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Key suspects in S.Korean presidential scandal get into prisoners' dilemma

​Two key suspects in a scandal involving impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye got into prisoners' dilemma, heralding a possible revelation fight in the courtroom.

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15 UN panda envoys visit Chengdu

Sixteen-year-old Vera Kalinina, from Sudoverf, Russia, was thrilled to see live pandas on Monday at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan province.

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Pakistani child maid 'tortured in judge's house'

A girl aged 10 who worked as a maid for a Pakistani judge shows signs of having been tortured, a medical board says.

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Police arrest 17 over Kardashian Paris robbery

French police on Monday arrested 17 people, most of them with records for organised crime, over the robbery of US reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Paris last October, police sources said.

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British PM May denies her Brexit strategy is "muddled"

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday (Jan 8) that she would set out her strategy for Brexit over the coming weeks, denying suggestions she was "muddled" in the pursuit of what she called the right relationship with the EU.

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Queen Vivienne on her ‘Model Company,’ unisex and more

Vivienne Westwood, London’s queen of punk, is back on the catwalk for fall with a unisex collection that fuses her Man men’s wear line and her Red Label women’s wear collection.

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Sound of 2017: Unsigned soul singer Ray BLK wins

Soul singer Ray BLK has topped the BBC's Sound Of 2017 list, which aims to predict the most exciting new music for the year ahead.

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S Korea monk self immolates in WW2 Japan sex slavery protest

A Buddhist monk is critically ill after setting himself on fire in protest at a 2015 deal between South Korea and Japan over wartime sex slaves.

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The Stallone daughters and other secrets of Miss Golden Globe: Past honorees tell all

Sly's kids join A-list offspring from Laura Dern to Dakota Johnson as alums dish on the gig their parents love: "He was so honored," says Gia Mantegna of father Joe's reaction to her selection in 2011. "It was the fact that your parents had a career in Hollywood that was respected."

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South Korea scandal: Choi and Park cases in court

The trial of Choi Soon-sil, the woman at the centre of an influence-peddling scandal involving South Korea's president, has got under way.

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From cakes to slippers, Slovenian businesses ride on Melania Trump's rise to US First Lady

Golden "Melania" cakes, "White House" slippers, guided tours tracing the rise of Mrs Melania Trump from a model to the future US First Lady.

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Trial on Park Geun-hye begins as S.Korean political scene sees shakeup

​The first trial on a parliamentary motion to impeach South Korean President Park Geun-hye ended just in nine minutes on Tuesday without Park's attendance.

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Golfing talent gives more students from China a shot at US scholarships

Stanford freshman Emily Wang Ziyi had a high SAT score, was a student union president and enjoyed reading, writing, calligraphy, music and jogging. But what really helped the 18-year-old get into the elite US university was something rarer: her potential to be an international golf star.

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Lindsay Lohan is trying to make a ‘mean girls’ sequel happen

Lindsay Lohan is so eager to make a “Mean Girls” sequel she’s already written a treatment for the film, and has a cast in mind.

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U.S. boy grows hair for 2 years to make wig for friend with Alopecia

​A 10-year-old U.S. boy has been growing his hair for two years in order to make a wig for his friend who lost her hair.

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South Korean leader Park absent as impeachment hearing begins

South Korea's constitutional court has held a brief first hearing on Park Geun-hye's impeachment, which the beleaguered president failed to attend.