‘Siberia is burning’: Russians choke on forest fire smog
by Ekaterina ANISIMOVA BOGUCHANY, Russia (AFP) -- Svetlana Tuflyakova is in a hurry as she pushes her small son in…
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‘Majestic’ WWII Spitfire takes off on round-the-world flight
by Robin MILLARD © Agence France-Presse CHICHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) -- An original Spitfire plane took off from Britain on…
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Quarter of world’s population facing extreme water stress
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Nearly a quarter of the world's population lives in 17 countries facing extremely high water…
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July hottest month measured, 2019 set to be among warmest years
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- July was the hottest month across the globe ever measured, and 2019 is…
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Crocodiles hunt in flooded Indian city
VADODARA, India (AFP) -- Crocodiles hunted dogs in the flooded streets of the Indian city of Vadodara after it was…
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S.Korea tests drone delivery in remote regions
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Seoul began testing delivery by drone in the country's remote regions Wednesday, with the hope…
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Huawei still number two smartphone seller despite US sanctions
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Huawei remained the number two global smartphone vendor in the past quarter despite tough…
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Asian countries turning back wealthy world’s waste
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Several Southeast Asian countries, sick of being the wealthy world's rubbish dump, have in recent weeks…
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Siberia forest fires spark potential ‘disaster’ for Arctic
by Maria PANINA MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Gigantic forest fires have regularly raged through the vast expanses of Russia's Siberia,…
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Record 42.6C in Paris as Europe heatwave hits blistering peak
by Stuart WILLIAMS PARIS, France (AFP) -- Paris on Thursday baked in an all-time high temperature of 42.6 degrees Celsius…
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