Australia-Qatar row continues after Australian women strip-searched for Qatar Airways flight
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After a newborn baby was found abandoned in the toilets at Doha International Airport, 13 Australian women had to undergo a forced "genital examination" before boarding their flight from Doha to Sydney. The newborn is still unidentified, according to Hamad International Airport. In other news, Lebanon has its own version of "Lady Liberty": a new statue has been unveiled, made of glass, metals and debris from the Beirut port explosion. Finally, Kazakhstan capitalizes on Borat's sequel and creates a "Very nice!" tourism ad using the character's catchphrase.
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