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Football pitch of rainforest destroyed every six seconds

by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Vast tracts of pristine rainforest on three continents went up in…

Malaysian university moots robot graduation ceremonies to cut virus risk

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — A Malaysian university is considering using robots dressed in gowns and mortarboards to act as…

Zoom earnings soar as video meets become pandemic norm

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP ) -- Zoom on Tuesday reported that its earnings soared as its video-meeting service became…

EU offers children’s films, virtual astronomy to Filipino kids

(Eagle News) - The European Union Delegation in the Philippines (EU) is offering Filipino children with access to children's films,…

Wayward whale takes city break in Montreal

MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — A young humpback whale that swam up one of Canada's major rivers and has been exploring…

Russia plans rocket tests, lunar programme resumption

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia on Sunday put a brave face on the loss of its space travel monopoly, saying…

Deadly Tropical Storm Amanda hits El Salvador, Guatemala

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AFP) — Tropical Storm Amanda, the first named storm of the season in the Pacific, killed 10…

Scottish island pilots drone deliveries of medical supplies

by Stuart GRAHAM Agence France-Presse OBAN, United Kingdom(AFP) — In a field overlooking the Lorn and Islands Hospital in the town…

Plastic bubble brings joy to French nursing home

by Elia VAISSIERE PICTURES BY DENIS CHARLET Agence France-Presse BOURBOURG, France (AFP) — Nathalie Szczepaniak caresses the hand of her husband…

10% of diabetics die within days of coronavirus hospitalization: study

PARIS, France (AFP) -- One in 10 diabetics with coronavirus dies within seven days of hospital admission, according to a…

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