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Bangladeshi man claims it's too dangerous to return home as people there want him dead
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Queen's Birthday Honours: Dame Silvia Cartwright, a trailblazer for women in legal system
Former Governor-General and New Zealand's first female High Court judge honoured.
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The Kiwi who caught Prince Harry's attention by promising not to kiss him
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