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Several districts of Niger capital flooded

NIAMEY, Niger (AFP) — Several districts of Niger's capital Niamey were submerged in floodwaters on Tuesday after heavy rainfall caused…

Climate change ‘clearly’ fuelled Australia bushfires: inquest

by Andrew BEATTY Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia's devastating 2019-2020 bushfires were "clearly" fuelled by climate change, a government…

Toronto seeks to save oak tree older than Canada

by Olivier MONNIER Agence France-Presse TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — In the shadow of Canada's largest cluster of skyscrapers, Toronto is…

Hong Kong: first ‘proven’ case of COVID reinfection

by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Researchers in Hong Kong Monday identified what they said was the…

Fire crews make progress battling historic California blazes

LOS ANGELES, California (AFP) — Thousands of firefighters made small progress on Monday as they battled to contain historic wildfires…

Stricken ship behind oil spill sunk off Mauritius

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (AFP) — The broken stem of a Japanese-owned ship which ran aground causing a devastating oil spill in…

Tropical songbirds stop breeding to survive drought

by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Songbirds in tropical rainforests curtail their reproduction to help them…

Convalescent plasma: What you need to know

By Issam AHMED Agence France Presse The United States has issued an emergency authorization to use blood plasma from recovered…

US health official apologizes for touting false plasma data

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Dr Stephen Hahn, the commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, apologized Monday…

Gold-hunting diggers destroy Sudan’s priceless past

by Sammy Ketz Agence France-Presse JABAL MARAGHA, Sudan (AFP) — When a team of archaeologists deep in the deserts of Sudan…

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