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A year after first death in China, coronavirus source still a puzzle
AFP, Published on 10/01/2021
» WUHAN, China: It is the world's most pressing scientific puzzle, but experts warn there may never be conclusive answers over the source of the coronavirus, after an investigative effort marked from the start by disarray, Chinese secrecy and international rancour.
Divers search Indonesian plane wreckage for black boxes
AFP, Published on 11/01/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesian divers searched waters off Jakarta Monday in a hunt for black boxes from the passenger jet with 62 people aboard that crashed at the weekend, as investigators took up the grim task of identifying victims' mangled remains.
Indonesian divers search for crashed plane's second black box
AFP, Published on 13/01/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesian investigators said they were hopeful of retrieving a crashed passenger jet's second black box, and hopefully learn why the plane with 62 people aboard plummeted into the sea minutes after takeoff.
'Fast-food' bar frozen in Pompeii ash gives clues on Roman snacking habits
AFP, Published on 27/12/2020
» ROME - A 2,000-year-old fast-food stall unearthed from the ash of Pompeii has given researchers new clues about the snacking habits of the ancient Romans.
Year on, Covid-19's origin still unclear
AFP, Published on 01/12/2020
» PARIS: While many scientists are racing to find vaccines to tame the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, other researchers are probing the past, trying to unravel one of the greatest mysteries of the virus: exactly where it came from.
Job whale done as Dutch train lifted to safety
AFP, Published on 04/11/2020
» SPIJKENISSE (NETHERLANDS) - Cranes safely lifted a Dutch metro carriage off a huge sculpture of a whale's tail on Tuesday, a day after the artwork stopped the runaway train from crashing to the ground.
In Vienna, residents' cherished sense of security takes a beating
AFP, Published on 04/11/2020
» VIENNA - Still shell-shocked, a handful of Viennese residents ventured warily to the centre on Tuesday where four civilians were killed by a gunman, trying to make sense of Austria's first major jihadist attack.
Ancient skeleton found in Germany offers clues on prehistoric era
AFP, Published on 06/11/2020
» BERLIN: German researchers are piecing together the life of a prehistoric woman who died more than 5,000 years ago in the Neolithic period, after her skeleton was found during excavation works for wind turbines.
China's shoppers splash the cash in world's biggest spending spree
AFP, Published on 11/11/2020
» SHANGHAI: Chinese consumers snapped up items from food to electronics and beauty products Wednesday as retailers slashed prices for the world's largest online shopping bonanza, closely watched this year for clues on post-pandemic consumer sentiment.
Scientists find gas on Venus linked to life on Earth
AFP, Published on 15/09/2020
» PARIS - The atmosphere of Venus contains a gas that on Earth can be attributed to living organisms, scientists said Monday, a discovery the head of NASA called "the most significant development yet" in the hunt for extraterrestrial life.