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New York skyscrapers adapt to climate change

by Catherine TRIOMPHE Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- With a skyline crowded with ever-more luxury towers,…

Disneyland Paris parade celebrates 25th anniversary

CHESSY, France (Reuters) -- Disneyland Paris held a colorful parade to celebrate its 25th anniversary on Saturday (March 25) as…

Captain Cook 250-year-old waistcoat referred at auction for $575,000 AUD

SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- A waistcoat owned by the British explorer credited with discovering Australia has been referred at an…

Paris Agreement to take effect in Philippines in April

(Eagle News) -- The Paris Agreement on Climate Change will take effect in the Philippines next month. This is according…

Because of poverty, this old lady made a house out of plastic bottles

Can you build a house entirely made of plastic bottles? This 86-year old woman did it 12 years ago, and…

Japan culls 280,000 more birds for avian flu

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan deployed hundreds of soldiers to help cull more than 280,000 chickens on Friday, officials said…

Japan fashion’s ‘lost in translation’ challenge

by Jennie MATTHEW Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- He's been hailed a "fresh new voice" by Vogue, won…

Earth Hour 2017

The world will be celebrating the Earth Hour on the 25th of March 2017 at 8:30 PM, so let's join…

The Munich polar bear cub has a name: Quintana

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) -- A polar bear cub at Munich zoo has been named Quintana. After the upset of Berlin's…

Resistance risk for new TB drugs: experts

PARIS, France (AFP) -- New drugs for hard-to-treat tuberculosis strains may be fast rendered ineffective themselves if incorrectly used, a…

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