Giant sequoias wrapped in foil to protect from US forest fires
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- The world's biggest trees were being wrapped in fire-proof blankets Thursday in an effort…
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Climate activists heckle Germany’s Laschet at election rally
BREMEN, Germany (AFP) - Climate activists on Thursday heckled Armin Laschet, the conservative candidate seeking to replace Chancellor Angela Merkel, disrupting…
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Faroe Islands to re-evaluate dolphin-hunting after outcry
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) - The Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory of Denmark, said Thursday it would take another look at the…
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Surprise may be key to ‘Mozart effect’ on epilepsy: study
by Natalie HANDEL PARIS, France (AFP) -- A Mozart sonata that can calm epileptic brain activity may get its theraputic…
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SpaceX’s tourist crew ‘healthy, happy and resting’
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- SpaceX's all-civilian Inspiration4 crew are "healthy, happy and resting comfortably," the company said Thursday in…
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World leaders will hold closed-door climate meet at UN
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host a closed-door…
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UNESCO announces 20 new biospheres in 21 countries
ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) - UNESCO on Wednesday added 20 new sites in 21 countries to its global network of biosphere reserves,…
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Ebola virus in survivors can trigger outbreaks years after infection
by Sara HUSSEIN TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Ebola survivors can relapse and trigger outbreaks at least five years after infection,…
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In first, SpaceX to send all-civilian crew into Earth orbit
by Lucie AUBOURG Can four people who've never been to space before spend three days spinning around Earth after only…
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Tunis residents decry beaches too polluted for swimming
by Akim Rezgui with Francoise Kadri in Tunis EZZAHRA, Tunisia (AFP) -- Tahar Jaouebi looks out from a beach south…
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