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Detective Pikachu: 'Gross' furry Pokemon divides fansDetective Pikachu: 'Gross' furry Pokemon divides fans
Image copyrightWarner BrosImage caption Pikachu has thick fur in Pokemon Detective Pikachu

Pikachu has been the approachable face of the Pokemon franchise for more than 20 years, but a new film trailer has left some fans unsettled.

The preview for Pokemon Detective Pikachu shows the character covered in thick

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Sri Lanka cricketer faces corruption chargesSri Lanka cricketer faces corruption charges
Lokuhettige played in nine one-day internationals between 2005 and 2013

Former Sri Lanka all-rounder Dilhara Lokuhettige has become the 10th player this year to be charged with corruption by the International Cricket Council.

The ICC has charged the 38-year-old with three counts of breaching the Emirates Cricket Board's (ECB) anti-corruption code.

The

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Flipkart boss resigns after misconduct investigationFlipkart boss resigns after misconduct investigation
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Binny Bansal, chief executive of India's biggest online retailer, Flipkart, has resigned following an investigation into his conduct.

Flipkart and its owner, Walmart, launched the investigation after a complaint of "serious personal misconduct" was made against Mr Bansal.

The inquiry did not find evidence to back up the

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Sri Lanka crisis: Supreme Court suspends dissolution of parliamentSri Lanka crisis: Supreme Court suspends dissolution of parliament
Image copyrightAFPImage caption Supporters of ousted PM Ranil Wickremesinghe had gathered outside the court ahead of the verdict

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has suspended the president's move to dissolve parliament, as a political crisis in the island nation deepens.

President Maithripala Sirisena shocked the

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Softbank IPO: A guide to the Japanese tech giantSoftbank IPO: A guide to the Japanese tech giant
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption SoftBank developed a robot call Pepper which the company says can read human emotions

Japan's Softbank plans to list its mobile unit in Tokyo next month in what could be one of the world's largest stock offerings.

The 2.4 trillion yen ($21bn) float is part of Softbank's

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Melbourne car attack: James Gargasoulas guilty of six murdersMelbourne car attack: James Gargasoulas guilty of six murders
Image copyrightEPAImage caption James Gargasoulas drove his car into pedestrians in Melbourne last year

An Australian man has been found guilty of murdering six people and injuring 27 others in a vehicle attack in Melbourne.

James Gargasoulas, 28, deliberately drove a stolen car into pedestrians along Bourke St

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