Crying wolf to save livestock and their predator
By Nina LARSON PONTIMIA PASTURE, Switzerland, Aug 22, 2023 (AFP) - Using a powerful torch, Aliki Buhayer-Mach momentarily drenches a…
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AI likely to augment rather than destroy jobs: UN study
GENEVA, Aug 21, 2023 (AFP) - Artificial Intelligence is more likely to augment jobs than to destroy them, a UN…
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Parched Egypt struggles to contain water loss
By Bahira Amin At the foot of an 800-year-old Cairo mausoleum, weeds rise from a murky green pool -- a…
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Thousands flee wildfire on Spain’s Tenerife island
Firefighters struggled Thursday to control a huge wildfire on the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife that has forced the evacuation…
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Daily challenge for Venezuelans: Obtain water, power, cooking fuel
By Esteban Rojas with Margioni Bermudez in Maracaibo Yusmary spends as much as half her weekly wage for water. Isora…
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Invasive firestarter: How non-native grasses turned Hawaii into a tinderbox
By Lucie AUBOURG After a catastrophic wildfire that killed more than 100 people in Hawaii, eyes have turned toward an…
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‘Silent threat’: Bahrain to build walls against rising sea
By Hashem Osseiran Already battling extreme heat, Bahrain is scrambling to ward off another environmental threat: rising seas that could…
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New species of snake found in Peru named after Harrison Ford
Scientists working in Peru have named a new species of snake after Harrison Ford in honor of the "Indiana Jones"…
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US surgeons say pig kidney functional in human for more than a month
By Issam AHMED US surgeons who transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a brain dead patient said Wednesday the…
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US court restricts access to abortion pill, ruling on hold
By Chris Lefkow A US federal appeals court on Wednesday imposed restrictions on a widely used abortion pill, but the…
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