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A company has developed avocados with edible coating to cut down on plastic packaging and help them stay ripe for longer.
The innovation is good news for famous fans such as the Duchess of Sussex, who is known to be a fan of avocado on toast.
Concerns have been raised over whether its popularity in the West is bad for the environment.
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Walmart has apologised for selling a pullover on its website that appears to show Father Christmas doing lines of cocaine.
Santa is seen sitting behind a table with three lines of a white substance in front of him, captioned with the slogan: "Let it snow".
The product's description on the Walmart Canada website said: "We all know how snow works.
"It's
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A new law in India will seek to block Muslim illegal immigrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan from gaining citizenship.
The Citizen's Amendment Bill (CAB) tabled by the government controversially offers an amnesty to allow once-illegal immigrants from those three countries to apply for Indian citizenship - but only those who are not
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Write comment (97 Comments)The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has imposed a four-year ban on Russia from all global sport, including the 2020 Olympics and the 2022 World Cup finals.
WADA's executive committee took the decision after concluding Moscow had tampered with laboratory data.
The agency found Russia planted fake evidence and deleted files linked to positive doping
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Write comment (98 Comments)North Korea has insulted Donald Trump again, calling the US president a "heedless and erratic old man".
Earlier, Mr Trump had tweeted that Kim Jong Un would not want to risk the relationship between the countries and affect the American presidential election by resuming hostile acts.
The president tweeted: "Kim Jong Un is too smart and has far too
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Write comment (100 Comments)A 34-year-old woman is set to become Finland's prime minister on Tuesday - making her the youngest world leader.
Sanna Marin, who currently serves as the country's transport and communications minister, was nominated for the top job on Sunday.
She will be Finland's third-ever female prime minister when she is sworn in.
Ms Marin, from the dominant
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