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Nokia and NASA to install 4G on the Moon

HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) --  With competition among Earth's telecoms providers as fierce as ever, equipment maker Nokia announced its expansion…

Coronavirus survives on skin five times longer than flu: study

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours, Japanese researchers have found, in a…

Pfizer plans to seek authorization for Covid-19 vaccine in November: company

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer expects to file for emergency use authorization for its Covid-19…

Hong Kong pink dolphins enjoy comeback as pandemic slows marine traffic

by Ayaka MCGILL Agence France Presse Rare pink dolphins are returning to the waters between Hong Kong and Macau after…

Twitter service restored following global platform outage

  SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Twitter service appeared to be restored Thursday evening after a technical problem caused…

New crew reaches ISS in record time

by Christopher RICKLETON ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AFP) -- A three-person crew successfully reached the International Space Station on Wednesday aboard a…

Apple joins 5G revolution with four new iPhones for fast networks

by Julie JAMMOT / with Rob Lever in Washington SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Apple joined the move to…

Facebook bans ads discouraging vaccines

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook on Tuesday announced a ban on ads that discourage people from getting vaccinated,…

World Bank approves $12 bln for Covid-19 vaccines

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The World Bank said Tuesday that it approved $12 billion for developing countries to…

The underground ‘Parthenon’ protecting Tokyo from floods

by Shingo ITO KASUKABE, Japan (AFP) -- It has been called Japan's underground "Parthenon", a cavernous complex charged with protecting…

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