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Three sentenced in China over genetically edited babies
A Chinese scientist who claimed he had made the worldfirst genetically edited babies has been sentenced to three years in prison.
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Thousands of people were trapped as their small seaside town was attacked by one of Australia's increasingly menacing bushfires.

Some 4,000 people gathered at the foreshore in Mallacoota in the state of Victoria on Tuesday morning as the fire approached.

At 8am, the flames roared past the town's airport and the temperature shot up to 49C (120F) due

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A well-known businessman awaiting trial in Japan on charges of financial misconduct has fled to Lebanon - defying an overseas travel ban.

Carlos Ghosn, the former chairman of Nissan, says he is not escaping justice, but instead wants to avoid "injustice and political persecution".

The 65-year-old's abrupt departure is likely to raise questions given

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Officer quits after falsely claiming McDonald's wrote 'pig' on his cupOfficer quits after falsely claiming McDonald's wrote 'pig' on his cup

A police officer has resigned after falsely claiming that McDonald's staff had written the words "f****** pig" on his coffee cup. 

A picture of the cup, supposedly given to the officer on his way to work, went viral after being posted on Facebook by one of his bosses, police chief Brian Hornaday.

But the owner of the McDonald's restaurant in

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Iraq condemned the United States on Monday for launching airstrikes against an Iranian-backed militia on its soil and warned the action could damage relations.

The country's National Security Council said it would have to reconsider working with the US-led coalition against Islamic State.

US, British and other foreign troops are only able to operate

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It was a year in which Boris Johnson became the UK's prime minister, and Donald Trump became the third US president to be impeached.

The Royal Family celebrated the birth of Harry and Meghan's first child in May, while the Duke of York faced a grilling over his links to a convicted a sex offender months later.

The people of Earth saw a photograph of

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