Thousands queue for hours to visit plant that stinks of death in Sydney

The rare unfurling of an endangered plant that emits the smell of decaying flesh drew hundreds of devoted fans to a greenhouse in Sydney yesterday.

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French woman&s right to refuse sex upheld by European court in divorce case

A French woman who refused to have sex with her husband was not &at fault& in her divorce, Europe&s top human rights court has ruled.

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Axel Rudakubana had a longstanding obsession with violence, the court heard. Photo: PA

A teenager who stabbed three young girls to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England was sentenced yesterday to more than 50 years in prison for what a judge called &the most extreme, shocking and exceptionally serious crime&.

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First report on Jeju Air crash due Monday
SEOUL - South Korea on Monday will release a preliminary report on last month&s Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 people, the deadliest air disaster on the country&s soil, the transport ministry said on Saturday.

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Talk of Proud Boys, ‘dark MAGA,& and ‘Nazi salutes,& marks dawn of Trump 2.0

The red MAGA hats were everywhere and seemingly worn by every kind of person. The ecstatic Trump supporters descended on the nation&s capital wearing their signature headgear bearing their movement&s rallying cry: Make America Great Again. They wore those hats as they waved American flags, wrapped themselves in celebratory bedazzled jackets, toasted their electoral victory and huddled in the cold outside the D.C. jail as they awaited the release of inmates whom the newly installed president had pardoned for their actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

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Philippines suspends sea survey after Chinese ‘harassment&
MANILA - The Philippines said on Saturday that it has suspended a scientific survey in the South China Sea after two of its fisheries vessels faced &harassment& and aggressive behaviour from China&s coast guard and navy.

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