World Heritage sites threatened by sea level rise
PARIS, France (AFP) -- From Venice and the tower of Pisa to the medieval city of Rhodes, dozens of UNESCO…
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Look: China purrs over white tiger triplets
KUNMING, Yunnan, China (AFP) -- Three playful white Bengal tiger cubs are charming visitors as they clamber around their enclosure…
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Protecting nature the best way to keep planet cool: report
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The best -- and fairest -- way to cap global…
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Cavaliers bullish on future without LeBron James
by Greg Heakes Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Life without LeBron James won't be easy…
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Too fat to fight: Pentagon grapples with obesity epidemic
by Thomas Watkins Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Forget about the high-tech military challenges from China…
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Rising cancer deaths compel oncologists to stress patients’ informed decisions
By Caesar Vallejos, Eagle News Service In the Philippines, more than 141,000 cancer cases and 86,337 cancer deaths were…
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Jetliner lands in US after world’s longest flight
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- An Airbus jetliner arrived in Newark on Friday after a nearly 18-hour…
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World’s longest flight departs Singapore for New York
SINGAPORE (AFP) -- The world's longest commercial flight takes off from Singapore, with excited and apprehensive passengers on board settling in…
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First tuna auction at Japan’s ‘new Tsukiji’ market
by Karyn NISHIMURA-POUPEE Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The cries of the raucous pre-dawn tuna auction rang out…
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One more reason not to pick your nose: pneumonia
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Parents exasperated by their children constantly ignoring pleas to stop picking their noses, may have finally…
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