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Climate change turning US mountain lakes green with algae

by Phineas RUECKERT PARIS, France (AFP) -- Global warming is turning clear mountain lakes green in the western United States…

Tie for warmest June globally, Siberia sizzles: EU

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Temperatures soared 10 degrees Celsius above average in June across much of permafrost-laden…

Global experts warn of COVID-19 airborne threat

  by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- As countries ease their lockdowns, authorities need to…

Virus won’t stop Eiffel Tower high life, says top French chef

by Olga NEDBAEVA PARIS, France (AFP) -- The ebullient French chef Frederic Anton is having none of the talk that…

Johnson and Johnson cuts price of anti-TB tablets

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- US pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson announced Monday an immediate cut in the price of its…

China steps up precautions after bubonic plague case

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Authorities in China's northern Inner Mongolia region have stepped up precautions after a herdsman was confirmed…

BioNTech, Pfizer report progress in coronavirus vaccine trial

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- BioNTech of Germany and the US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer reported positive preliminary results on Wednesday…

Botswana reports mysterious deaths of hundreds of elephants

GABORONE, Botswana (AFP) — Hundreds of elephants have died mysteriously in Botswana's famed Okavango Delta, the head of the wildlife…

Brazilian Amazon sees worst June in 13 years for forest fires

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Amazon forest fires in Brazil increased by 19.5 percent in June compared to the…

Ancient Australian Aboriginal sites discovered underwater

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Archaeologists have for the first time found Aboriginal artefacts on the seabed off Australia, opening a…

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