How engineers are straightening the Leaning Tower of Pisa
by Sonia LOGRE and Charles ONIANS Agence France Presse PISA, Italy (AFP) -- "It's still straightening," said engineer Roberto…
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2018 set to be among hottest years on record: UN
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Global temperatures in 2018 are set to be the fourth highest on record, the UN said…
7 years ago
Google extends telecom service Fi to iPhones
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Google said Wednesday it was expanding its "virtual" telecommunication service that was limited to…
7 years ago
Future uncertain for Australia’s unique platypus: researchers
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's unique platypus population is shrinking under pressure from agriculture and pollution, putting the egg-laying mammals'…
7 years ago
UNESCO adds reggae music to global cultural heritage list
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (AFP) -- Reggae music, whose chill, lilting grooves found international fame thanks to artists like Bob…
7 years ago
Facebook mulled charging for access to user data
by Glenn Chapman Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook on Wednesday said it considered charging application…
7 years ago
S. Korea successfully tests space rocket engine
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea on Wednesday successfully conducted a rocket engine test launch, news reports said, paving…
7 years ago
75-80 percent chance of El Niño in next 3 months: UN
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- There is a 75 to 80 percent chance of a moderate El Niño event forming in…
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Biggest coral reseeding project launches on Great Barrier Reef
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Scientists have launched the largest-ever attempt to regenerate coral on the endangered Great Barrier Reef by…
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