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A team of UK and Indonesian scientists have found a rare Rafflesia hasseltii in a rainforest in West Sumatra.Indonesian botanist Septian Andriki and University of Oxford Botanic Garden deputy director Chris Thorogood trekked through dense rainforest in Indonesia for...

Australia's landmark social media ban for children is being challenged in the nation's highest court, with two teenagers alleging the law is unconstitutional as it robs them of their right to free communication.From 10 December, social media firms -...

Getty ImagesHe broke down in tears after his final performance, saying that said he wanted to make his father proud."I wish he could see it, I really wish he could be here," he said.Steve Irwin was famous for his...

A group of 24 Nigerian girls who were abducted from their boarding school over a week ago have been released, the country's president said.Armed assailants stormed the Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) in Nigeria's Kebbi State on...

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Fame can take as many years off a musician's life as occasionally smoking cigarettes, a new study has found, after comparing data between famous singers and less well-known artists.Stardom can shorten lives by 4.6 years, according to research published...

A parking inspector and his wife have been arrested on suspicion of embezzling more than €1m (£878,000) from the parking meters of a small German town.The unnamed municipal employee is thought to have taken coins out of parking meters...

Foreign tourists visiting popular US national parks like the Grand Canyon and Yosemite will need to pay an extra fee, the Trump administration said on Tuesday.The Department of the Interior, which runs the country's national parks, said each international...

Thomas NaadiBBC Africa, M'berraBBCWarning: This story contains descriptions of torture and physical violence. Some readers may find it distressing.A shopkeeper has told the BBC how Russian mercenaries fighting jihadists in Mali carried out the cold-blooded murder of two men...

Sarah RainsfordSouthern and Eastern Europe correspondent , RomeGetty ImagesItaly's problems on that front are currently on display at the Museum of the Patriarchy, a thought-provoking new exhibition in Rome.Italy currently ranks 85th in the Global Gender Gap Index, almost...