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As oceans rise, are some nations doomed to vanish?

by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France Presse United Nations, United States (AFP) -- If rising seas engulf the Maldives and Tuvalu,…

After the floods, a wave of disease plagues Pakistan

by Ashraf KHAN / Joe STENSON Agence France-Presse JOHI, Pakistan (AFP) -- His head haloed by a whirlwind of mosquitoes,…

Climate change made 2022 drought ‘at least 20 times likelier’

by Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP)-- Human-caused climate change made this summer's drought across the Northern Hemisphere…

Musk offers to close Twitter buyout deal at original price

by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Elon Musk on Tuesday offered to push through with…

Taste of Qatari hospitality: traditional Arabic coffee

by Raphaelle Peltier Agence France Presse Al Wakrah, Qatar (AFP) -- With its strong aroma of cardamom and its yellowy,…

EU lawmakers impose single charger for all smartphones

Strasbourg, France (AFP) by Marie JULIEN The EU parliament on Tuesday passed a new law requiring USB-C to be the…

No Terminator: Musk teases ‘useful’ humanoid robot

San Francisco, United States (AFP) -- Elon Musk on Friday showed off the latest version of a humanoid robot that…

Australia lists small wallaby, snake among new endangered species

Sydney, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's government vowed to stop plant and animal extinctions Tuesday as it listed the grey snake…

Nobel shines light on paleogenetics, study of ancient DNA

by Julien DURY Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP) -- While some may have been surprised that the Nobel Prize…

Tired of power cuts, blockaded Gaza turns to solar

by Rosie SCAMMELL and Mai YAGHI Agence France-Presse GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- Palestinians living in the Israeli-blockaded enclave…

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