Seattle bans plastic straws, but US still has a long way to go
by Ivan Couronne © Agence France-Presse Seattle has become the first major US city to ban plastic straws and utensils…
6 years ago
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US lets ZTE resume some activity
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The United States has temporarily allowed Chinese telecoms company ZTE to resume some activities while…
6 years ago
Facebook responding to US regulators in data breach probe
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Facebook acknowledged Tuesday it was facing multiple inquiries from US and British regulators about the major…
6 years ago
I.Coast to invest 1 billion euros to replenish forest cover
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AFP)--The world's top cocoa producer Ivory Coast said Monday it would invest nearly one billion euros…
6 years ago
Dell becomes public company five years after buyout
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP)--Dell, the onetime leader in personal computers and tech industry stalwart, said Monday it will become…
6 years ago
Saving the koala, with science
by Mariëtte Le Roux © Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Australia's iconic koala, its very existence imperilled by disease,…
6 years ago
Dior bans Instagram bling at Paris haute couture week
by Katy Lee and Anne-Laure Mondesert © Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Fashion powerhouse Dior brushed aside the whims…
6 years ago
Facebook bug unblocks unwanted connections for a bit
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook on Monday said it is notifying more than 800,000 users that a software…
6 years ago
Napoleon Bonaparte’s rifle, silver soup spoon sold at auction
PARIS, France (AFP) -- A silver soup spoon that belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte during his exile on St. Helena and…
6 years ago
UNESCO marks Colombian national park for conservation
MANAMA, Bahrain (AFP) - Colombia's massive Chiribiquete National Park has made UNESCO's World Heritage List, the United Nations body announced…
6 years ago
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