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India and Pakistan reach deal on new road to Sikh templeIndia and Pakistan reach deal on new road to Sikh temple

India and Pakistan have agreed to construct a new border entry point and road to allow Sikh pilgrims from India to visit a shrine in Pakistan.

Sikhism was born in Punjab, a region that was divided between the two countries during partition in 1947.

The Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur is one of Sikhism's holiest shrines. The religion's founder, Guru

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The struggle for an Aboriginal treatyThe struggle for an Aboriginal treaty
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Aboriginal elder Gary Murray says the process carries a risk of "symbolic genocide"

Australia is the only Commonwealth country never to make a treaty with its indigenous peoples. Why has it proven so difficult Kathy Marks looks at the vast challenges in Victoria alone -

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Who are the Sentinelese tribeWho are the Sentinelese tribe
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Low-cost 'four-hour' bamboo house wins top prizeLow-cost 'four-hour' bamboo house wins top prize
Image caption The CUBO housing units can be manufactured in a week, and built in just four hours

A 23-year-old designer has won a top £50,000 ($64,385) prize after creating a low-cost bamboo housing unit to address the Philippines' slum crisis.

Earl Patrick Forlales' design takes just four hours to construct, and

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Iran says US bases and aircraft carriers within missile range
An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander has said US bases in Afghanistan, the UAE and Qatar, and US aircraft carriers in the Gulf were within range of Iranian missiles, as tensions rise between Tehran and Washington.
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Carlos Ghosn: Nissan sacks chairman over cash scandalCarlos Ghosn: Nissan sacks chairman over cash scandal
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Carlos Ghosn has been ousted after nearly two decades at the helm of Japanese carmaker Nissan, following allegations of financial misconduct.

He has been accused by Nissan of under-reporting his salary and using company assets for personal use.

But some see it as part of the firm's attempt to rebalance power in its alliance

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