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A 27-year-old woman is currently in police custody in Australia after she was arrested at the Perth Airport for swallowing a kilogram of cocaine. A commander for the Australian Border Force Kate Ferry says the 27-year-old woman from Austria arrived in the country earlier this month.

A 40-year-old Eastern Cape farmer is expected to apply for bail on Thursday after being arrested for the alleged rape of his seven-year-old daughter.

The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to approve a ban on new sales of carbon-emitting petrol and diesel cars by 2035, clearing the final legislative hurdle.

The hero sniffer dogs that helped find an 80-year-old woman who survived under rubble for over eight days in Turkey were under the leadership of an Eastern Cape Brigadier.

SAPS sniffer dogs on a rescue mission with Gift of the Givers in earthquake-ravaged Turkey helped find an elderly person alive buried under the rubble for several days.

The South African search and rescue team of Gift of the Givers has arrived in Turkey to a welcome reception.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced a State of Emergency in his earthquake-ravaged country as the death toll surpasses 8000 in Turkey and Syria.

The humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers will be dispatching a team to Turkey and Syria on Tuesday to assist in search and rescue efforts following a series of devastating earthquakes on Monday.

Psychiatrists in Australia will be able to prescribe magic mushrooms and ecstasy to their patients to treat certain mental health conditions. The country's Therapeutic Goods Administration will permit the prescribing of MDMA for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression.