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Delhi suffocates under toxic smog but millions go without masks

  by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- A thick grey smog choked New Delhi for…

Renowned Polish jazz pianist touches on PHL connection to Polish mazurka in “Impromazurka” concert at the CCP

  (Eagle News) -- Piano notes that relax and soothe the senses, and at the same time, bring you to…

China completes Mars lander test ahead of 2020 mission

HUAILAI, China (AFP) -- China on Thursday completed a test of its Mars exploration lander ahead of Beijing's first mission…

Climate change poses ‘lifelong’ child health risk

by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- Climate change will damage the health of an entire generation unless there are…

Two treated for deadly pneumonic plague in Beijing

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Two people in Beijing have been diagnosed with the pneumonic plague -- a rare instance of…

Facebook nixes billions of fake accounts

by Glenn CHAPMAN SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook on Wednesday said it has taken down some 5.4 billion…

Flooding in Venice drowns Catholic cathedral’s priceless mosaics in sewage

by Ella IDE Agence France Presse VENICE, Italy (AFP) -- Dirty water swirls around marble tombs inside the 12th century…

WHO prequalifies first Ebola vaccine

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said it had prequalified an Ebola vaccine for the…

The voyage home: Japan’s Hayabusa-2 probe to head for Earth

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Hayabusa-2 probe will leave orbit around a distant asteroid and head for Earth on Wednesday…

Twitter spy case highlights risks for big tech platforms

by Rob Lever Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The allegations of spying by former Twitter employees for…

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