Australia warns koalas ‘endangered’ as numbers plunge
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Australia officially listed koalas across a swathe of its eastern coast as "endangered" on Friday, with…
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US calls for talks with Mexico on endangered porpoise
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Washington has invoked the environmental provisions of the North American free trade pact to…
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Musk to give rare presentation on ambitious Starship rocket
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is set Thursday night to deliver an eagerly-awaited update on…
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NBA Nets trade Harden to 76ers in deal for Simmons, others: reports
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Three-time NBA scoring champion James Harden was traded by the Brooklyn Nets to the…
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California sizzles in February heatwave
by Paula RAMON LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A heatwave was bringing unseasonably high temperatures to California on Thursday,…
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Macron says France to build up to 14 new nuclear reactors
BELFORT, France (AFP) - President Emmanuel Macron called Thursday for a "renaissance" for the French nuclear industry, saying he wanted…
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US approves $14 billion sale of F-15 fighter jets to Indonesia
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US State Department on Thursday approved the potential $14 billion sale to Indonesia of…
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Humpback whale washes up on Channel beach in France
CALAIS, France (AFP) - A female humpback whale nearly 10 metres long (31 feet) was found dead after washing up…
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At least 20 dead, 30 injured in Peru bus crash
LIMA, PERU, At least 20 people, including a four-year-old girl, died and another 30 were injured when a bus crashed…
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Novavax says Covid vaccine more than 80% effective among teens
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Novavax said Thursday its Covid vaccine was 82 percent effective among adolescents during the…
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