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Climate change still a ‘race against the clock’: UN climate chief

by Marlowe HOOD BONN, Germany (AFP) -- Even after the world sealed a historic climate deal in Paris, the UN's…

Facebook extends lead as news gateway: study

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Facebook has become an important news source for close to half of American adults, a…

Thermographic camera declares if you’re in love

[youtube id="ohVsvYYEV-E"] Spanish researchers believe using a thermographic camera can tell objectively whether a person is in love and say…

Severe sandstorm hits China’s inner Mongolia

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WHO to better respond to emergencies

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Member states of the World Health Organization have agreed a long-awaited reform of the agency so…

Lava-loving tourists flock to active Nicaragua volcano

by Blanca MOREL MASAYA , Nicaragua (AFP) -- Centuries ago, a native Central American people terrified of a witch believed…

Filipino artists create watercolour paintings with polluted river water

MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) -- Polluted river water became fresh inspiration for a team of Filipino artists who have made watercolor…

Financial crisis may have caused 500,000 cancer deaths worldwide: study

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The global financial crisis may have caused an additional 500,000 cancer deaths from 2008-2010, a new…

Microsoft to end smartphone manufacturing: union

HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) -- Microsoft announced Wednesday it would let go up to 1,850 employees and a Finnish union called it…

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