Oil everywhere: Ecuador Amazonians seethe over new spill
by Paola LÓPEZ Agence France-Presse PUERTO MADEROS, Ecuador (AFP) - There is oil in the water, on the rocks and…
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KBP Presidential candidates’ forum: 6 bets invited in live event, but only 5 attend after BBM declines
All 5 bets present take their oath or "Panata sa Bayan," pledging their commitment for clean and peaceful polls, as…
4 years ago
New ‘highly virulent’ HIV strain discovered in the Netherlands
by Lucie AUBOURG WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Oxford researchers announced Thursday the discovery of a highly virulent strain of…
4 years ago
Czechs, Poland sign deal on coal mine that caused EU rift
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) - The Czech Republic and Poland on Thursday signed a deal on a giant coal mine…
4 years ago
Kenya under fire over calls to ‘weaken’ forest protections
by Nick Perry Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) - In his 15 years defending one of Nairobi's last green spaces,…
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Shear line affecting eastern section of Southern Luzon: PAGASA
(Eagle News) -- The shear line is affecting the eastern section of Southern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical…
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Africa’s Covid jab rate must ‘increase six times’: WHO
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (AFP) -- Africa must boost the vaccination rate against Covid-19 "six times" to reach the target of 70…
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Hall of Fame NBA coach Fitch dead at 89
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Bill Fitch, a two-time NBA Coach of the Year who guided the Boston Celtics…
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Xi to meet Putin as tensions rise with West
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's President Xi Jinping is poised for his first face-to-face meeting with a world leader in…
4 years ago
Biden says IS leader killed in US military raid
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden said Thursday that the leader of the Islamic State group had been…
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