‘Oppressive’ heat wave scorches US west and south
LOS ANGELES, July 16, 2023 (AFP) - Swaths of the United States home to more than 80 million people were…
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Dangerous heatwaves strike globe as wildfires rage
ROME, July 16, 2023 (AFP) - Scorching weather gripped three continents on Sunday, whipping up wildfires and threatening to topple…
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Iraq’s marshes are dying, and a civilisation with them
By Guillaume DECAMME CHIBAYISH, Iraq, July 13, 2023 (AFP) - Mohammed Hamid Nour is only 23, but he is already…
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In Brazil, stargazers escape cities in search of ‘astro-tourism’
By Eugenia LOGIURATTO SANTA MARIA MADALENA, Brazil, July 12, 2023 (AFP) - Awestruck by the oranges and blues of the…
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Doctors walk out in UK health service’s biggest strike
LONDON, July 13, 2023 (AFP) - Hospital doctors in England will on Thursday stage the biggest walkout in the history…
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California surfers terrorized by board-stealing sea otter
LOS ANGELES, July 12, 2023 (AFP) - Wanted: one ornery sea otter that has been attacking California surfers and commandeering…
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Ancient Egypt artists altered their work, study shows
By Juliette COLLEN PARIS, July 12, 2023 (AFP) - From subtly shifting the position of Ramses II's sceptre, to touch-ups…
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Musk launches xAI to rival OpenAI, Google
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2023 (AFP) - Elon Musk on Wednesday launched his own artificial intelligence company, xAI, as he seeks…
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Death toll rises to 66 in India’s monsoon mayhem
NEW DELHI, July 12, 2023 (AFP) - Days of relentless monsoon rains have killed at least 66 people in India,…
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Oceans are changing colour and climate change may be to blame
PARIS, July 12, 2023 (AFP) - Over the past 20 years huge swathes of the world's oceans have changed colour,…
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