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NASA to deflect asteroid in test of ‘planetary defense’

by Chris Lefkow WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- In the 1998 Hollywood blockbuster "Armageddon," Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck race…

US offers $10 million bounty for DarkSide hackers

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States announced a $10 million reward Thursday for help finding leaders of the…

Moderna sees fewer 2021 vaccine deliveries, shares drop

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Moderna cut its 2021 forecast for Covid-19 vaccine deliveries on Thursday, pushing back some…

HPV vaccines ‘substantially’ reduce cervical cancer risk: study

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Cervical cancer cases plummeted among British women who received a vaccination against the human papillomavirus, according…

Mexican president slams COP26 ‘hypocrisy’

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Wednesday slammed participants in a major UN climate summit…

Oil-rich UAE to burn waste to make power

by Carolyn Lamboley Agence France-Presse SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AFP) - With rubbish piling up in the desert, the United Arab…

Bulgaria coal miners brace for ‘disaster’ as phaseout looms

by Rossen BOSSEV Agence France-Presse STARA ZAGORA, Bulgaria (AFP) - Nikolay Dinev, 34, has worked as a coal miner for…

Coal workers feel pain of France’s climate goals

by Estelle EMONET Agence France-Presse GARDANNE, France (AFP) - The Gardanne smokestack is the highest in France at 295 metres (975…

Damaged Amazon rainforest teetering on the brink

by Joshua Howat Berger Agence France-Presse SAO FELIX DO XINGU, Brazil (AFP) - Something is wrong. Holed up in her lab,…

Planet vs people as Panama’s mangroves are turned into coal

by Moises AVILA Agence France-Presse Elieser Rodriguez emerges blackened from the thick smoke of burning pyres slowly transforming the limbs…

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