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Rubbish Reform: Changes To Waste Management Could Slash Emissions

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More Data Needed To Tackle Systemic Racism By Police: UN Experts

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Australia Lists Small Wallaby Among New Endangered Species

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Taiwan Launches First English TV Channel As China Pressure Grows

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Iranian Security Forces Crack Down On Students In Mahsa Amini Protest

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EU Lawmakers Impose Single Charger For All Smartphones

2022-10-04

Strasbourg, France (AFP): The EU parliament on Tuesday passed a new law requiring USB-C to be the single charger standard for..

Rubbish Reform: Changes To Waste Management Could Slash Emissions
2022-10-04
Chile's Distant Paradise Where Scientists Study Climate Change
2022-10-04
US Women's Soccer Probe Uncovers 'Systemic' Abuse And Sexual Misconduct
2022-10-04
Australia Lists Small Wallaby Among New Endangered Species
2022-10-04

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Success Story Hong Kong Reimposes Tough New Virus Restrictions

2020-07-15

Hong Kong (AFP): Hong Kong reimposed tough social distancing measures on Wednesday -- shuttering many businesses and making facemasks on public transport mandatory -- after a ...

2020-02-05

Every two years, 17 young change-makers are recognized for their leadership and contribution to a more sustainable world. Convened by the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, ...

2020-02-01

United nations: The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs is looking for young persons (ages 18 – 24) motivated to use their talents to help ...

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Testing Tech Ideas In Public? San Francisco Says Get Permit
2019-12-11
Go Grandmaster Says Computers 'Cannot Be Defeated'
2019-11-27
Tesla Cybertruck Orders Near 150,000 Just Days After Chaotic Launch
2019-11-24
Watch This: China Surveillance Tech Seeks To Go Global
2019-11-24

Smartphones Transformed Everything. Now, There’s More Disruption To Come.

2020-09-25

Illustrations from the last decade of our smartphone coverage, by (from left) Jon Krause (“Step Away From the Phone,” 2018) and Rami Niemi (“The New

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Women Referees At World Cup In Qatar A 'Strong Sign'

2022-09-30

Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, France (AFP): The presence of three female referees at the World Cup in Qatar will send "a strong sign", said one..

Grand Slam Legend Federer Bids Emotional Farewell To Tennis At Laver Cup

Tennis legend Roger Federer lost the final game of his career Saturday at the Laver Cup. For his "goodbye..
Alcaraz Wins US Open And Becomes Youngest World Number One

New York (AFP): Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz claimed his maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open on Sunday and..

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How The New Bivalent Covid Vaccines Work

2022-09-21

Paris (AFP): France became the latest country on Tuesday to authorise new Covid-19 vaccines that have been updated to target Omicron subvariants ahead of autumn booster..

2022-09-14

Paris (AFP): Most albatrosses mate for life but shy males who avoid confrontation are more likely to get dumped, researchers said Wednesday, adding it was..

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Balmain Turns Fashion Show Into Music Fest Featuring Cher

2022-09-29

Paris (AFP): French designer Olivier Rousteing pulled out all the stops on Wednesday in his latest collection for Balmain at..

Extreme Piercing Cleanses Souls At Thai Vegetarian Festival

Phuket, Thailand (AFP): Taoist devotees had body parts pierced with objects ranging from skewers and swords to..

When Movie Fan-Art Becomes The Real Thing

Paris (AFP): It's a hobby that can turn into the real thing -- some fan-art film..

Climate Change

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Climate Change Likely Worsened Pakistan Floods: Study

In Nigeria, Finding Value In Waste Recycling

Will The Summer Of 2022 Hasten France’s Efforts To Fight Climate Change?

African Countries To Stand By 1.5C Target At Climate Talks Talks

African Nations Call Out Climate Injustice Ahead Of COP27

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Ex-Russian Officer Flees Army Call-Up: 'I Am Disgusted'

Helsinki (AFP): As soon as President Vladimir Putin announced a "partial mobilisation" for ...
‘I’ll Be Sacrificed’: The Lost And Sold Daughters Of Afghanistan

Herat, Afghanistan: The last time Aalam Gul Jamshidi saw her daughter was the night ...
Too Weak To Cry: Famine Looms Over Somalia's Children

Mogadishu (AFP): As flies buzz over his tiny body, two-year-old Sadak Ibrahim barely whimpers, ...