BBC urges staff to ditch TikTok over data fears
The BBC said Monday that it had told staff to delete Chinese-owned video app TikTok unless it was needed…
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Sunken Philippine oil tanker found: officials
A leaking oil tanker that sank in the Philippines three weeks ago has been found, officials said Tuesday, as the…
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UN ‘survival guide’ report an urgent warning on climate
Paris, France (AFP) by Marlowe HOOD / Kelly MACNAMARA The world will cross the key 1.5-degree Celsius global warming limit…
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Iraq fashionistas champion climate-friendly vintage wear
Al-Hussainiya, Iraq (AFP) by Laure Al-Khoury In a palm grove north of Baghdad, bemused Iraqi shepherds looked on as models…
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No freedom on the horizon for Bangkok ‘mall gorilla’
Bangkok, Thailand (AFP) by Rose TROUP BUCHANAN / Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI Seven storeys above a shopfloor hawking cheap perfume and nylon…
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Scientists make ‘disturbing’ find on remote island: plastic rocks
by Joshua Howat Berger Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- There are few places on Earth as isolated…
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Mountain forests disappearing at alarming rate: study
by Chris Lefkow Agence France Presse Washington, United States (AFP) -- Logging, wildfires and farming are causing mountain forests, habitat…
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Lacking health workers, Germany taps robots for elder care
by Pauline CURTET Agence France Presse Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (AFP) -- The white-coloured humanoid "Garmi" does not look much different from…
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Sweden’s teens drive Porsches and BMWs, no license needed
HUDDINGE, Sweden (AFP) by Alma COHEN -- Too young for a driver's license at 15, Evelina Christiansen is already cruising…
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Huawei has replaced thousands of US-banned parts with Chinese versions: founder
Beijing, China (AFP) -- Chinese technology giant Huawei has replaced thousands of product components banned by the United States with…
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