Russia to test coronavirus vaccine on 40,000 people
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia said on Thursday it would start clinical trials of its controversial coronavirus vaccine next week,…
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Life
Stem cell treatment offers new hope for diabetics
by Sara HUSSEIN TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A new method to create insulin-producing pancreatic cells from stem cells and protect…
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Long ‘lost’ elephant shrew found in Horn of Africa
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS PARIS, France (AFP) -- For half a century scientists feared that the Somali elephant shrew had vanished…
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Japan experts head to Mauritius for oil spill clean-up
NARITA, Japan (AFP) — A new team of experts left Japan for Mauritius on Wednesday with special oil-absorbent materials to…
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Brazil indigenous protesters defy court, resume roadblock
NOVO PROGRESSO, Brazil (AFP) — Indigenous protesters in Brazil defied a court order Tuesday and resumed a roadblock of a…
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Arctic sea ice melting faster than forecast
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- The Arctic sea ice is melting faster than climate models had predicted, researchers at the University…
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Atlantic plastic levels far higher than thought: study
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- There may be more plastic floating just beneath the surface of the Atlantic…
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Small asteroid becomes closest ever seen passing Earth: NASA
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- An asteroid the size of an SUV passed 1,830 miles (2,950 kilometers) above Earth, the…
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‘Test-&-trace’ crucial but won’t beat coronavirus alone: study
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Testing for COVID-19 and tracing the prior contacts of those found to be…
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‘Making of Harry Potter’ park to open in Tokyo in 2023
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Muggles in Japan can discover how the Harry Potter films were made at a new amusement…
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