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Flight of fancy? Aviation industry tries to go green

by Catherine Lai and Sam REEVES SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- From an emissions-reducing model jet that looks like something from…

Stardust or star bust? Betelgeuse’s dimming light puzzles astronomers

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Astronomers have managed to take pictures of Betelgeuse showing that the star, one of the brightest…

US defense chief warns NATO of China’s Huawei ‘threat’, asks allies not to allow it to build new 5G networks

https://youtu.be/POwpCSvTzcw by Damon WAKE Agence France Presse MUNICH, Germany (AFP) -- Top US officials fired a fresh broadside at Huawei…

Implications on PHL tourism industry of novel coronavirus crisis

https://youtu.be/vhNK-8kWkQI (Eagle News) -- In this interview on ASEAN in Focus weekend edition on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, Joyce Alumno,…

Jellyfish hurl venom ‘grenades’ to snare prey

PARIS, France (AFP) -- A species of jellyfish hunts its prey by hurling venom grenades to create "stinging water", researchers…

COVID-19 causing first drop in oil use in decade: IEA

  by Richard LEIN Agence France Presse Global oil demand will suffer its first quarterly drop in a decade as…

Coronavirus jitters push Asian markets down

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets fell on Thursday after a dramatic spike in the number of coronavirus…

In Norway, bottles made of plastic are still fantastic

By Pierre-Henry DESHAYES Agence France-Presse FETSUND, Norway (AFP) — One at a time, the elderly lady places her empties into the…

EU chief pleads to save green deal in budget holed by Brexit

By Marc BURLEIGH Agence France-Presse STRASBOURG, France (AFP) — European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen pleaded Wednesday to save her…

BMW aims to slash CO2 output by 20% in 2020

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) — German high-end carmaker BMW aims to slash the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted by…

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