‘Down’ but not ‘out’: Growth needs fuel India’s coal addiction
by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA Agence France-Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) - Even as its capital was blanketed by toxic smog, India…
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Elon Musk sells $1.1 billion in Tesla shares
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold approximately $1.1 billion in shares of his electric…
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Israel start-up offers virtual ‘Clean Coins’ for garbage
by Alexandra Vardi Agence France-Presse HAIFA, Israel (AFP) - As she walked her dog Luna near her northern Israel town,…
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Rolls-Royce launches nuclear reactor business
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - UK aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce on Tuesday launched plans to build small low-cost nuclear reactors…
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France, US commemorate centenary of historic Marie Curie visit
by Lucie AUBOURG WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- In 1921, the celebrated French scientist Marie Curie made a six-week trip…
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Astronaut becomes first Chinese woman to spacewalk
BEIJING, China (AFP) - Astronaut Wang Yaping became the first Chinese woman to walk in space, authorities said Monday, as…
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NASA to deflect asteroid in test of ‘planetary defense’
by Chris Lefkow WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- In the 1998 Hollywood blockbuster "Armageddon," Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck race…
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Finnish scientists create ‘sustainable’ lab-grown coffee
by Sam KINGSLEY HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) -- Latte drinkers may in the future be sipping on java sourced from a…
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US targeting Feb. 2022 to launch new lunar program Artemis
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- NASA is aiming to launch its uncrewed lunar mission Artemis 1 in February next…
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Canada hospitals use drones to carry lungs for transplant
by Geneviève NORMAND BROMONT, Canada (AFP) -- In the dark of night, a drone takes off from a Toronto hospital…
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