Boiling heat and no water: taps run dry in southern Iraq
AL-AGHAWAT, Iraq (AFP) - Younes Ajil turns on the tap in his home but nothing comes out: dozens of villages…
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Whistle blows in Germany for world’s first hydrogen train fleet
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) - Germany on Wednesday will inaugurate a railway line powered entirely by hydrogen, a "world first" and…
3 years ago
China warns of ‘severe’ threat to harvest from worst heatwave on record
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's autumn harvest is under "severe threat" from high temperatures and drought, authorities have warned, urging…
3 years ago
Whistleblower accuses Twitter of hiding major flaws
by Joshua MELVIN Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Twitter misled users and US regulators about "extreme, egregious" gaps…
3 years ago
US says Ukraine grain exports near pre-war levels
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Ukraine is on course to ship nearly as much grain this month as it did…
3 years ago
Russian tourists’ luxury cars fill up Helsinki airport
by Elias HUUHTANEN Agence France-Presse HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) -- Porsches, Bentleys and other luxury cars with Russian license plates are…
3 years ago
Anthony Fauci, face of US Covid fight, to step down in December
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert who became the face of America's fight against…
3 years ago
After ‘doomsday’ floods, Sudanese fear worse to come
MAKAYLAB, Sudan (AFP) -- In the Sudanese village of Makaylab, Mohamed Tigani picked through the pile of rubble that was…
3 years ago
Flash flooding hits US parks, southern states in latest weather disasters
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A hiker swept away in flash floods and torrential rain was still missing Monday…
3 years ago
You’re crying! Study shows dogs get teary-eyed when they reunite with owners
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Dog owners know the pure joy of returning home from a long trip to be…
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