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Tarona Taafaki: Boxer lands Tuvalu's first Commonwealth Games medal without winning a fight

A boxer from the tiny Pacific island of Tuvalu has won her country's first Commonwealth Games medal without winning a fight.
Girl who was raped by boy feels 'sick' at lack of custodial sentence
Fraudster tracked down by Sky News in Tenerife is arrested on return to UK
A pile of hidden cash and guns stowed under a tree: How Norwegian teen was recruited for murder plot
Monkey found abandoned in laundry bag on London bus

A monkey found abandoned in a laundry bag on a London bus has had a happy ending after being rehomed to a sanctuary.
New monkey species with orange lips discovered in forests of DR Congo

A newly discovered species of monkey with distinctive orange lips has been discovered deep in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Gus the $50m T-rex breaks dinosaur fossil sale record at New York auction

A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton has become the most expensive dinosaur fossil sold at auction after an unidentified buyer paid more than $50m (£37.3m) for it.
Man breaks Guinness world record for loudest ever shout

An Australian man has broken the world record for the loudest-ever shout.

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