Life

Australia warns koalas ‘endangered’ as numbers plunge

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Australia officially listed koalas across a swathe of its eastern coast as "endangered" on Friday, with…

US calls for talks with Mexico on endangered porpoise

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Washington has invoked the environmental provisions of the North American free trade pact to…

Musk to give rare presentation on ambitious Starship rocket

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is set Thursday night to deliver an eagerly-awaited update on…

Macron says France to build up to 14 new nuclear reactors

BELFORT, France (AFP) - President Emmanuel Macron called Thursday for a "renaissance" for the French nuclear industry, saying he wanted…

Humpback whale washes up on Channel beach in France

CALAIS, France (AFP) - A female humpback whale nearly 10 metres long (31 feet) was found dead after washing up…

Novavax says Covid vaccine more than 80% effective among teens

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Novavax said Thursday its Covid vaccine was 82 percent effective among adolescents during the…

Dozens of SpaceX internet satellites lost to geomagnetic storm

Up to 40 SpaceX high-speed internet satellites have been knocked out of orbit by a geomagnetic storm shortly after launch,…

Chen wins Olympic figure skating gold as Hanyu falls, ends fourth

by Rebecca BAILEY Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Nathan Chen demolished the opposition to win Olympic figure skating…

Saudi coffee legacy percolates through the generations

by Haitham El-Tabei Agence France-Presse JIZAN, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - For Farah al-Malki, growing coffee plants in Saudi Arabia's southwestern…

Black diamond, largest ever cut, sells for £3.2 million

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - "The Enigma", the world's largest known cut diamond at 555 carats, went under the hammer…

This website uses cookies.