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El Nino puts millions in childhood malnutrition: study

by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Changing rain patterns caused by the El Nino warming phenomenon frequently…

Widely used chemical linked to 100,000 US deaths per year: study

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Daily exposure to phthalates, a group of chemicals used in everything from plastic containers…

Daily aspirin may harm more than help seniors: US medical panel

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A US government expert panel said Tuesday it no longer recommends a daily dose of…

WHO experts back extra Covid jab for people with weak immune systems

by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization's vaccine advisers on Monday recommended people with weakened immune…

Life on Mars: simulating Red Planet base in Israeli desert

by Alexandra VARDI MITZPE RAMON, Israel (AFP) -- Inside a huge crater in Israel's sun-baked Negev desert, a team wearing…

AstraZeneca logs upbeat trial results from Covid drug

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - British pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca on Monday revealed more positive results from a trial of a…

Vaccines prevent severe Covid, even from Delta: study

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Vaccination is highly effective at preventing severe cases of Covid-19, even against the Delta variant, a…

Sweet taste of Squid Game success for South Korean candy couple

by Yelim LEE / Claire LEE SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Simple, sweet, and fictionally fatal: the stallholder who makes…

Nuclear option: Earth’s climate panacea or poison?

by Julien MIVIELLE Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - For its supporters, nuclear energy is the world's best -- perhaps…

In Glasgow, China-US tensions could shape climate future

by Shaun TANDON Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Global momentum is building on the climate crisis but…

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