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Facebook investigating data exposure of 267 million users

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook on Thursday said it is investigating a report that a database containing names…

US raises tobacco and e-cigarette purchase age from 18 to 21

  by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Congress voted Thursday to raise the…

India leads world in pollution linked deaths: study

India leads the world in pollution-linked deaths followed by China and Nigeria, according to a report published Wednesday that estimated…

Australia beats hottest day record by full degree

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia set a record for its hottest day ever for a second straight day, with…

Instagram expands fact-checking globally

  SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Instagram on Monday announced it had gone global in its fight against misinformation,…

Vaping linked to rare lung disease: study

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Doctors treating a patient with a rare lung disease usually caused by exposure to industrial metals…

Toxic Sydney bushfire haze a ‘public health emergency’

  by Holly ROBERTSON Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's biggest city is facing a "public health emergency"…

UN chief calls climate summit a ‘lost opportunity’

by Marlowe HOOD / Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse Madrid, Spain (AFP) -- A major climate summit wrapped up in…

The upside-down world of UN climate diplomacy

  by Marlowe Hood  MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Given the stakes -- the survival of civilization, no less -- it…

Bono on U2’s first PHL concert: “It took us four decades… We should have been here every year”

  (Eagle News) – For what Filipino U2 fans said was a “once-in-a-lifetime concert,” they braved hours of traffic and…

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