Australia heatwave renews bushfire worries
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia was bracing for a heatwave to sweep across the country's fire-ravaged southeast in the coming…
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French adventurers train for Arctic exploit
by Olivier MORIN ALTA, Norway (AFP) -- A blueish glow spreads across the snow as far as the eye can…
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Vanessa Bryant says ‘completely devastated’ by death of Kobe and daughter
by Greg Heakes LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) --Vanessa Bryant spoke out Wednesday for the first time since her husband…
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600 Europeans seeking to leave China amid virus: EU
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- Nearly 600 European citizens in China want to be repatriated because of the coronavirus epidemic, the…
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Bulgarians’ patience runs dry over water crisis
by Diana SIMEONOVA / Vessela SERGUEVA Agence France-Presse PERNIK, Bulgaria (AFP) - Forced to "live without water, in the 21st…
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African nations take first measures to stop spread of Chinese virus
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AFP) -- African states, including the continent's biggest economy Nigeria, on Wednesday said they had begun to…
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New coronavirus study places incubation period at around 5 days
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The period between exposure to the new coronavirus that originated in China and symptoms is…
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Researchers to conduct major Japan ocean microplastics survey
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Scientists will begin a two-year survey of microplastics in the coastal waters of Japan from April, a…
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Three Japanese evacuated from Wuhan have new coronavirus: health minister
by Miwa SUZUKI TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Three Japanese evacuated from the epicentre of a deadly new coronavirus outbreak have…
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Crew rescued from blazing oil tanker off UAE: officials
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The crew of a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker were rescued when the vessel caught fire…
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