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> Smoke on this! Cannabis plants could help fight climate change because they absorb carbon dioxide more than TWICE as effectively as treesHemp plants capture up to 16 tons of greenhouse gas annually, while trees suck up…

>An appendage that washed ashore on a beach in Brazil this week sparked fear among a couple who said it 'looks like ET's hand' when they found it nestled in the sand - but a biologist assures it is of this world.Leticia Gomes Santiago…

>An irate plus-size model has said she was not allowed to board a Qatar Airways flight to her native Brazil because she was too big for her seat.Social media influencer Juliana Nehme, 38, has now accused the Middle Eastern airline of…

>It's quite a combination - some of the best photographers in the world capturing some of the planet's most fascinating historic sites.The upshot? Difficult decisions to be made by the judges of the 2022 Historic Photographer of the Year…

>An Algerian court has sentenced 49 people to death over the lynching of a man falsely accused of starting deadly forest fires last year.The victim, 38-year-old painter Djamel Ben Ismail, was under police protection in a police van in…

>More than 20,000 excess deaths were recorded in France, Germany, Spain and the UK during this summer's heatwaves, a new report has revealed.Excess deaths are the number of deaths beyond what would have been expected under ‘normal’…

>This is when a police officer arrested the "drunkiest man he's ever seen" after a horror attack that left a young woman dead.Malcolm Waite climbed the curb in his Lexus RX SUV while traveling at high speed, knocking down two - a…

>Airport security is about to get a lot faster thanks to new 'cutting-edge' technology that scans your hand luggage. The tech, now being trialled at Heathrow and Gatwick airports, uses computed tomography (CT), already used by hospitals…

> Shooting rampage leaves four dead in Russian town near Crimea: Gunman kills three in shopping district before turning hunting rifle on himselfA gunman has opened fire at a shopping district in the Russian city of…

>German carmaker Mercedes has sparked controversy by introducing a $1,200 (£990) per-year subscription to unlock enhanced performance in its cars. The yearly fee – which equates to $100 (£82) per month – increases horsepower and torque…