For Stella McCartney, fashion must ditch leather or die trying
by Jordi ZAMORA Agence France-Presse GLASGOW, United Kingdom (AFP) - The fashion industry must prepare to eliminate waste and take…
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WHO grants India’s Covaxin jab emergency approval
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Wednesday issued an emergency use listing for the India-made Covaxin vaccine,…
4 years ago
Insulin maker Novo Nordisk raises full-year targets
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Danish pharmaceuticals group Novo Nordisk, the world's leading insulin maker, said Wednesday it is raising its…
4 years ago
US father of cognitive therapy dies at 100
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- American psychiatrist Aaron T. Beck, considered the father of cognitive therapy -- an approach developed…
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UK to unveil plan for first ‘net zero’ financial centre
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Finance minister Rishi Sunak is to announce plans to make Britain the world's first net…
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The women guarding India’s rainforest ‘refugees’
by Laurence THOMANN Agence France-Presse WAYANAD, India (AFP) - As deforestation and climate change ravage India's UNESCO heritage-listed Western Ghats…
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Poland’s ‘priceless’ primeval forest pits environmentalists against state
by Bernard OSSER Agence France-Presse TEREMISKI, Poland (AFP) - Stopping by a giant oak tree in Europe's largest surviving primeval…
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Major methane deal at climate summit — without China
by Patrick GALEY and Jitendra JOSH Agence France-Presse GLASGOW, United Kingdom (AFP) - Countries on Tuesday issued a landmark pledge…
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WHO urges vaccine against bacteria killing 150,000 babies each year
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Wednesday called for the urgent development of a vaccine against a…
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Extreme Greenland ice melt raised global flood risk: study
by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - The 3.5 trillion tonnes of Greenland's ice sheet that has melted…
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