Influencers overtaking journalists as news source: report
By Paul RICARD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France -- TikTok influencers and celebrities are increasingly taking over from journalists as the…
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Nigeria chef cooks up Guinness record in four days
LAGOS, Nigeria -- A Nigerian chef has clinched the Guinness World Record for the longest solo cooking session after a…
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India denies threatening Twitter with shutdown
NEW DELHI, June 13, 2023 (AFP) - India on Tuesday denied claims it had threatened to shut down Twitter inside…
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Positive results for potential first chikungunya vaccine
PARIS, June 12, 2023 (AFP) -- French-Austrian drugmaker Valneva's vaccine candidate against chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus which causes occasional outbreaks…
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Indonesia Indigenous group requests internet blackout
JAKARTA, June 9, 2023 (AFP) - An Indigenous community in Indonesia has requested an internet blackout in their area to…
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires detected in Norway
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El Nino arrives, raising extreme weather fears
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2023 (AFP) - An expected El Nino climate phenomenon has arrived, raising fears of extreme weather and…
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Crash landing on us! Swiss village reels from Netflix fame
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World warming at record 0.2C per decade, scientists warn
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Cheap diabetes drug reduces risk of long Covid: study
By Daniel Lawler Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- People who took a cheap diabetes drug after testing positive for…
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