Cottoning on: Chinese seed sprouts on moon
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A small green shoot is growing on the moon in an out-of-this-world first after a cotton…
7 years ago
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S.Africa’s neighbours slap import bans over foot-and-mouth disease
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Countries neighbouring South Africa have banned the import of cloven-hoofed animals and their products over…
7 years ago
Hong Kong scientists claim ‘broad-spectrum’ antiviral breakthrough
by Jerome TAYLOR Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong scientists claim they have made a potential…
7 years ago
Fixing the environment: when solutions become problems
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- In a world where climate change, air and water pollution,…
7 years ago
Desalination produces more toxic waste than clean water
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- More than 16,000 desalination plants scattered across the globe produce…
7 years ago
A good yarn: Russia’s Insta-grannies take knitting skills online
by Marina KORENEVA Agence France Presse SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (AFP) -- Elderly women across Russia are often seen selling their…
7 years ago
Age no barrier for China’s senior catwalk models
by Lianchao LAN Agence France Presse SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Wearing a bright floral ensemble with her short hair dyed…
7 years ago
Thailand to make it rain as pollution chokes Bangkok
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thailand is set to deploy rainmaking planes to seed clouds in an effort to tackle the…
7 years ago
Total lunar eclipse on Jan 20-21 will be last until 2022
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- People in North and South America, a large part of Europe and Africa may get…
7 years ago
France to cull wild boar after swine virus cases in Belgium
by Emmanuelle TRECOLLE Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- France will start culling thousands of wild boar near the…
7 years ago
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