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Astronomers discover largest black hole in Milky Way: study

By Juliette COLLEN PARIS, April 16, 2024 (AFP) - Astronomers identified the largest stellar black hole yet discovered in the…

Microsoft to invest $1.5bn in AI firm in UAE, take board seat

DUBAI, April 16, 2024 (AFP) - Microsoft is to invest $1.5 billion in United Arab Emirates artificial intelligence firm G42,…

NASA seeks faster, cheaper way to bring Mars rocks to Earth

NASA said Monday it was looking for ways to bring Martian rocks collected by the Perseverance rover back to Earth…

‘Rust’ armorer sentenced to 18 months over deadly on-set shooting

By Huw Griffith Agence France-Presse (AFP) — The armorer who loaded the gun that killed a cinematographer on the set…

Japan’s Sapporo sees earliest 25C day since records began

TOKYO, April 15, 2024 (AFP) - Temperatures in Japan's northern city of Sapporo -- famous for winter sports -- passed…

Gaza’s historic treasures saved by ‘irony of history’

By Guillaume Lavallee JERUSALEM, April 15, 2024 (AFP) - Gaza's ancient Greek site of Anthedon has been bombed, its "Napoleon's…

Race for AI isn’t zero-sum, says Amazon cloud boss

By Julie JAMMOT SAN FRANCISCO, April 14, 2024 (AFP) - As Google races with Microsoft and OpenAI to create world-changing…

Thousands flee flooding in Russian Urals region of Orenburg

ORENBURG, Russia, April 13, 2024 (AFP) - Russian emergency services on Saturday said they had evacuated thousands of people from…

Scientists at Spain meeting sound alarm over ocean warming

By Rosa SULLEIRO BARCELONA, April 12, 2024 (AFP) - Scientists at a United Nations conference in Spain called Friday for…

Vietnam province declares state of emergency over drought

HANOI, April 6, 2024 (AFP) - Thousands of people in Vietnam are suffering a "severe" shortage of fresh water because…

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