ImagesImage caption Usman Khawaja (right of centre) is pictured here with his brother Arsalan (left of centre) and other family members

The brother of Australian cricket star Usman Khawaja has been arrested for allegedly framing another man over a fake terror plot.

Police in

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