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Desecrated: blast leaves old Beirut’s heritage gems in ruins

by Hashem Osseiran Agence France-Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — The monster explosion that levelled Beirut's port darkened the Lebanese capital's…

China promotes its ‘heroic’ battle against virus in new exhibition

by Patrick BAERT BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese workers raise their fists beside a red communist flag in a painting…

Road test: Chinese ‘robotaxis’ take riders for a spin

by Dan Martin / Beiyi SEOW Agence France-Presse SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Chinese entrants in the race to put autonomous…

French aid workers among eight killed by gunmen in Niger

by Boureima Hama Agence France-Presse KOURE, Niger (AFP) — Gunmen on motorcycles killed eight people including a group of French…

Italy resort lifts alert on melting glacier threat

ROME, Italy (AFP) — An Italian Alpine resort on Sunday lifted a state of alert declared last week over fears that…

Mauritius struggles to contain oil spill polluting its seas

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (AFP) — Police in Mauritius on Sunday prepared to board a grounded ship leaking tonnes of oil into…

Gov’t approves establishment of first ever virus research institute at New Clark City

  (Eagle News) – The country’s very own premier research institute in the field of virology will soon rise in…

Asymptomatic coronavirus carriers have high viral loads: study

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- People who are infected with the coronavirus carry similar levels of the pathogen in their…

Intensive farming heightens pandemic risk: study

by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- Intensive farming makes future pandemics such as COVID-19 more likely as wild animals…

Marine heatwaves may force fish to flee huge distances: study

by Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, France (AFP) -- Fish and other marine life may have to flee thousands of kilometres to…

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