Climate plans would allow up to 2.6C of global warming: UN
Paris, France | AFP | by Patrick GALEY Country climate pledges leave the world on track to heat by…
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China Covid curbs disrupt production at world’s biggest iPhone factory
Beijing, China | AFP | Wednesday Millions of people in China were under tight Covid restrictions on Wednesday as…
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Life imitates tart: Japanese shop mistakenly sells plastic pastries
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's plastic food samples are a multi-million-dollar industry, but one pastry shop's fake egg tarts are…
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Partial solar eclipse begins in Iceland headed towards India
Paris, France | AFP | A partial solar eclipse began over Iceland on Tuesday as the rare celestial spectacle started…
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Nine dead, million seek shelter as cyclone hits Bangladesh
KUAKATA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- At least nine people have died after a cyclone slammed into Bangladesh, forcing the evacuation of…
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Lost 17th-century warship found in Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden (AFP) -- Swedish maritime archaeologists have discovered the long-lost sister vessel of the iconic 17th-century warship "Vasa", which…
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For blight-ridden American chestnut tree, rebirth may be in offing
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For struggling Haiti, return of cholera is a ‘catastrophe’
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Israel to spend millions on Einstein museum
Jerusalem, Undefined (AFP) -- The Israeli government decided on Sunday to allocate millions of dollars for a museum to house…
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Displaced by flooding, Nigerians in desperate need of help
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