Global deal reached to phase out super greenhouse gases
by Dave Clark and Stephanie Aglietti KIGALI, Rwanda | AFP | -- In a major step toward curbing global…
8 years ago
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In Lebanon, saving the hearts of Syrian refugee babies
Sidon, Lebanon (AFP) -by Sara Hussein Nine-month-old Amena al-Helou's skin sizzles as the surgeon cauterises an incision in her chest, beginning…
8 years ago
DiCaprio issues climate action call in new documentary
London, United Kingdom (AFP) -- by Maureen COFFLARD Leonardo DiCaprio has issued an impassioned call for immediate action on climate…
8 years ago
Fusion project construction kicks into gear as costs balloon
CADARACHE, France (Reuters)-- Construction of an experimental nuclear fusion reactor in southern France is in full swing as the cost…
8 years ago
No quick fix from China’s ‘two-child’ policy: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The end of China's one-child-per-couple limit last year will not provide the population boost sought by…
8 years ago
Reprieve for Australian sub-Antarctic island station
by Martin PARRY SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's permanent sub-Antarctic research base at World Heritage-listed Macquarie Island has won a…
8 years ago
WATCH: Endangered species
(AFP) -- One in four mammals, one in eight birds, 40% of all amphibians and nearly one in three conifer…
8 years ago
Espresso yourself! Japan perks up to ‘sexy’ coffee
Lychee-flavored coffee infused with jasmine, or a 'Chardonnay' espresso served in a wine glass -- whatever your taste, Japan's swashbuckling…
8 years ago
Vintage biplanes prepare journey across Africa
A dozen biplanes from the 1920s and 1930s will fly 8,000 miles from Crete to Cape Town next month in…
8 years ago
Australian gamers shift from megabytes to ‘live action’
A high-pitched scream pierces the air as a "zombie witch" in a dirty, white dress sprints down a street at…
8 years ago
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