New Zealand students say word 'trivial' in exam confused themNew Zealand students say word 'trivial' in exam confused them
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High School students in New Zealand who didn't know what the word "trivial" meant in an exam question have demanded not to be marked down as a result.

More than 2,600 people signed an online petition over the "unfamiliar" word.

The students were asked to write an essay based on the Julius Caesar quote: "In war, events of

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Japan Airlines tightens alcohol rules for pilotsJapan Airlines tightens alcohol rules for pilots
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Japan Airlines will introduce a new breathalyser system at airports abroad after one of its pilots was arrested at Heathrow Airport for being drunk.

Katsutoshi Jitsukawa was arrested last month after a test showed he was nine times over the legal alcohol limit.

Reports in Japan say Mr Jitsukawa also cheated on an airline

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Japan PM in historic visit to Darwin 76 years after bombingJapan PM in historic visit to Darwin 76 years after bombing
Image copyrightAFP/Getty ImagesImage caption Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and Australian counterpart Scott Morrison in Darwin on Friday

In a historic moment, Shinzo Abe has become the first Japanese leader to visit Darwin, Australia, since it was bombed by Japan during World War Two.

The first raids in February 1942

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North Korea to expel detained US citizen, state media sayNorth Korea to expel detained US citizen, state media say
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption A US man of the same name was arrested near the demilitarised zone in Yeoncheon, South Korea, last year

North Korea says it will deport a US citizen who was detained in October after entering illegally from China.

State news agency KCNA said the man, whom it named as Bruce

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India tiger cubs 'may become man-eaters'India tiger cubs 'may become man-eaters'
Image copyrightAFPImage caption The mother, known as T-1, was shot dead in Maharashtra this month

Indian forest officials are trying to capture two orphaned tiger cubs amid fears they may become man-eaters, authorities have told the TheIndianSubcontinent.

It is believed their mother, who was shot dead in the

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North Korea 'tests new high-tech weapon'North Korea 'tests new high-tech weapon'
Image copyrightAFPImage caption This picture released by state media showed Mr Kim surrounded by officials, but no weapons were visible

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has supervised the successful test of a new "high-tech" tactical weapon, state-run media say.

The KCNA news agency gave no details on the type of

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