Record heat index of 62.3C scorches Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 18, 2024 (AFP) - A heat wave stifling Brazil set new records on Sunday, with Rio…
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How genetic therapies transformed the lives of sickle cell patients
By Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, March 18, 2024 (AFP) - Their stories are divided into before and after. First, those long…
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Icelandic volcano erupts for the fourth time on Reykjanes peninsula
REYKJAVIK, March 17, 2024 (AFP) - Icelandic police declared a state of emergency Saturday as lava spewed from a new…
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Dutch art fair reports ‘record’ prices for Van Gogh, Picasso
THE HAGUE, March 15, 2024 (AFP) - Europe's largest art fair closed its doors on Friday with organisers saying…
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Surging nervous system disorders now top cause of illness: study
Conditions affecting the nervous system -- such as strokes, migraines and dementia -- have surged past heart disease to…
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Sprawling storms, tornadoes kill 3 in US midwest
Devastating storms pounded three central US states Thursday night, spawning massive tornadoes including one that hit a trailer park in…
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With bites rare, experts want sharks to shed scary reputation
https://youtu.be/kY65BBXXFXc By Gerard MARTINEZ JUPITER, United States, March 15, 2024 (AFP) - As the northern hemisphere edges toward spring and…
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Turks up in arms over killing of stray cat
The killing of a stray cat in Istanbul has triggered petitions, protests and death threats, pushing the president to intervene…
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Will AI save humanity? US tech fest offers reality check
By Julie JAMMOT AUSTIN, March 15, 2024 (AFP) - Artificial intelligence aficionados are betting that the technology will help solve…
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Whale of a tail: Scientists track unique humpback ‘fingerprint’
By Juan RESTREPO, Juan BARRETO ON BOARD THE ARC SIMON BOLIVAR , Antarctica, March 15, 2024 (AFP) - In Antarctica,…
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