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Professor Sean Turnell has been given a standing ovation in Australia's parliament House, following his release from a Myanmar prison a fortnight ago.
The economic advisor was jailed for 650 days after the military took control of the country.
Shaun Bindley reports
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A Japanese court ruling is upholdling the country's ban on same-sex marriage.
Japan is the only G7 nation that does not allow such unions
Nora Weinek reports from Tokyo.
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Rapper Kanye West has been ordered to pay reality TV star Kim Kardashian $200,000 per month in child support in their divorce settlement.
They will share joint custody of their four children.
Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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US Democrat Hakeem Jeffries has been elected into the role as House leader,
He's the first black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress in American History.
Chris Jones has more from Washington DC.
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The French baguette has been named on the United Nations World Cultural Heritage list.
The UN's cultural organization recognised the craftsmanship and the culture of the French national staple bread.
Ross Cullen reports.
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HSBC will close over a quarter of its branches in the UK, the bank has announced.
The lender said it would shut one hundred and fourteen outlets across the country from April next year.
Several major banks have closed hundreds of branches in recent years to cut costs.
Sally Patterson has more.
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A high court in Nigeria has sentenced the country's police chief to three months in prison for disobeying a court order.
The ruling followed a lawsuit by a police officer who was dismissed in 1992, a few years after the Inspector of police joined the force.
Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.
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Military authorities in Nigeria say 886 suspected terrorists in the country are awaiting prosecution.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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By the end of Wednesday, thirty-six people will be chosen as jurors for the largest ever trial of its kind in Belgium.
The landmark case concerns nine defendants suspected of carrying out terror attacks in March 2016, which claimed 32 lives and injured hundreds more in the Belgian capital.
From Brussels, Rosie Birchard has more.