Sixteen of the 39 people found dead in a lorry in Essex last month have been repatriated to Vietnam.

They bodies arrived at Hanoi's Noi Bai Airport early on Wednesday and were being taken to their families, said the country's foreign ministry.

Essex lorry victims repatriated to Vietnam
Image:Maurice Robinson has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit unlawful immigration

It's understood the

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A submarine believed to be carrying around 3.5 tonnes of cocaine has been towed into port after being intercepted off the Spanish coast.

It sank as police tried to intercept it in the Aldan inlet in the Galicia region at the weekend. It's believed the crew tried to sink it on purpose.

Two Ecuadorian nationals have been arrested but another person

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HIV positive sperm bank launched in New ZealandHIV positive sperm bank launched in New Zealand

The world's first HIV positive sperm bank has been launched in New Zealand, with organisers hoping to reduce stigma around the virus.

Called Sperm Positive, it will begin with three male donors from across the country who are living with HIV but who have had treatment which has meant the amount of the virus in their blood is so low it cannot be

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A man in Germany has died after contracting a rare infection from being licked by his dog.

Following the case, doctors have warned pet owners to seek urgent medical advice if they have unusual flu-like symptoms.

The previously healthy 63-year-old died from multi-organ failure a few weeks after being licked.

He was infected with capnocytophaga

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A TikTok user says the Chinese-owned social media platform has blocked her from posting on it for a month after raising awareness about the plight of Uighur Muslims.

In a video clip, Feroza Aziz accused Beijing of "throwing innocent Muslims in concentration camps" as well as kidnapping, raping and murdering them and forcing them to eat pork and

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Protests have taken place across the West Bank as Palestinians took part in a "day of rage" against last week's dramatic US policy shift on Israeli settlements.

By late afternoon on Tuesday, more than 60 Palestinians had received medical care as a consequence of the effects of tear gas and rubber bullets fired by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF)

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