Kangana Ranaut: The star on a warpath with Bollywood

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Armenia and Azerbaijan fight over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region

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France's most tattooed man told not to teach nursery children

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Coronavirus: New global test will give results 'in minutes'

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Image caption Healthcare workers in parts of India are currently going door-to-door to survey for Covid-19

A test that can diagnose Covid-19 in minutes will dramatically expand the capacity to detect cases in low- and middle-income countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.

The $5 (£3.80) test could transform tracking of Covid-19 in less wealthy countries, which have shortages of healthcare workers and laboratories.

A deal with

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Iraq civilians killed in rocket attack near Baghdad airport

Five women and children die when a rocket hits a house near the airport, which includes a US base.


Romanian mayor wins election two weeks after Covid-related death

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Trump taxes are 'national security' issue, Nancy Pelosi says

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Media caption Trump describes allegations he avoided taxes as "fake news"

The top-ranked Democrat in Washington has called President Donald Trump's alleged tax avoidance a question of "national security".

Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, asked whether Mr Trump owed money to foreign interests, following an article on his financial records by the New York Times.

It alleges Mr Trump paid only $750 (£580) in federal income tax in both


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Pakistan to save ruined homes of Bollywood greats in Peshawar

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Image caption The 100-year-old Kapoor haveli came close to being demolished by its current owner

The ancestral homes of two Bollywood legends are to be saved from crumbling into ruin in northern Pakistan.

The houses belonged to the families of Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar who migrated to India in the years before Pakistan was created from British India in 1947.

Officials in Peshawar say the dilapidated homes are to be bought, restored and turned into museums.

The city has a vibrant cultural

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