Livelihoods lost as climate disaster woes mount in Kenya
by Raphael AMBASU, with Hillary ORINDE in Nairobi Agence France-Presse MARSABIT, Kenya (AFP) - Dabaso Galgalo is now used to the…
4 years ago
Lockheed Martin wins NASA contract to bring Mars samples back to Earth
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Lockheed Martin's space division has won a NASA contract to build the rocket that…
4 years ago
Dubai to charge for single-use plastic bags
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) - Dubai is ending the free distribution of single-use plastic bags in a drive towards…
4 years ago
Mountain glaciers hold less ice than thought, and that’s bad news
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Mountain glaciers shrinking due to climate change are less voluminous than…
4 years ago
In-person campaign restrictions imposed with start of 90-day campaign period for national candidates
No handshakes, no distribution of food and drink during campaign period that starts on Tuesday, Feb. 8 (Eagle News) –…
4 years ago
Firefighters extinguish Kenya forest blaze
ABERDARE, Kenya (AFP) - A fire that raged for two days in Kenya's Aberdare National Park has been extinguished after…
4 years ago
DFA reports 141 more COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos
(Eagle News) -- Over 100 more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. According to the Department of Foreign…
4 years ago
End of the road in Colombia for Escobar’s ‘cocaine’ hippos?
by Juan Sebastian SERRANO Agence France-Presse BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) - More than 100 African hippos descended from fewer than a…
4 years ago
Police lieutenant killed in encounter with rebels in Northern Samar: PNP
(Eagle News) -- A police lieutenant was killed in a recent encounter with communist terrorists in Northern Samar, the Philippine…
4 years ago
Ecuador capital flooding toll raised to 28
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) - The heaviest flooding to hit Ecuador in two decades claimed 28 lives in the capital Quito…
4 years ago