UN calls for donations to tackle desert locusts in Africa
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The UN undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs called on the international community Monday to help…
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Asian markets fall on coronavirus impact woes
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Markets across the Asia-Pacific were in the red on Monday with investors worried about…
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Destructive locust swarms arrive in Uganda: officials
KAMPALA, Uganda (AFP) -- A locust infestation sweeping the Horn of Africa reached Uganda on Sunday, a government minister said…
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Solar Orbiter set to launch in mission to reveal Sun’s secrets
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- The US-European Solar Orbiter probe launches Sunday night from Florida on a voyage to deepen…
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In war-torn Yemen, zoo animals face daily struggle
by Abdulkarim AL-MARANI with Dana MOUKHALLATI in Dubai Agence France Presse Sanaa, Yemen (AFP) -- Yemen's war makes life a…
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Food-share apps seeking to help environment
by Véronique DUPONT Agence France-Presse London, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Jack Convery pops into a London branch of Italian eatery…
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Scientists race to develop vaccine for new coronavirus
by Catherine Lai Agence France Presse SINGAPORE (AFP) -- Scientists from the United States to Australia are using new…
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Pangolin Suspect #1 as direct source of coronavirus outbreak
by Paul RICARD and Brigitte CASTELNAU Agence France Presse Chinese researchers investigating the animal origin of the deadly coronavirus…
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Bolsonaro’s Amazon ‘dream’ is indigenous ‘nightmare’
by Jorge SVARTZMAN RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has unveiled a sweeping plan for the…
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US astronaut returns to Earth after longest mission by woman
by Christopher RICKLETON ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AFP) --NASA's Christina Koch returned to Earth safely on Thursday after shattering the spaceflight record…
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