Indonesia starts cloud seeding to keep forest fires at bay
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia has started cloud seeding to induce rain as the archipelago moves to head off annual…
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Host Britain asks to delay climate summit to November 2021
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The UN environmental agency said Wednesday it has received a request from host nation Britain…
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Scientists warn of ‘zombie fires’ in the Arctic
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Dormant "zombie fires" scattered across the Arctic region -- remnants of record…
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India wilts under heatwave as temperature hits 50 degrees Celsius
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India is wilting under a heatwave, with the temperature in places reaching 50 degrees Celsius…
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Bushfire-hit Australians still in tents as virus slows recovery
by Andrew LEESON Agence France-Presse COBARGO, Australia (AFP) — Victims of Australia's catastrophic bushfires are still living in tents, garages…
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Italy’s nearly deserted Pompeii reopens its ruins to public
by Alexandria SAGE Agence France-Presse Pompeii, Italy (AFP) — Italy's world-famous archaeological site Pompeii reopened to the public on Tuesday as…
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Anti-viral drug effective against coronavirus, study finds
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Anti-viral drug remdesivir cuts recovery times in coronavirus patients, according to the full results of…
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WHO suspends trials of hydroxychloroquine as virus treatment
by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization said on Monday it had…
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South Sudan: an unexplored Eden of biodiversity
by Nick Perry PICTURES BY TONY KARUMBA Agence France-Presse BOMA, South Sudan (AFP) — The light plane banked sharply to circle…
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Weather iffy for SpaceX astronaut launch
WASHINGTON D.C., United States (AFP) — Aside from a threat of bad weather, NASA and SpaceX confirmed Monday that everything…
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