Deadly heat from climate change may hit slums hardest
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- With sheet metal roofs, concrete floors, poor ventilation and spotty electricity, crowded urban slums in…
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Guitar used by Jimi Hendrix to sell at auction alongside guitars once used by Springsteen, McCartney and Madonna
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) -- Guitars used by Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and other celebrated musicians will…
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2017 set to be hottest non-El Nino year: UN
by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse BONN, Germany (AFP) -- 2017 is on track to be the hottest year…
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Stephen Hawking, other scientists share research at 2017 Tencent WE Summit
BEIJING, China (Reuters) -- World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking and other scientists offered a surreal glimpse into the future as they…
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Endangered vaquita porpoise dies in captivity
MEXICO City, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexico's efforts to save the critically endangered vaquita, the world's smallest porpoise, has suffered a…
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For Amazon tribe, rainforest is a whole world
by Sebastian Smith Agence France-Presse Waiãpi, Brazil (AFP) -- When Japarupi Waiapi looks into the dense foliage of the Amazon rainforest, he…
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The Louvre Abu Dhabi, first of its kind
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- The Louvre Abu Dhabi, the first museum to bear the Louvre name outside…
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Factory worker wins first Tiramisu World Cup
by Giovanna Girardi with Ella Ide in Rome Agence France-Presse TREVISO, Italy (AFP) -- An Italian factory worker won the…
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Hundreds of parrots flock to southwest China city
YUNNAN, China (CCTV) -- Hundreds of red-breasted parakeets, a species of parrot, have flocked to the city of Ruili in…
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Elvis’s pink Cadillac and Jackie O’s nightgown just some of the items to hit the auction block
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- A lineup of celebrity memorabilia and collectibles is hitting the auction block. GWS auctions…
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