Robots: allies during virus crisis, enemies later?
by Pierrick YVON Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — When human contact needs to be kept to a minimum, robots…
6 years ago
Life
Steroid first drug shown to save lives of severest COVID-19 cases
by Dmitry ZAKS with Patrick GALEY in Paris Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The steroid dexamethasone was shown…
6 years ago
US approves first ‘digital therapeutic’ game for ADHD
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US health officials have approved the first game-based treatment for children with attention deficit hyperactivity…
6 years ago
Scooters, e-bikes gain traction as virus lockdowns ease
by Rob Lever WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Electric bikes and scooters, dismissed before the pandemic as a curiosity or…
6 years ago
Limpet sticking power down to mucus, not muscle
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Limpets -- those coin-sized, suction-cup critters with conical caps -- have…
6 years ago
Steroid breakthrough raises virus hopes, despite China outbreak
by Dmitry Zaks with Beiyi Seow in Beijing LONDON, United States (AFP) -- Britain will start giving seriously ill coronavirus…
6 years ago
China pressed on Mekong dams after record low water levels
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- China was pressed Tuesday to show more transparency over its dam operations on the Mekong River,…
6 years ago
Giant tortoise Diego, a hero to his species, is home
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) — Diego the giant Galapagos tortoise whose tireless efforts are credited with almost single-handedly saving his once-threatened…
6 years ago
De Gaulle statue vandalised in northern France
LILLE, France (AFP) — A bust of France's wartime resistance leader and later president Charles de Gaulle has been vandalised…
6 years ago
In DR Congo, King Leopold’s statue stoic as protests rage elsewhere
by Samir TOUNSI Agence France-Presse KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — Overlooking Kinshasa from the seclusion of a presidential garden, the statue…
6 years ago
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