Vulnerable Pacific islands call for ‘urgent, immediate’ action on climate
by Maddison Connaughton Agence France Presse SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- Vulnerable Pacific islands demanded "urgent, immediate" global action on…
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Indonesian islanders sue cement giant Holcim over climate damage
ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) -- Residents of Pulau Pari, an Indonesian island threatened by rising sea levels, are suing cement…
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Photos of deep space as revealed by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
"The dawn of a new era in astronomy has begun as the world gets its first look at the full…
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Cosmic cliffs and dancing galaxies: Webb begins era of discovery
by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse The cosmic cliffs of a stellar nursery and a quintet of galaxies bound in…
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Western Europe wilts under second heatwave in weeks
by Benoit Petit, with AFP Bureaus in Europe Agence France Presse BORDEAUX, France (AFP) -- France and Britain were…
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‘Desperate for water’: drought hits Mexican industrial powerhouse
by Sofia Miselem Agence France-Presse MONTERREY, Mexico (AFP) -- Maria Celia Navarro smiles wistfully as she remembers the now-unthinkable luxury…
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Tech firms unveil plan for ‘space-based’ 5G network
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Thales, Qualcomm and Ericsson unveiled Monday a plan to allow smartphones to communicate directly with…
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Pakistan’s prized mango harvest hit by water scarcity
by Ashraf Khan Agence France-Presse MIRPUR KHAS, Pakistan (AFP) -- Mango farmers in Pakistan say production of the prized fruit…
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Twitter’s future uncertain as it faces messy breakup with Musk
by Julie JAMMOT Agence France Presse Courted and then jilted by the world's richest person, Twitter looks well positioned…
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Ghana reports two suspected cases of Marburg virus
ACCRA, Ghana (AFP) -- Ghana has reported two suspected cases of the Marburg virus, which belongs to the same…
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