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Dead whale in Philippines had 40 kg of plastic in stomach

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- A starving whale with 40 kilos (88 pounds) of plastic trash in its stomach has died…

Remote Cape with ‘world’s cleanest air’ offers smog respite

by Andrew BEATTY CAPE GRIM, Australia (AFP) -- As much of Asia wheezes, coughs and sniffles its way through another…

New data in eternal debate over eggs, heart health

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The debate over whether eggs are good for you is age-old: while a good source…

Forget flying carpets, flying taxis are coming your way

by Laurent BANGUET AUSTIN, United States (AFP) -- We've all dreamed while stuck in traffic jams of being able to…

Elon Musk’s Tesla adds ‘Model Y’ SUV to line-up

by Javier TOVAR / Glenn CHAPMAN HAWTHORNE, United States (AFP) -- Tesla introduced a new electric sports utility vehicle slightly…

Toxic air tears apart families in Mongolia

by Khaliun Bayartsogt BOMUUR, Mongolia (AFP) -- In the world's coldest capital, many burn coal and plastic just to survive…

WHO urges enforcement of tobacco ad bans at sporting events

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization called Thursday for better enforcement of bans on tobacco advertising at sporting…

Astronauts on aborted Soyuz launch blast off successfully for ISS

by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AFP) -- NASA astronaut Nick Hague and his Russian colleague Alexey Ovchinin, who survived a…

Facebook blames server problem for massive outage

by Glenn CHAPMAN / with Rob Lever in Washington MENLO PARK, United States (AFP) -- Facebook blamed a "server configuration…

Amid turmoil, Facebook chief product officer quits

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook said Thursday its chief product officer Chris Cox was leaving the company, becoming…

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