Endangered Galapagos tortoises suffer from human waste: study
QUITO, Nov 9, 2023 (AFP) - Endangered giant Galapagos tortoises continue to swallow plastic and other human waste despite a…
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China says climate talks with US a success
BEIJING, Nov 9, 2023 (AFP) - China said Thursday that climate talks with the United States had been a success,…
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Japan’s ever-faithful dog turns 100
https://youtu.be/dQtk_d0Dar0 TOKYO, Nov 9, 2023 (AFP) - In the hurly-burly outside one of Tokyo's main train stations stands a statue…
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Picasso’s ‘Woman with a Watch’ fetches $139 mn at NY auction
By Nicolas REVISE NEW YORK, Nov 9, 2023 (AFP) - One of Pablo Picasso's masterpieces, "Woman with a Watch," was…
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Rare aid delivery reaches Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City: UN
A rare delivery of emergency medical supplies and medicines on Wednesday reached Al-Shifa hospital in the war-ravaged north of the…
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Hottest October on record as 2023 on track to be warmest year in history
By Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, Nov 8, 2023 (AFP) - Last month was the hottest October on record globally, Europe's climate…
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‘In front of death’: Bangladesh’s deadliest executioner
By Mohammad MAZED and Shafiqul ALAM KERANIGANJ, Bangladesh, Nov 8, 2023 (AFP) - When he first went to prison, Shahjahan…
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US officials warn of dramatic rise in infant syphilis
Cases of syphilis among newborns have grown tenfold in the United States over the past 10 years, health officials warned…
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Why Sweden going smoke-free may not be such good ‘snus’
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Nov 7, 2023 (AFP) - Sweden is poised to become Europe's first smoke-free country largely thanks to the…
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Confiscated French love letters finally opened after 265 years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBJ5Sn0sWeo By Helen ROWE LONDON, Nov 7, 2023 (AFP) - Undelivered letters written to French sailors during an 18th century…
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