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In climate landmark, China promises to end coal funding overseas

by Shaun Tandon with Issam Ahmed in Washington Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - China will stop funding…

Delta overwhelming other Covid variants of concern: WHO

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Delta has all but elbowed out the three other Covid-19 variants of concern, which now represent…

Johnson & Johnson announces positive Covid booster data

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine is more effective when given as a two-dose regime,…

Pfizer says its Covid jab safe for children aged 5-11

by Michelle FITZPATRICK FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday said trial results showed their coronavirus vaccine is…

Firefighters race to protect giant sequoias in California fires

LOS ANGELES, California (AFP) - Hundreds of firefighters were battling to protect several groves of giant sequoias in the United…

UK rules out gas supply emergency as prices soar

by Véronique DUPONT Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Britain's government does not expect a gas supply emergency during…

NASA selects Moon site for ice-hunting rover

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- NASA on Monday announced it would land an ice-seeking rover on a region of the…

UK PM Boris Johnson cautious over fulfilling UN climate fund pledges

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Forcing wealthy nations to honour their UN climate fund pledges this week will "be a stretch",…

Tightrope walker wows crowds with Eiffel Tower slackline performance

PARIS, France (AFP) -- A French tightrope walker has crossed the Seine in Paris 70 metres up in a breathtaking…

Endangered penguins in South Africa die from bee stings

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AFP) - A swarm of bees has killed 63 endangered African penguins on a beach outside Cape…

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