‘Will execute South’s ex-president for plotting to assassinate Kim Jong-un’: North Korea

The perpetrators will receive a ‘miserable dog’s death’, the country said in a statement.

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10 years after the iPhone was first launched, we’re more connected – and isolated – then ever before

How has the first generation of kids to grow up with the iPhone been affected?

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A Swedish woman’s search for her Indian mother uncovers another tale of baby snatched at birth

With adoption laws virtually non-existent before 1980s, many children were forcibly taken away from birth mothers.

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Watch: Playwright Meera Syal’s ‘Just a T-shirt’ shows the harrowing implications of Brexit

An immigrant who voted ‘leave’ gets a brutal reality check.

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How a Gujarati immigrant went to Johannesburg and set up a legendary hat-making store

Established in 1932, Mabro Hats even had Winnie Madikizela-Mandela as one of its customers.

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Watch: How the French launched a stray cat into space

Félicette rose to glory, thanks to her 15-minute space voyage

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Chinese Navy launches its biggest destroyer

The new destroyer is in addition to two aircraft carriers China intends to deploy.

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The big news: Meira Kumar files nomination as Opposition presidential face, and 9 other top stories

Other headlines: Hundreds assault Muslim man in Jharkhand and set his house on fire after finding a dead cow, and China justified constructing a road in Sikkim.

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· 8 hours ago

West Asia crisis: Gulf states consider further sanctions against Qatar

This could include asking trading partners to choose between the Saudi-led bloc or Doha.

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Time magazine asks Trump organisation to remove fake covers displayed at his golf clubs

The photoshopped image praising Trump on the cover was spotted by a Washington Post reporter when he was visiting one of Trump’s properties.

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· 9 hours ago

Venezuela: Police helicopter used to attack Supreme Court, claims President Nicolas Maduro

No injuries were reported.

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· 12 hours ago

The big news: GST rehearsal in Parliament tonight, and nine other top stories

Other headlines: The cyber attack that hit Ukraine spread worldwide, and PM Narendra Modi ended his three-nation tour in The Netherlands.

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