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Watch: Moment researcher finds rare flower after 13-year search

2 hours 6 min ago
Researcher Septian Andriki collapsed in tears upon discovering the rare Rafflesia hasseltii plant in Indonesia.
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Teens launch High Court challenge to Australia's social media ban

2 hours 26 min ago
They argue the law - which will block users under 16 from having social media accounts - is unconstitutional.
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Robert Irwin wins Dancing with the Stars, a decade after sister's victory

3 hours 2 min ago
Son of the late conservationist Steve Irwin, Robert was a fan favourite this season.
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Palestinian-US teen held by Israel for nine months without charge due in court

3 hours 2 min ago
Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, from Florida, was detained by Israeli soldiers while on holiday in the occupied West Bank.
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Palestinian-US teen held by Israel for nine months without charge due in court

3 hours 2 min ago
Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, from Florida, was detained by Israeli soldiers while on holiday in the occupied West Bank.
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Twenty-four Nigerian schoolgirls released over a week after abduction

3 hours 32 min ago
Hundreds of children remain missing following other recent abductions in Nigeria.
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'Once in 300 years' rain hits Thai city as floods ravage Southeast Asia

5 hours 32 min ago
The deadly floods have affected 2 million people, the majority of whom are still cut off from help.
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Fame lowers life expectancy for musicians, study finds

5 hours 49 min ago
Being a famous singer can lower your life as much as occasionally smoking cigarettes.
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Parking inspector and wife arrested for €1m meter theft

7 hours 3 min ago
The man is alleged to have stolen coins from parking meters in the German town of Kempten, police said.
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Parking inspector and wife arrested for €1m meter theft

7 hours 3 min ago
The man is alleged to have stolen coins from parking meters in the German town of Kempten, police said.
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Foreign tourists to pay extra fee to visit US national parks

7 hours 19 min ago
Non-residents will soon have to pay a higher price to enter 11 of the United States' most popular parks.
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New Zealand woman gets life sentence for 'suitcase murders' of her children

7 hours 38 min ago
Hakyung Lee killed her two kids and hid their bodies in suitcases months after her husband died of cancer.
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Russian mercenaries accused of cold-blooded killings in Mali - BBC speaks to eyewitnesses

8 hours 27 min ago
Refugees have given the BBC a harrowing account of atrocities committed by the Russian paramilitary force.
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Italian parliament unanimously votes to make femicide a crime

8 hours 27 min ago
The gender-motivated murder of a woman will now be covered by a distinct clause in Italian law - punishable by a life sentence.
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Who killed our children? Indian parents ask as 'house of horrors' convict acquitted

9 hours 3 min ago
Twenty years after police found the bodies of 19 women and children in Nithari, the case is back in the spotlight.
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Bolsonaro ordered to start serving 27-year prison sentence for Brazil coup plot

10 hours 35 min ago
The Supreme Court says the former leader has exhausted his appeals and will start his prison term at a police station in Brasilia.
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Bolsonaro ordered to start serving 27-year prison sentence for Brazil coup plot

13 hours 11 min ago
The Supreme Court says the former leader has exhausted his appeals and will start his prison term at a police station in Brasilia.
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Catholic bishop hits out at Nigeria's failure to rescue abducted schoolchildren

14 hours 15 min ago
The police deny little is being done to find the 250 pupils and accuses the school of not co-operating.
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Watch: President Trump pardons Waddle and Gobble, the Thanksgiving turkeys

14 hours 23 min ago
The annual televised event dates back years and takes place ahead of the holiday, when roast turkey is typically served at dinner.
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Trump envoy denies bias as he pushes for Sudan peace plan

14 hours 38 min ago
Efforts to negotiate an end to the war, which has displaced 12 million people, remain unfruitful.
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