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First patient to get gene-edited pig kidney transplant dies

WASHINGTON, May 12, 2024 (AFP) - The first living patient to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died…

Second night of auroras seen ‘extreme’ solar storm

  By Lucie AUBOURG with AFP bureaus around the world WASHINGTON, May 12, 2024 (AFP) - Auroras lit up skies…

First ‘extreme’ solar storm in 20 years brings spectacular auroras

By Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, May 11, 2024 (AFP) - The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades struck…

Boeing Starliner crewed mission postponed shortly before launch

By Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo with Issam Ahmed in Washington CAPE CANAVERAL, May 7, 2024 (AFP) - The first crewed…

Columbia University cancels main graduation ceremony due to Gaza protests

NEW YORK, May 6, 2024 (AFP) - Columbia, the prestigious New York university at the heart of US campus protests…

Driver dies after ramming car into White House gate

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2024 (AFP) - A driver died after crashing a car into the exterior gate of the White…

Clashes at UCLA pro-Palestinian protests in US campus unrest

Clashes broke out on Wednesday at pro-Palestinian demonstrations on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, as dozens…

Police arrest Columbia students, clear occupied building in campus unrest

By Ana FERNÁNDEZ NEW YORK, May 1, 2024 (AFP) - Dozens of helmeted police flooded Columbia University's campus in the…

Police detain 100 as pro-Palestinian camp cleared at US university

BOSTON, April 27, 2024 (AFP) - Police detained about 100 people as they moved in to clear an encampment of…

Cicada-palooza! Billions of bugs to blanket America

By Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, April 27, 2024 (AFP) - They're loud. They're sexually aroused. And for one special, cacophonous month…

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