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Iguanas reintroduced to Santiago Island in Galapagos

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) – A group of more than 1,400 iguanas have been reintroduced to an Ecuadoran island in the…

Breadmaking robot startup eyes fresh connections

LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) -- The robot bread-maker came to Las Vegas this week, aiming to bring some freshness…

Paragliding popularity soars as Hongkongers seek urban release

by Yan ZHAO Agence France-Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- On a mountain slope overlooking Hong Kong, Giovanni Lam waits…

In space, the US sees a rival in China

by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- During the Cold War, US eyes were riveted on…

Bolivian bees under threat from coca pesticides

by William WROBLEWSKI Agence France-Presse COROICO, Bolivia (AFP) -- High up in the Bolivian cloud forest, a woman tends to…

China lands probe on far side of moon: state TV

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Chinese lunar rover landed on the far side of the moon on Thursday, in a…

Chewing the fat with Pakistan’s BBQ masters

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) -- The sweet aroma of mutton smoke drifts through a maze of crumbling alleyways, a barbecue tang…

Global tech show to celebrate innovation amid mounting concerns

by Rob Lever / with Julie Charpentrat and Glenn Chapman in San Francisco Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) --…

NASA spacecraft survives risky encounter with faraway world

TAMPA, United States (AFP) -- An unmanned NASA spacecraft sent a signal back to Earth Tuesday that it successfully made…

Mayweather floors Japan’s Nasukawa in just two minutes

  by Richard Carter Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Floyd "Money" Mayweather beat Japanese kickboxing phenomenon Tenshin Nasukawa…

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