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Dramatic shark decline leaves ‘gaping hole’ in ocean: study

  by Sara HUSSEIN Agence France Presse Overfishing has wiped out over 70 percent of some shark and ray populations…

Facebook profit surges percent as pandemic fuels use

  Facebook profit surged in the final three months of last year as people enduring the holidays in a pandemic…

Apple profit soars, revenue tops $100 bn for first time

Apple said Wednesday that profits surged in the final three months of the year on growing sales of iPhones and…

S.Africa president blasts vaccine hoarding at Davos forum

PRETORIA, South Africa (AFP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday lashed "vaccine nationalism," accusing rich countries of bulk-buying coronavirus…

Air pollution linked to irreversible sight loss: study

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- Air pollution is likely to increase the risk of irreversible sight loss, according to the…

World lost equivalent of 255 million jobs in 2020: UN

  by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse The coronavirus pandemic took a huge toll on global jobs last year, the…

480,000 killed by extreme weather this century: analysis

by Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse Almost half a million people have died in natural disasters linked to extreme weather…

Czech trainers teach dogs to sniff out Covid

https://youtu.be/J1jx8wh5h-E by Jan FLEMR Agence France Presse In a dog training centre built inside a shipping container located in a…

No Europe deaths directly tied to Covid vaccines: experts

  by Julie CHARPENTRAT with AFP bureaus in Europe Agence France Presse PARIS France (AFP) -- Despite dozens of deaths…

Canadian study says oral medicine effective in treating Covid-19

MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- A major clinical trial shows that an inflammatory drug called colchicine is effective in treating Covid-19…

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