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Warmer seas keep hurricanes stronger for longer, study says

by Sara HUSSEIN Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Warmer seas caused by climate change are making hurricanes stronger for…

Russia says Sputnik V virus vaccine 92% effective

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is 92 percent effective according to initial test results, its developers…

US grants emergency approval to Lilly Covid-19 antibodies

  WASHINGTON, United (AFP) -- The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted emergency approval to a synthetic antibody…

‘Lockdown’ is Collins Dictionary Word of the Year

  by Callum PATON Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Collins Dictionary said on Tuesday that "lockdown" is…

‘Plantdemic’ hits Philippines as demand for greenery grows

  by Mikhail FLORES MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- A gardening craze dubbed "plantdemic" has spread across the Philippines after coronavirus…

Massive iceberg threatens remote penguin sanctuary

by Eléonore HUGHES Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The world's biggest iceberg is on a collision course with a…

Sri Lanka rescues 120 whales after mass stranding

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka's navy and volunteers rescued 120 pilot whales stranded in the country's biggest mass…

UK says US ties will go ‘from strength to strength’ whoever wins

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain on Wednesday insisted its close partnership with the United States was in safe hands…

US formally quits Paris agreement as election hangs in balance

by Issam AHMED Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON D.C., United States (AFP) — The United States left the Paris accord on Wednesday,…

Canada reports rare strain of swine flu found in a human

  MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- Canadian health authorities on Wednesday reported the country's first case of a human infected with…

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