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China to open giant telescope to international scientists

by Ludovic EHRET PINGTANG, China (AFP) -- Nestled among the mountains in southwest China, the world's largest radio telescope signals…

Canada announces new Covid-19 aid package for developing nations

  OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada on Monday announced a Can$458 million ($380 million) aid package to help developing countries…

ExxonMobil pledges emissions cut as investor campaign targets board

NEW YORK, New York (AFP) — ExxonMobil announced Monday it will reduce its emissions over the next five years bowing…

Solar eclipse plunges southern Chile, Argentina into darkness

by Alberto PEÑA PUCON, Chile (AFP) -- Thousands of people turned their heads to the sky to watch a solar…

Massive outage hits Google services worldwide

  A massive outage knocked Google services including Gmail and video sharing platform YouTube offline across much of the globe…

Health centre water crisis increasing virus risk: WHO

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — One in four health centres worldwide lacks access to water, putting around 1.8 billion people at…

Storms help Australia contain UNESCO heritage island fire

BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) — Australian firefighters have managed to control a bushfire that burned more than half of the UNESCO…

World urged to move on ‘climate emergency’ after pandemic

by Jitendra JOSHI and Patrick GALEY in Paris Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The United Nations on Saturday…

Ailing newspapers abandon newsrooms as pandemic deepens woes

  by Thomas URBAIN Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- The buzzing newsroom has long been the…

Democracy Talks in Manila—The Role of Youth Voices in Democracy

by Alexandra Megia Eagle News QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Democracy. From the Greek word dēmokratiā, which was coined…

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