‘Green favela’ fights to live sustainably in Brazil
by Pascale TROUILLAUD SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- At first glance, it looks like any other shantytown in Brazil: a…
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Watchdog sues for data on airport facial recognition
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A civil liberties watchdog sued the US government Thursday seeking the disclosure of records on…
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Hand-made tale: Indian amputee’s new lower limbs adapt to her body
by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- When amputee Shreya Siddanagowder was offered new hands, the Indian student didn't…
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“This is a controllable pandemic,” WHO chief says of COVID-19 spread; urges all to double efforts to contain virus
(Eagle News) -- The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) clarified on Thursday, March 12, that its earlier…
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‘Don’t panic’ says US woman who recovered from coronavirus
by David Albright with Issam Ahmed in Washington Agence France Presse SEATTLE, United States (AFP) -- An American woman…
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Six-fold jump in polar ice loss lifts global oceans
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Greenland and Antarctica are shedding six times more ice than during the 1990s,…
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No, coronavirus isn’t the same as the flu
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Aches and pains, sore throat, fever -- although they may feel similar to those suffering from…
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Rare white giraffes killed by poachers in Kenya: conservationists
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- Kenya's only female white giraffe and her calf have been killed by poachers, conservationists said Tuesday,…
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SpaceX announces partnership to send tourists to ISS
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- SpaceX on Thursday announced a partnership to send three tourists to the International Space Station…
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NASA names next Mars rover ‘Perseverance’
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- NASA on Thursday announced the name of its next Mars rover: Perseverance. It will be…
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