British porn star fined, faces imminent Bali deportation
Controversial British adult film star Bonnie Blue is expected to be deported from Indonesia's Bali island on Friday after receiving a small fine for traffic violations, her lawyer said.
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Spain opens doors to descendants of Franco-era exiles
Spain has received a surge of citizenship applications from descendants of emigrants who fled the country's 1930s civil war and Francisco Franco's dictatorship under a scheme aimed at addressing historical injustices.
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Indonesia floods were 'extinction level' for rare orangutans
Indonesia's deadly flooding was an "extinction-level disturbance" for the world's rarest great ape, the tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival prospects, scientists warned on Friday.
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Thai teacher finds 'peace amidst chaos' painting bunker murals
On the grey walls of a rural Thai school's concrete bunkers, a man calmly paints colourful scenes of helicopters, tanks, fluttering national flags and soldiers carrying the wounded.
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Escapism or exaltation? 'Narco-culture' games raise concern in Mexico
In violence-riddled Mexico, children as young as 13 are hooked on bloody video games that vividly recreate the horrors of the country's narco war.
Read moreUS slaps sanctions on Maduro relatives as Venezuela war fears build
The US Treasury imposed new sanctions Thursday against three of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro's relatives as well as six companies shipping the South American country's oil.
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Japan bear victim's watch shows last movements
The watch of a Japanese hiker killed by a bear has revealed harrowing details about his last moments, including that the animal returned to his body the next day, a newspaper report said.
Read moreFrench indie title 'Clair Obscur' dominates Game Awards
French indie title "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" dominated the annual Game Awards in Los Angeles, winning a record of nine categories including best video game of the year.
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South Korea exam chief quits over complaints of too-hard tests
The chief organiser of South Korea's notoriously gruelling university entrance exams has resigned -- after complaints that an English test he designed was just too difficult.
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Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai verdict set for Monday
A Hong Kong court will issue a verdict Monday in the national security trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, a case widely criticised as a sign of erosion of political freedoms in the Chinese city.
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