India vows probe after elephant killed with explosives
NEW DEHLI, India (AFP) — India pledged to investigate Thursday the death of a pregnant elephant that ate explosives-filled fruit,…
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Virus patients with high blood pressure twice as likely to die: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Patients with high blood pressure admitted to hospital with coronavirus infections are twice as likely to…
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Robot dog hounds Thai shoppers to keep hands virus-free
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A scurrying robot dog named K9 dispenses hand sanitizer to curious children and wary shoppers --…
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Roche wins US clearance for virus treatment test
ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) -- Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Roche said Thursday the US authorities had given it emergency clearance for a…
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Weak demand pushing oil, gas toward ‘terminal decline’: report
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Falling fossil fuel demand coupled with mounting risk for investors could…
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Threat to national park, wetlands after India gas well blowout
GUWAHATI, India (AFP) — About 2,000 people have been evacuated from their homes as authorities struggle to control gas pouring from…
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Putin declares state of emergency over Siberian fuel spill
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered a state of emergency and criticised a subsidiary of metals…
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Hydroxychloroquine ineffective at preventing COVID-19: trial
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Taking hydroxychloroquine shortly after being exposed to COVID-19 does not help prevent infection in a…
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Spain eyes new tax to rubbish plastic packaging
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — The Spanish government on Tuesday proposed new legislation on rubbish that seeks to dramatically reduce single-use…
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DNA research uncovers Dead Sea Scrolls mystery
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — DNA research on the Dead Sea Scrolls has revealed that not all of the ancient manuscripts came…
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