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Medical cannabis: Death sentence prompts Malaysia to re-think harsh lawsMedical cannabis: Death sentence prompts Malaysia to re-think harsh laws
Image caption Yuki (right) says she's willing to face significant risks in order to advocate for medical cannabis

A death sentence given to a young man selling cannabis oil to the ill has stirred debate in Muslim-majority Malaysia about its ultra-tough drug laws. The case has prompted calls for the country to

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N Korea's breakdown of communicationN Korea's breakdown of communication
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Mr Kim and Mr Trump: Pals no longer

Remember when Donald Trump said he and Kim Jong-un fell in love Well now it seems they just don't talk anymore.

Instead, the US and North Korea appear to be staring one another down, waiting for the other to blink or make a move. And

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Alibaba Singles Day sales frenzy surpasses recordsAlibaba Singles Day sales frenzy surpasses records
Image:Alibaba Singles Day: Dollars or data

Internet giant Alibaba has set new sales records on Sunday for its biggest shopping day, the annual Singles Day.

The Chinese company hit a record $1bn (£774m; €883m) in sales in 85 seconds, and then just shy of $10bn in the first hour of the 24-hour spree.

In total, customers spent $30.8bn, up 27% on last

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Women's World Twenty20: India beat Pakistan to maintain 100% recordWomen's World Twenty20: India beat Pakistan to maintain 100% record
Highlights: India beat Pakistan to maintain 100% start
ICC Women's World Twenty20, Guyana
Pakistan 133-7 (20 overs): Maroof 53, Dar 52
India 137-3 (19 overs): Raj 56
India won by seven wickets
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India made it two wins from two matches in Group B at the Women's World Twenty20 with a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in Guyana.

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Rappler CEO calls Philippine tax evasion charges 'intimidation'Rappler CEO calls Philippine tax evasion charges 'intimidation'
Image copyrightAFP/GettyImage caption Maria Ressa, a former CNN journalist, co-founded the investigative news site in 2012

The CEO of major Philippine news site Rappler has told the TheIndianSubcontinent charges of tax evasion were "manufactured" because they had been critical of the state.

Maria Ressa denies the

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Trolley man: Funds flood in for Melbourne's homeless heroTrolley man: Funds flood in for Melbourne's homeless hero
Image copyrightEPAImage caption Pushing his trolley, Michael Rogers (left) helped police tackle the attacker

A funding campaign has raised almost A$100,000 (£55,000; $72,000) to help a homeless man who tried to stop a knife-wielding attacker in Melbourne by ramming him with a shopping trolley.

Michael Rogers,

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