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China's Communist billionaires accused of getting richer, faster, while GDP slows

An elite group of Communist billionaires with a combined worth of nearly $700 billion are being accused of holding China back as they profit from bloated state enterprises.

Battle for Mosul: More than 40,000 flee as Iraqi forces push into city's west

More than 40,000 people are now known to have fled the Iraqi city of Mosul in the past week, as US-backed forces launch a fresh push towards the Islamic State-held old city centre.

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Pollution is killing 1.7 million children every year, says WHO

More than a quarter of all global deaths of children under the age of five are attributable to unhealthy environments, the World Health Organisation says.

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Chiefs in Vanuatu being challenged on dress codes by young women

Chiefs in Vanuatu are struggling with changing social attitudes such as what it's appropriate for women to wear in the village.
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Keyhole surgery now possible in Honiara after donation

Honiara's National Referral Hospital has welcomed the donation of a machine that allows doctors to perform keyhole surgery.
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Blitzbokke lead by 24 points in 7s tournament

For the third time this season the reigning champions Fiji have been beaten by South Africa in a World Rugby Sevens tournament final, going down by 19 points to 12 in Las Vegas.
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