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…
7 years ago
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…
7 years ago
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…
7 years ago
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…
7 years ago
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…
7 years ago
World must slash meat consumption to save climate: study
by Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The world must drastically reduce its meat consumption in order…
7 years ago
Baby whale rescued from shark net in Australia
GOLD COAST, Australia (AFP) -- A humpback whale calf is rescued after getting entangled in a shark net off the…
7 years ago
You look familiar: humans recognize 5,000 faces, study says
by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse From family and friends to strangers on the subway and public figures on 24-hour news…
7 years ago
The importance of ice shelves
(AFP) -- Videographic looking at the importance of ice shelves. Earth's surface has warmed one degree Celsius -- enough to…
7 years ago
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