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Yemen conjoined twins ‘like any child’ after separation in Jordan

AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) -- A Jordanian hospital has successfully performed the country's first operation to separate conjoined twins, seven-month-old babies…

PMPC Star Awards recognizes Guerrero Dos’ Paolo Marcoleta as “new movie actor of the year”

(Eagle News) -- The Philippine Movie Press Club awarded the “new movie actor of the year” to Paolo Marcoleta of…

Head in the sky: 8-year-old Brazilian girl dubbed world’s youngest astronomer

by Jarbas OLIVEIRA, avec Louis GENOT, à Rio de Janeiro FORTALEZA, Brazil (AFP) -- When Nicole Oliveira was just learning…

Virgin Galactic cleared to launch after US closes safety probe

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Virgin Galactic said Wednesday it had been cleared for spaceflight after the Federal Aviation Agency…

$80 oil sparks mixed fortunes for world economy

by Benoît PELEGRIN Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Oil prices jumped above $80 this week for the first…

COP26 ‘won’t be easy’, UN climate chief admits

by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France-Presse MILAN, Italy (AFP) - The forthcoming COP26 summit -- which could determine the viability of…

UK to relax post-Brexit rules on gene-edited crops

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - The UK government announced plans on Wednesday to relax regulation of gene-edited crops, following the…

YouTube cracks down on anti-vaccine misinformation

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- YouTube announced Wednesday it would remove videos and some high-profile users that falsely claim…

World’s shortest cow gets posthumous recognition

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- A knee-high celebrity cow that became a sensation in Bangladesh has won posthumous recognition as the…

OPEC sees oil demand growing over next two decades

VIENNA, Austria (AFP) - OPEC said Tuesday it expects oil demand to rise between now and 2045, and remain the…

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