by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — A Delaware-sized iceberg, one of the largest ever seen, was set adrift after snapping from a West Antarctic ice shelf that will be closely watched for signs of collapse, scientists said Wednesday. A crack in the Larsen C ice shelf, a drifting extension of the land-based ice sheet, finally broke through after inching its way across the frozen formation for years. It created an […]
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Trump pledges $1 trillion to rebuild infrastructure
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday to bring one trillion dollars in public and private investment to rebuild what he called America’s crumbling infrastructure. Trump made the promise in a high-stakes speech to a joint session of Congress, moving to make good on one of his main campaign pledges — rebuilding America’s roads, bridges, airports and other public structures. “To launch our national rebuilding, I will be asking the Congress […]





