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• Birtukan Mideksa: Ethiopia's electoral board chairperson

  Birtukan Mideksa, a former opposition leader who went into exile in the US, says "shortfalls are inevitable".

• French court dog helps soothe anxious victims of crime

  How one Labrador has helped the victims of violent crime in southern France.

• Joe Biden: My surprise claim to be the US president's English cousin

  Paul Harris has records that show a link to the president via recently discovered English ancestors.

• The Lazarus heist: How North Korea almost pulled off a billion-dollar hack

  In 2016 North Korean hackers planned a $1bn raid on Bangladesh's national bank and came within an inch of success. But how did they do it?

• Usain Bolt welcomes newborn twin sons Thunder and Saint Leo

  The Olympic champion and his girlfriend Kasi Bennett announced the births on Instagram.

• South Korea: Swapping Seoul megacity isolation for village life

  Some South Korean families are abandoning Seoul and swapping megacity isolation for rural village life.

• 'I play all the instruments in my Irish music band'

  Caitríona Lagan is a 15-year-old All-Ireland champion musician who plays five instruments.

• Booker's triple-double leads Suns to game one win over Clippers

  Devin Booker posts his first career triple-double as the Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Clippers 120-114 in game one of the Western Conference finals.

• France regional election: Macron and Le Pen fail to make ground - exit poll

  Early results indicate Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen's parties have failed to make ground.